Windsurfing Bay View, Fidalgo Island on the horizon.
There are many possible Skagit perspectives on Mt. Baker. This shot is a view a farmer might see while tilling his acreage on “the Skagit Flats.”
The look behind the expression “doe-eyed.” Sweet and innocent (except when it comes to rose bushes).
Members of the Old Anacortes Rowing Society row by in the beautiful wooden boat “Erica.”
Cargo ship Marawah at Port of Anacortes Pier 2, where the vessel is being loaded with petroleum coke.
Sailboat “Abby Normal” slides by Fidalgo Island shore, Mt. Baker and Hat Island as backdrops.
Washington State Parks notes that “Your visit to Deception Pass State Park will look a bit different this year as park staff steward its recovery from winter storms.” In January 2024, the West Beach parking lot was damaged in several areas and littered with large debris. Ahead of the park’s busiest seasons, park staff is […]
Pleasure boat “Honey Badger” passes in front of Mt. Baker on a beautiful Wednesday morning in Anacortes. A Nordic tug, I believe.
It was Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 1985, when hot air balloons filled the sky near the Skagit River and downtown Mount Vernon. Meanwhile, Roozengaarde began to attract crowds — crowds that have never stopped growing. Initially the Festival was a two-day event. Today it is celebrated during the entire month of April.
A scan of wetlands at Ship Harbor often stops with the flash of red among cattails. The redwing blackbird. Beautiful, with a distinctive “language.”
Check out the beak on this shorebird, aptly named the Black Oystercatcher. I love the eyes too.
Chumming it up on a Guemes Channel shoreline at low tide are an American Wigeon and a Black Oystercatcher. Both handsome (and hungry) birds.