https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/reflection-pond/ Recent content in Reflection-Pond on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/07/28/bloedel-reserve-summer-and-biddies/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/07/28/bloedel-reserve-summer-and-biddies/ <p>Somewhat surprisingly the budding naturalists had yet to visit the <a href="http://bloedelreserve.org/">Bloedel Reserve</a> &ndash; so visiting we went.</p> <p>We were greeted with a gorgeous meadow.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Bloedel Reserve, summer and biddies." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-Shgjfcf/0/M/i-Shgjfcf-M.jpg" data-caption="meadow"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-Shgjfcf/0/M/i-Shgjfcf-M.jpg" alt="meadow"> </a> <figcaption>meadow</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Bloedel Reserve, summer and biddies." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-fmNxz3w/0/M/i-fmNxz3w-M.jpg" data-caption=""> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-fmNxz3w/0/M/i-fmNxz3w-M.jpg" alt=""> </a> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure> <p>A walk past the bird refuge and through the woods opens to an impressive pond in front of the visitor center, originally the Bloedel residence.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Bloedel Reserve, summer and biddies." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-C7dLsQP/0/M/i-C7dLsQP-M.jpg" data-caption="weeping willow"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-C7dLsQP/0/M/i-C7dLsQP-M.jpg" alt="weeping willow"> </a> <figcaption>weeping willow</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Bloedel Reserve, summer and biddies." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-8QZDK9w/0/M/i-8QZDK9w-M.jpg" data-caption="Bloedel residence"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-8QZDK9w/0/M/i-8QZDK9w-M.jpg" alt="Bloedel residence"> </a> <figcaption>Bloedel residence</figcaption> </figure> <p>The views from the back yard are stunning. We saw an adult Bald Eagle perched on a tree and moments later a juvenile flew from nest to perch.</p>