I love blue skies, but I learned long ago that in order to really enjoy the wonders of the Pacific Northwest, you must be willing to venture out on gray days too. In fact, gray days present special opportunities for the photographer, not the least of which is even light without shadows. On my Wednesday […]
Deception Pass bridges as viewed from rocks on the shoreline of Lighthouse Point, Fidalgo Island.
Eagles position to cover all angles. Fidalgo Island shoreline.
A dozen or so rock climbers roped up on a sunny Saturday morning to hone their skills on the south face of Mt. Erie. Photos from the edge of Lake Erie.
Fly fishing on Pass Lake. Catch and release.
A view looking west from a Lighthouse Point bluff on the southwest tip of Fidalgo Island.
For me, the beautiful bald eagle is always “in the news.” I was focused on an eagle perched midway up the branches of an evergreen when this beauty came onto the scene for a “flyover.” Many nests on Fidalgo Island. Within a few weeks eagles from all over the region will descend on the Skagit […]
Fog on the water, dropping leaves give evidence of its arrival. You can smell it, feel it in the air. Crisp scenes become muted. It’s another Northwest autumn on Fidalgo Island, another glorious season of natural beauty.
It must be October. These days my morning adventures on Fidalgo Island are wrapped in fog.
It is the season of fog, and the Northwest is still experiencing some level of smoke from wildfires to the south. Fog did not hamper the spirits of people yearning for outdoor experiences Saturday. At Rosario Beach, and again at Bowman Bay, adventurers ranged from hikers to families with children; from kayakers to scuba divers. […]
Another wonderful morning on the Fidalgo Island shoreline, bright sunlight screened by fog.
I walked to the edge of a Bowman Bay area pond in search of a great blue heron. Instead, I was surprised to discover a number of these “red dragonflies” among the wetland population of winged creatures. The more common blue dragonfly was on hand, too, but I focused my attention on these strange insects.