Lilac Time

Mt. Baker Dawn from Dugualla Bay

Around 6:30 am on April 17.

Apple Blossom Time

Life and Death

A tombstone in the historic Sunnyside Cemetery near Coupeville on Whidbey Island.

Dew on Strawberry Leaves

Salish Sea Sunset

The view from the west side of Whidbey Island earlier this month.

Tulip

Ebey Prairie Fog

Oak Harbor Dawn

Oak Harbor and the Cascade Mountains at dawn on April 8.

Windy Whidbey

Making use of a windy day at Joseph Whidbey State Park.

Ebey Blockhouse

The Ebey blockhouse and home on the trail from the Prairie Overlook to the bluff.

Ebey's Landing Bluff Trail

Views like this of the Olympic Mountains are common along the bluff trail at Ebey's Landing near Coupeville on Whidbey Island.

Olympic Mountains from San de Fuca

This view of the Olympics is from San de Fuca, the small Whidbey Island community of my childhood. My parents owned a farm about a half mile away and I frequently rode my bicycle to the tiny general store near the water. This photo is from March 31.

Mt. Baker from Ebey's Landing Bluff Trail

Hiking Ebey's Landing

I love to park at the Prairie Overlook near Coupeville and take the trail out to Ebey's Landing. On this trail one sees the Olympic Mountains, Mt. Baker, the Cascade Mountains, and Mt. Rainier.

Olympic Mountains from Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

This photo is from the end of March.

San de Fuca Dock and Penn Cove

A southwest view from the east side of San de Fuca at the end of March. San de Fuca is the little Whidbey Island community of my childhood. Land developers had big plans for this place over a century ago. At one time there was a hotel near where I took this photo.

Ebey's Landing

Mt. Baker from the Ebey's Landing trail beginning at the Prairie Overlook, the end of March.

Olympic Mountains from Whidbey Island

Oak Harbor Bay and the Olympic Mountains from the east side of Oak Harbor at the end of March. I was at the entrance of the Sno-Isle Library parking lot for this view.

Blossoms in Morning Light

It's spring on Whidbey Island.

Mt. Rainier Dawn

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor on March 30.

Tulip Art

Cascade Dawn

The Cascades Mountains at dawn from Oak Harbor March 30.

The horizon at dawn, from Mt. Baker toward the north to Mt. Pilchuck toward the south on March 30.

Mt. Baker

Mt. Baker shows its latest covering of spring snow in this view from Oak Harbor at the end of March.

Oak Harbor Marina

An early morning view of the Olympic Mountains from the Oak Harbor Marina at the end of March.

Composition is a tool of the photographer. Which is more pleasing, fewer boats or more boats?

Tulip Still Life

Skagit Valley Daffodils

A rainy day in the Skagit Valley in March.

Olympic Mountains from Oak Harbor

A Garry Oak, for which Oak Harbor is named, frames the Olympic Mountains and Oak Harbor Bay on the last day of March.

Whidbey Island Dusk

The Olympic Mountains at dusk from Whidbey Island March 17.

Azalea