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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
It has been a while since posting anything here. I have been posting images almost daily on Facebook. If you like what you see here, I encourage you to visit my Facebook page where I have been more active. Saturday showed some rain showers over the sea and islands to the west. […]
Our favorite photos of 2016 Larger images can be seen by going to the gallery. The full gallery that we chose from for 2016 is here. Steve’s Favorites Jennifer’s Favorites We don’t know who this youngster is but both of us selected this as our favorite photo of the year. […]
On the north side of Cascade Lake is an iconic tree that anyone who has walked the trail will recognize. Here are some photos of this tree. No doubt, I will take many more photos of it. This particular shot was taken by my wife with her cell phone. No fair […]
Two kinds of ice are featured in this collection. The first is needle ice. When saturated soil is warmer than the freezing air, then needle ice can form. The other set of images is of ice on Cascade Lake. I have altered these images to accentuate the patterns. I did this […]
There is a two mile loop that we can hike from our home. It has a significant climb at the beginning and end, no matter which way one takes. It is a good exercise. It takes longer to make the hike when one stops to take photos. Click the first […]
This is our first big snow since we moved to the island. We got about eight inches. All of these images here are from our yard. Some of those in the gallery are from the road near our home. Click on the image for the full gallery.
