February at the Gateway Visitors Center

Now that February has arrived it is time to enjoy the small things in life.  Some days as I gaze from my window here at the Visitor Center I see a break in the clouds that lasts for a moment, hour, or even afternoon, the sun comes out and the wind drops.  In those times I sometimes glimpse others looking questioningly at the sky for a glint of spring.  It is here, and the plants have seen it. Some of the trees here on the eastside of things have covered their branches with buds that resemble our gray cat in size and color.  The skunk cabbage in hidden places on our Jefferson County’s west coast is poking, asparagus like, from banks and bogs.  As we try to decide how to deal with over an half hour or more daylight on our hands I would suggest, before the yard mowing takes over all our free time, an excursion anyplace in Jefferson County.  Here at the Gateway Visitor Center we have a new Waterfall Trail brochure, a self guided Migratory Waterfowl tour, and other information and suggestions on how to use all of this extra time in the sun. 

If it rains we have some local color here on hand in February at the Gateway with an extensive display of watercolor sea and landscapes by local Artist Julie Courtwright that will be on display through February 17th.  On Friday the 19th of February we will open a new show of local art from the Olympic Art Gallery in Quilcene.  This Gallery show is always interesting and diverse with several Artists exhibiting their work here.  Drop by for more information.