The flaming azalea makes my tulips look rather pastel. (Sorry for the blowout on the red azalea. The photo looked fine before uploading.)
A warm, wet winter will do that.
The Olympics from Oak Harbor with new snow. This photo is from earlier this month.
The sunrise yesterday morning was evidence of the high humidity we have been having lately. It was around 90%, something we generally do not experience here on Whidbey. This view is from my neighbor's lawn.
Water and mountain - the playgrounds of those in the Pacific Northwest. This is the Coupeville Wharf and Mt. Baker.
I was on Fir Island in Skagit County to catch this view of Mt. Baker, the Fir-Conway Lutheran Church and swans.
Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor on a recent morning.
I was at Ebey's Landing and noticed the odd clouds. This was the same day lenticular clouds formed over Mt. Rainier. The conditions have to be specific for these pancake like clouds to form.
I took my camera with me on my walk yesterday. It had rained earlier in the morning.
I love the rain on flowers.
The first photo is a close-up of the view from above the Oak Harbor Marina at the end of February. In the successive photos I have broadened the view.
The final view is from above the Sno-Isle Library, the view from navy housing. Oak Harbor is at the right.
Mt. Rainier put on a show yesterday. I was on Barrington in Oak Harbor a little after sunrise.
The color from the sunrise faded quickly to be replaced by lenticular clouds.
I had to drive south so stopped at Ebey's Landing. It always amazes me that buildings from the greater Seattle area can be seen from central Whidbey. (Horizon, near the right edge.)
I was up higher on the bluff for this shot, near the entrance to the Ferry House. Rainier became less distinct as the day progressed.
I was at the Pt. Partridge boat ramp at the end of Hastie Lake Road on the west side of Whidbey Island to catch this recent sunset.
Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if I was as industrious as spiders.
Prior to new snow on March 15, Baker was at a record low winter snow pack of 14 inches. The previous record was 15 inches. Baker doubled in snow pack on Sunday, receiving 14 inches so is now at 28 inches. This photo from yesterday shows the new snow, still amazingly low. Mt. Baker holds the record for the snowiest place on earth, having received 1,140 inches of total snowfall in the 1998-1999 season.
These are wild daisies in a near by city park. Sometimes it's just fun to experiment.
A morning view of the Olympics at the end of February. I was on West Beach Road, Whidbey Island.
This is my first tulip of the season, opening up yesterday morning after a shower during the night.
I over processed this sunset from about a week ago to give an otherwise drab scene a moody feeling.
This photo of Mt. Baker from last week shows the meager snow pack. We are at 28% of average. There is already concern about the water supply for the summer as we rely on snow melt run off. I was in Skagit County, northeast of Bayview State Park to get this view. Blueberry plants are in the foreground.
This was about a week ago from Libbey Beach, an Island County park on the west side of Whidbey Island. The Olympic Mountains had received a new dusting of snow the day before.
More signs of spring, sunshine and flowers.
High humidity and haze made streams of light in this recent sunrise over the North Cascades. This scene lasted for about twenty seconds and then it was gone.
The daffodils are beautiful in Skagit Valley. I was on Beaver Marsh Road to find this view.
Mt. Baker from Fir Island Road about a week ago. The fuzzy green foreground was caused by my taking the photo while my friend was driving. Fir Island is between two branches of the Skagit River near its outflow.
This blueberry plant thinks it's spring. The others are not far behind. These plants are on the south side of the house.
I love to see the patterns of frost so was out early yesterday morning to catch these before the blazing sun got to them.
This is my one and only tulip bud so far and, yes, the deer have been having a late night snack on my tulips.
Flowering cherry, hyacinth, magnolia...the pink and blue of spring are visible everywhere on Whidbey Island.
The Olympics had a new dusting of snow on February 28. I was near the entrance to Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island for the view.
The hike along the beach and bluff at Ebey's Landing is great any time of the year.
A recent morning view of the Olympic Mountains from just above the Oak Harbor Marina.
I snapped this photo as we were on the bridge over the Swinomish Channel. I like how the haze reveals the various ranges of the North Cascades.
This was the scene yesterday morning from the Sno-Isle Library parking lot on the east side of Oak Harbor. I'll post some close-ups of the Olympics over Oak Harbor Bay and from the west side of the island in the days to come.
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