Wind Shaped Tree

The trees on the west side of Whidbey Island are buffeted by wind, almost daily.  The hardy survive by allowing themselves to be shaped into a wind swept form.  Whenever I see one of these trees I think of how we are buffeted by life's circumstances.  We may be bent by life but we survive, the stronger because of it.

Fog Shrouded Willow

A foggy morning at the Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor, WA.

Olympics, By Air and By Sea

Air and sea travel along the Olympic Peninsula.  This photo was taken from the west side of Whidbey Island just after dawn.

Windjammer Park Sunset

Sunset at Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor, WA.

Bicycle Rack

Cloud bound horizon

Pulsing shutter finger

OHHS bicycle rack

On a cloudy day, one just has to go out and find what one can.  Do high school kids really ride bicycles to school anymore?

Mt. Baker

No, I never tire of photographing Mt. Baker.  Having been born and raised on Whidbey Island, Mt. Baker has shaped how I view nature.  Is the scene really spectacular if there is not a mountain in it? 
I took this shot at the entrance to the Rocky Point recreation area at NAS Whidbey.  My father was co-owner of a sawmill in the late 1930s that was located a few hundred yards from here.  Can you imagine a view like this from your place of work?

Study in Snow Draped Trees

This is just south of Bellingham, WA. 
(This is a drastically reduced file size.  I apologize for odd lines in the photo from file reduction.)