Brutus Contemplates the Bird Feeders

One of our cats, a stray taken in, still loves to think about catching birds.

Winter Snow Pack - Finally

This last round of storms finally provided the mountain snow we have been waiting for.

These photos of the mountains around Oak Harbor were taken February 25.

Libbey Beach

This is shortly after sunrise at Libbey Beach, an Island County Park on the west wide of Whidbey Island. The Olympic Peninsula is in the distance.

Rain

Future Views

This northeast view is from a house being built on the west side of Oak Harbor.

This will be their view to the east. Oh, what sunrises they'll see!

February Sunrise

A recent view of the Cascades at sunrise from the vacant lost across the street from where I live. The cross of the First Reformed Church is in the foreground.

Oak Harbor Marina

Dawn at Oak Harbor

This was the view shortly after dawn in February of 2009. I was in the parking lot of the Sno-Isle Library in Oak Harbor.

Sam the Eagle

Remember Sam the eagle who used to be down at Windjammer Park?

These photos were taken in January of 2009. He was down at the park every day.

Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor

Olympic Peninsula from Whidbey Island

This is a recent view from West Beach Road on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Fidalgo Island Fata Morgana

This photo was taken at Libbey Beach, an Island County park on the west side of Whidbey Island. This view to the north shows the Canadian Cascades and the houses above Flounder Bay on Fidalgo Island. The conditions were right for a Fata Morgana.

Country Church in Concrete, WA

Olympic Mountains from Fort Ebey State Park

Boats in Need

The last time I was at the marina I noticed this wooden boat in need of some work.

This metal keel was no better off. It was interesting to see that the same marine animals appear to attach themselves to wood and metal.

Thorns

I was on the Maylor's Point path when I saw these bushes and was struck by the thorns. (Figuratively, not literally.) This is a close-up. The thorns are about a half an inch long but they certainly looked dangerous to me.

Reflection

A trip to the marina is always productive.

Mt. Baker Dusk

Mt. Baker from the east side of Whidbey Island.

Hiking on Whidbey

This is the view you get of the Olympic Mountains when you hike the bluff at Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Fishing Boat

A lone fishing boat leaves Puget Sound at dusk.

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor

Since Oak Harbor has mountains on every side, you can get a peek of one from time to time, such as this morning view of Mt. Rainier from a housing area.

Olympic Sunset

This photo was taken at the entrance to Joseph Whidbey State Park on Whidbey Island.

Winter Cascades from Oak Harbor

Low humidity and clear skies provided a great view of the North Cascades from Oak Harbor.

Evening Clouds

This was the view to the east a couple of days ago.

Mt. Baker in Winter and Summer

These two photos give you an idea of the difference in the snow cover on Mt. Baker between winter and summer.

Birdsview Grange

This grange building is off SR20 in Bridsview, WA. You can read about the history of Birdsview here.

Super Bowl Sunrise

The sun rises on Seahawk territory Super Bowl morning. This view from Oak Harbor, WA.

Fog Drenched Spider Webs

Fog helped to highlight these spider webs.

This is what the entire bush looked like and what follows are more of the individual webs.

Mountains Around Oak Harbor, WA

From Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, one can see two active volcanoes and two mountain ranges. To the east are the Cascade Mountains.

To the west are the Olympic Mountains.

To the northeast is Mt. Baker.

And to the southeast is Mt. Rainier.

Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?