Cascade Dawn

A couple of photos of the sunrise yesterday morning from the west side of Oak Harbor.

These were taken with my iPod as I did not have my Nikon with me.

Dew Drenched Spider Web

"Super" Lunar Eclipse September 27, 2015

These are a few photos from the lunar eclipse last night. I caught a helicopter flying by on this first exposure of several seconds.

This photo is right at the end of totality.

Smith Island Lighthouse

The lighthouse on this small island between Whidbey and Vancouver Islands is now automated but was maintained by a family decades ago. My father would tell stories of kids having to row a boat to Whidbey to catch a ride to school. The kids would stay with families on Whidbey during stormy weather. 

Dew Drenched Calendula

Spiders Close-up

Spiders are everywhere so I decided to catch a few close up and personal.

I had my lens focused on the fellow on the left when the long legged spider on the right came wandering along the web. The instant after this photo he high tailed it out of there.

September Sunset

A recent view from the west side of Whidbey Island.

Dew Drenched Dandelion

Sunset Journey

A ship heading north in the Salish Sea after sunset. I was on the west side of Whidbey Island for this view.

Olympic Dusk

I was on the west side of Whidbey Island for this recent dusk view of the Olympic Mountains.

September Dawn

A recent dawn view of the North Cascades from Oak Harbor.

Promising Dawn

The colorful dawn yesterday held promise but it disappeared quickly, morphing into a cloudy day.

Training Flight

A surprising change from the jets I usually see on training flights out of NAS Whidbey.

Orange Calendula with Back Light

July Sunset

I was on the west side of Whidbey Island for this view.

Spider

It's that time of the year when there are spiders everywhere.

Cascade Twilght

A Cascade Mountain twilight from December of 2014. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor for this view.

Yellow Calendula with Back Light

Sunset Waves

Sometimes it's hard to take my eyes off the horizon. When I do I find there is color everywhere.

September Sunrise

Sunrise yesterday morning. The sun is slowly moving toward rising over the Cascade Mountains. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor for this view.

September Twilight

Just after sunset last night, I was on Swantown Road near Sunset Beach.

Persistence

This persistent wildflower has reseeded itself in this sidewalk crack year after year.

Winter Cascades

Weather forecasters are predicting a warmer, wetter winter. The Farmer's Almanac says we'll have two serious snow storms. I hope we at least have enough snow for a scene of the Cascade Mountains like this from December of 2014. 

Wildflower

We bought a wildflower mix years ago and these fragile beauties keep reseeding.

September Sunset

The sunset from Fort Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island September of 2014.

Poppy

Smith Island Lighthouse

The Smith Island lighthouse on an August evening.

Dumpster Gear

Olympic Mountains in early summer

The Olympic Mountains from Oak Harbor on June 25, just a few days after summer officially started - when they still had some snow.

Calendula