The North Cascades still have their winter snow pack in this recent photo, taken on the west side of Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.
The clouds parted over Oak Harbor on May 5. In the rain shadow from the Olympic Mountains, Oak Harbor has an annual rainfall much less than the surrounding areas.
This is a recent sunset from Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island. The sun is setting over Vancouver Island.
The lighthouse on Smith Island, west of Whidbey Island, and the crescent moon will guide ships in the night.
A spring view of the moon through a fully blooming magnolia.
This was the view yesterday from the Sno-Isle Library parking lot in Oak Harbor. The trees in the foreground are Garry Oaks, for which the town was named. In the distance are the Olympic Mountains.