Yearly Archives: 2016


Cascade Lake

One of the more popular destinations on Orcas Island is Cascade Lake.  We tend to avoid the area in the summer because there are as many humans as there are fall mushrooms.   These photos were taken in mid-November after the rains have started which bring out the mushrooms in force. […]


Home Fog

We looked at a lot of homes before moving to Orcas Island. A big part of what we wanted when looking for a home was what was outside of the house. The property we bought has trees and moss and lichens and rocks and a long winding driveway. We love wandering […]


Facebook

It has taken a long time, but I have started using Facebook. I am generally making daily image posts there. So, if you would like to see what is most current, take a look at: Personal Facebook – Public page where I post a lot of images OrcasArt Facebook  – […]


Winter flowers

This leads to a collection of images found in early November on Orcas Island. November through March is the rainy season for Orcas, and the winter climate is mild with temperatures usually between 30 and 50.  We will get an occasional snow, and the lows will drop below freezing; but, […]


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 […]