Pacific Northwest


Parades

There are two major parades on Orcas Island each year.  There is the Solstice Parade and, then, the Independence Day Parade.  Both are a lot of fun. Click on the pictures to be taken to the photo sets for each. Solstice Parade Photos   Independence Day Parade Photos     […]


2017 Garden Club Garden Tour

The Orcas Island Garden Club persuaded five fabulous owners to share their gardens.  This is the annual fundraising activity for the Garden Club.  The gardens are in top shape; obviously, thousands of hours of loving work was spent. Click on the images to see the full photo set for each […]


Entrance Mountain

Overlooking Olga and East Sound is a high, steep hill called Entrance Mountain. It is not open to the public; but, with special permission, one is allowed access to part of the mountain. It is a steep climb, but only about 900 feet. There are several great views along the way […]


Vendovi Island

Vendovi Island is owned by the San Juan Preservation Trust.  It is a 217-acre island north of Anacortes, Washington.  The island is open to the public, and visitor guidelines are on the Trust’s website.  https://goo.gl/BTf8Y2 We visited on a cloudy, rainy day in late April, finding it to be a […]


Roozengaarde

Roozengaarde 2017 Tulips and other flowers. We visited Roozengaarde this year to take a look at the flowers.  Hope you enjoy them as much as we did. See the pictures


Yard finds

Things found in our yard: This black toothed mushroom is a Violet Hedgehog – Sarcodon fuscoinidicus Pixie cup lichen – cladonia Methuselah’s Beard lichen This one is actually inside.  A mask received as a wonderful gift.


Autumn Rain

It rained, and the water droplets stayed on the plants and flowers for several hours the following morning. So, here’s a collection of images taken in Eastsound on Orcas Island with many of them featuring water droplets. Some of the ones I like best are here.  Others are on my Flickr […]


Beach Stuff 3

We made another trip to Obstruction Pass State Park. We like to go at low tide. Most of you know that the lowness of low tide varies from day-to-day. The fluctuation here between the various low tides is several feet. That variation is about 7 feet. In other words, one […]


A 3 hour cruise 2

We took a three hour cruise with Deer Harbor Charters. This was our third trip with them, bringing different guests each time. They operate a couple of boats. We rode on the “Pelagic,” which holds 20 people. It is the smaller of the two boats run by the company. In […]