In September we went down to Tacoma, Washington so I could have a surgery. We weren't able to do much sightseeing in the area, but we did visit Point Defiance Park a couple of times. The park is located right on the Puget Sound. On our first visit there we were able to enjoy watching jelly fish and seals in the water. As we were driving through the park an owl dive-bombed our car and then landed on a tree. We just had to stop the car and get out to take some pictures. Neither of us had seen an owl in the wild before. It was an absolutely gorgeous bird.
The day after surgery, I woke up to this view of Mount Rainier out my hospital window. The mountain was visible all day long. We were told that it is rare to see Mount Rainier. I guess we got lucky. We saw it the next day as well.
A few days after surgery, I was feeling well enough to take another trip to Point Defiance Park. This time we did the Five Mile Drive in the park. We saw over 15 raccoons on the drive. They would come right up to the cars and beg for food. They were not shy at all. Crazy trash pandas! We also enjoyed some nice views of the Sound. Tacoma seems like the perfect place to live: You get both water and mountains. The plethora of trash pandas is icing on the cake!
