Wake

 

This is a picture from June, on a rainy ride home from Friday Harbor.  The ferry boat's wake expands into the distance.  I actually miss grey days like this.  I'm sure they'll be here soon enough and then I'll be missing the sun. 

Wet Play

On the hot days like we've been having lately, its hard not to join the kids and run through the fountain at Barkley Village.  

Happy Father's Day!

I hope everyone gets to enjoy some special time with Dad today.

The Falls

In case you were wondering yesterday what my family was looking at from that beautiful bridge, here it is.  Whatcom Falls.in all its beauty.  This park is situated in the middle of Bellingham, though once you are in the park it feels like you are whisked away somewhere up in the Cascades.

Nooksack Falls

Daisies sway in the spray from Nooksack Falls.

Evening Tide

A rocky outpost becomes an island at high tide at Larrabee State Park.

Weekend Reflections: Dali's Tulips

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Harlequin Dance

The Harlequin dances on the water, displaying his namesake Harlequin agility.

Wishing There Was a Prettier Word for Culvert

Even concrete can't withstand the persistent green fingers of nature in the Pacific Northwest.

This was taken under the Interurban Trail under the bridge between Fairhaven Park and Marine Park.

December Theme Day: Time

In the Pacific Northwest this time of year, daylight hours are precious because they are so brief. In the summer, the sun casts light through this channel between Whatcom Creek and Bellingham Bay right before it sets for the day at 9:30 PM. Alas, the winter sun is an early-to-bed type fellow. I took this picture of the last rays of sunlight just before it set at 4:19 PM. All time is precious, but daylight time is the sweetest of all.

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Skywatch Friday: November Warmth

On November 3, the sun set on the warmest November day since 1949. Back then, the absurdly warm November was followed by a normal December and then the coldest January ever recorded. We're all walking around in our t-shirts and shorts, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Until then... ahhhhhh.

Weekend Reflections: Sound Waves

Puget Sound, that is!

These are sailboat masts, reflected in the rippling waters of Puget Sound, but they also remind me of the visible sound wave display you see when you listen to music on the computer.

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Weekend Reflections: Post in Water

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Skywatch Friday: Nothing's Black and White

If not for a couple minor hints of color, you could be fooled into thinking this photo is black-and-white. It's not-- just another one of our famous gray days. Our area is verdant and alive because of days like this one, so you won't hear me complaining about it! Well, most of the time, anyway.

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Theme Day: Reflections

Shoot, I always forget about theme days! So now that I've belatedly caught on, here's my second post of the day for the July theme day: Reflections. Has your heart fallen sideways lately? Or perhaps turned green with jealousy? Well, even a sideways heart is still a heart.

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Trickle

Water streams out of a rusted pipe at Little Squalicum Beach.

The Feather

The feather drifted slowly

from the soaring gull

to land on dirty water

at the midnight toll.

Floating ever lightly

on a frothing wave

the feather was thrust on sand

and pulled back again.

Sensory Art

My oldest daughter plays with the water cascading down the sculpture at Maritime Heritage Park.