Olympic Mountains from Fir Island

The late afternoon sun cast an odd glow on the Olympic Mountains on January 2.

Fir Island

The fog shrouded Olympics yesterday afternoon from Fir Island, Skagit Valley.

This view is from Talking Field 3 and the location of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fir Island Goose Reserve. 225 acres on the south side of Fir Island Road are owned by the state and leased to farmers to plant, providing crops for winter snow goose forage. The area is part of the Skagit River delta with Dry Slough at the east and Brown's Slough on the west. In the late 1800's, following human settlement, dikes were built and the land was converted to farm use.

Fir Island Farmland

Mt. Baker from Fir Island on Christmas Day.

Mt. Baker from Fir Island

Mt. Baker from Fir Island

Mt. Baker from Fir Island in near the end of April.

Mt. Baker from Fir Island

Morning ground fog in the Skagit Valley on April 17.

Mt. Baker from Fir Island

Mt. Baker from Fir Island Road about a week ago. The fuzzy green foreground was caused by my taking the photo while my friend was driving. Fir Island is between two branches of the Skagit River near its outflow. 

Mt. Baker from Fir Island

The view this afternoon from Fir Island in Skagit County.  Mt. Baker still has lots of snow.  We saw fields of daffodils but no tulips.  Spring is late this year.