Blue Moon - March 31

The second full moon in March finally rose above the clouds at the horizon. This view is from Oak Harbor.

Dawn - March 31

The sunrise was obscured by low hills and heavier clouds. This view of Mt. Baker is from Oak Harbor.

Mt. Baker - February 10

From Oak Harbor.

Morning Dew

From one of my walks last fall.

Oak Harbor Bay - February 10

The view of the bay and the Olympics from the east side of Oak Harbor, near the Sno-Isle Library.

Oak Harbor Marina - February 10

On a cloudy day, it's good to remember the clear ones. Getting through one more of the memory cards stacked by my computer. 

Clouds - March 24

As a Whidbey Islander I am used to a nondescript grey canopy.

I was fascinated by the recent, well defined clouds on March 24.

Eagles on Whidbey Island - March 24

When I was growing up on Whidbey Island, some 60 plus years ago, we rarely saw eagles. Now I frequently see them when I'm out at Sunset Beach on the west side of the island.

Checking Crab Pots - March 24

Checking crab pots, I think, in the Salish Sea against the backdrop of new snow on the mountains on Vancouver Island.

Fog Shrouded Olympics - March 19.

The view from the east side of Oak Harbor Bay.

Beach Walking on Whidbey - March 19

Walking the beach at a Whidbey Island country park with views of the Olympics and their new snow - in March.

Morning Light - March 19

The Olympics catch the morning light in this view from Sunset Beach on the west side of Whidbey Island.

San de Fuca

The small community on Whidbey Island where I grew up. It is on Penn Cove and offers a good view of the Olympic Mountains.

Morning Light - March 19

The Olympic Mountains caught the morning sun in this view from Whidbey Island.

Mt. Baker Plume - March 17

Mt. Baker reminded us this weekend that it is an active mountain. It has steam vents that release water vapor, sulfur gases, and carbon dioxide. Usually we don't see the plume but on this morning calm skies allowed the plume to last for a while. Earthquake activity is reported at minimal so we don't have to worry about it erupting any time soon.

Mt Baker - March 6

Olympic Mountains - March 15

Oak Harbor Bay, Scenic Heights, and the Olympic Mountains from the parking lot of the Oak Harbor branch of Sno-Isle Library.

Olympic Mountains - March 15

The Olympics and Swan Lake.

I was near Joseph Whidbey State Park on Whidbey Island for these views.

Oak Harbor Marina - March 6

Windjammer Park - July 2017

Who would have thought that nine months later, the huge construction crane would be gone but so would the blades on the windmill.

Flight at Dusk - March 6

Two Growlers from NAS Whidbey fly over Mt. Baker, as seen from Oak Harbor.

Mt. Rainier Dusk - March 6

View from Oak Harbor.

Cascade Dusk - March 6

Clear skies and a setting sun color the mountain view from Oak Harbor.

Sunrise - March 10

Sunrise from Oak Harbor and a few minutes earlier.

Spring on Whidbey - March 5

Training Flight - March 6

A P-3C Orion from NAS Whidbey on a training flight in late afternoon - view from Oak Harbor.

Dawn and Sunrise - March 7

From Oak Harbor with the Cascade Mountains on the horizon.

Olympic Mountains - February 12

A view of the Olympic Mountains from Sunset Beach on Whidbey Island. 

Swan Lake by Sunset Beach.

From the entrance to Joseph Whidbey State Park.

Catching up on some my photos in the waiting to process and blog file.

Oak Harbor Skyline - February 10

This view from Scenic Heights shows Goose Rock at the left and Mt. Baker and the Oak Harbor Marina at the right.

Sunset - February 19

Sometimes the sunset from Whidbey Island is muted.

Blossoms - March 3

I saw these on my walk this morning.

Moon - March 3

A morning view of the moon in the west, two days after being full.

Sunrise - March 3

The sun is slowing moving north, rising over Three Fingers as seen from Oak Harbor.

Joseph Whidbey State Park - February Flood

We had received nearly half of our annual rainfall in the first six weeks of the year and it showed in the flooding of this beach trail at Joseph Whidbey State Park.

Nature's Art

Detail of a small stump on the Guemes Mountain Trail.