Saturday, December 31, 2016

Cascade Dusk

The light of the setting sun glows on the Cascade Mountains to the east of Oak Harbor on December 16.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Oak Harbor's Resident Deer

These deer are frequently seen on what we call Freund's Hill on the west side of Oak Harbor. Drivers must be alert as the deer cross the road often.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Downtown Oak Harbor at Christmas

A rainy morning looking west toward the "crane tree" and then east, with the tail light trail of a passing car in the 2.5 second exposure.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas Decorations

This house, on the corner of SW Erie St. and SW 6th Ave. in Oak Harbor, always goes all out for holidays.

Purple Mountain Majesty

The Cascades from Oak Harbor shortly after sunrise December 7.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Rest a While

A bench in Flintstone Park where one walking the trail along Oak Harbor Bay may stop and enjoy the view of the Oak Harbor Marina and the North Cascades. December 14.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Serene Morning

A serene morning at Flintstone Park in Oak Harbor, December 14. The North Cascade Mountains are in the distance, over the Oak Harbor Marina.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Mountain is Out

Mt. Baker is "out," as we native Whidbey Islanders say. This photo was taken a few moments ago, the view from Oak Harbor.

Full Moon Setting over the Salish Sea

The full moon over Vancouver Island (obscured by clouds) on the morning of December 14.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Weather on Whidbey

Ominous clouds, new snow on the Olympics, and a stiff west wind made for an exciting time at Sunset Beach on the west side of Whidbey Island December 4.

Monday, December 5, 2016

Winter Mt. Baker

This photo from February anticipates the good snow Mt. Baker is experiencing with these storms. The Oak Harbor Marina and NAS Whidbey housing are in the foreground.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Giant Mushrooms

These have got to be the largest mush-rooms I have ever seen on north Whidbey. They measure ten inches across, are part of  a ring and are in a field west of First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor.


Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Waiting for Winter Snow

One storm this fall and I am ready for lots of snow, as seen in this photo of the Olympics from February of this year. 

Compare with the snow pack in this photo from mid-September.