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Stuart and I took Kona for a run yesterday, down by the Yakima River. Inspired by the word Fahrenheit, I thought it would be fun to see if I could come up with a word beginning with the letter F for each picture I took.

Forbidden

Cars are not allowed to park next to the gate, which is closed and locked during the winter.  Maintenance vehicles come through on a regular basis, though, and have to be able to access the road into the park.  Stuart dropped me off by the gate to wait, while he drove to the parking area and walked Kona back to meet me.  I’d decided to forgo my heavy snow boots in favor of my more comfortable sneakers, but as you will see, trying to walk up from the parking area in any footwear not doubling as a traction device would have been sheer

Folly

The whole parking lot was one big sheet of ice.  Both our car, and Stuart, slid around a bit on the slick road.  The only one who didn’t seem concerned about slipping was Kona.  She quickly ran way ahead of us and beckoned us to

Follow

Luckily for me, a narrow strip of bare roadway allowed me to walk safely and take my pictures. 

The road into the park is bordered on one side by the

Freeway

Unfortunately, it’s hard to completely lose yourself in nature with semi trucks screaming by .  The noise from the interstate is loud! 

Between the freeway and the road into the park, there is

Food

For the four legged variety, I should add.  These hay storage tents belong to one of the local hay companies.  I learned a few years ago that much of the hay grown in Ellensburg goes to Japan to feed race horses! 

On the other side of the road into the park, there is a narrow strip of

Forest

If you look closely, you can see where a tree toward the left of the picture has toppled over, and has caught in the V of another tree.  I found that Fascinating!  (Extra credit!)

Meanwhile, we mustn't forget Kona, who was very

Fast

I’ve never had a dog before who likes to run, and run, and run like she does!  The entire time Stuart and I walked, she was in high gear, and at one point, she even ran over to a small creek which was

Frozen

Kona was thirsty and wanted to get a drink.  She wasn’t the only one, because we saw other

Footprints

I feel sorry for wild animals this time of year.  I bet they have a pretty tough time finding enough to eat and drink.  I observed that the winter has been hard on the trees as well, and saw quite a few that had

Fallen

The landscape looks so stark and unforgiving.  But beautiful too! 

Meanwhile, Kona is having

Frisky Frolicking Fun

What is it about dogs, and snow?

Thank you, dear readers, for sticking with me to the end of this little word story.   Like Kona after an hour of racing around in the snow, it too is

Finished

Happy Friday!