Moon and Venus

The moon and Venus shortly after sunset today.

Last Leaf

The last leaf on the cherry tree. Good news after raking leaves day after day.

Colors of Autumn

Sunlight on hydrangea leaves.

Frost

Clear skies in the Pacific Northwest resulted in frost this morning.

Oak Harbor Shrouded in Fog

A recent November morning view from the west side of Oak Harbor. 

Mt Baker November Dawn

The view from Oak Harbor on November 14.

November Dawn

The view from Oak Harbor on November 14 a few minutes before sunrise.

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Signs of Autumn

A few scenes from my daily walk along the hills on the west side of Oak Harbor.

North Cascades Morning

The North Cascades floated on a bed of fog this morning in this view from Oak Harbor.

Mt Baker

A recent foggy morning view from Oak Harbor.

Mt Rainier on Veterans Day

The view this morning from Oak Harbor.

Veterans Day Dawn

The view from Oak Harbor this morning.

Rain

Wonderful rain after a two week dry spell, unusual for November in the Pacific Northwest.

Steamboat Rock State Park

The state park is in the Grand Coulee. Steamboart Rock is a basalt butte that rises 800 above Banks Lake, a man made lake.

The Missoula Flood created the Grand Coulee, leaving this interesting formation. 

Foggy Dawn

Dawn this morning from Oak Harbor with First Reformed Church in the foreground and the North Cascade Mountains on the horizon.

Good Morning Oak Harbor

A recent morning view of Oak Harbor Bay and the Cascades.

North Cascades at Dawn

The dawn view this morning from Oak Harbor.

Oak Harbor Marina in the Fog

The morning view of the marina from East Pioneer Way, the navy radar jamming dome just visible.

This view is a few moments later from SE Bayshore Drive.

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