What a difference a week makes. Storms have rolled in and Mt. Baker has its new coat of snow. It was only a week ago that it looked so baren. See that photo here.
It is that time of the year again when spiders are visible in abundance.
The clouds rolled in from the west, heading toward the Cascade Mountains. There would finally be new snow on them. This was the view yesterday from the west side of Oak Harbor.
Meanwhile, a faint view of Mt. Rainer could be seen to the south.
A record dry spell for the Pacific Northwest has just ended. Yes, it is finally raining today. I took this photo of Mt. Baker a few days ago. It shows the least amount of snow cover I can ever remember seeing.
Mt. Baker at dawn from Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island.
The smoke from eastern Washington fires continues to cause beautiful sunrises over the North Cascade Mountains, seen here from Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island.
This was about a half hour before sunrise. A stable high pressure system over Puget Sound made Oak Harbor Bay like glass this morning.
Even though we've had some wind, there is still haze and extra moisture in the air.
The sun rose just five degrees south of due east.
This was the view about a half hour before sunrise. After weeks of haze from the fires in eastern Washington, it is good to see the Cascades again.
The late afternoon sun catches a California Poppy.
My neighbor's rose after a night of very dense fog.
