Archive for the ‘Salish Sea’ Category

When We Win the Lottery

Kathy says that we will want to live here when we win the lottery. The set of condominiums are overlooking the Port of Edmonds Marina, and seem to be pretty nice. The view from out the windows (or from the parking lot, the only way that I can attest) is a wide, swooping view of [...]

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One Tough Seagull

Sometimes, you just know when an animal is claiming it’s home territory. And something about the look of this seagull (Larus occidentalis) tells me that I shouldn’t mess with his home. Actually, I kind of like his furniture, at least in the setting of his particular beach. Photo: Taken on Ediz Hook near Port Angeles [...]

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A Foggy Seattle Day

I don’t know whether or not there were cat’s feet involved, but fog is a frequent condition in Seattle. Here, the Space Needle and nearby buildings are seen through the haze from a vantage point in West Seattle. That’s the ferry M/V Chelan in Elliott Bay, making it’s way on a scheduled trip from Downtown [...]

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Nothing But Masts

It’s all how you look at it.  It might be nothing more than a parking lot for sailboats. Or. perhaps, it’s all about the arrangement of the boats. One way or another, that there is a whole lot of sailboat masts. I think that “symmetry” is the word you are looking for. Photo: Taken at [...]

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Late Summer in Magnolia

It really wasn’t that long ago that we were enjoying sunny days that were a bit warmer than they are now. There’s always time to take a seat on the lawn and look out over Elliott Bay and just relax. The homes are near the Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle, near the Elliott Bay Marina. (Or, [...]

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Watching a Winter Storm

It was a dark and stormy night, as the sun was setting over an autumn day.  On this day, people were coming out to see the first big storm of the season, with its ominous looking clouds, coupled with an unusually high tide that sent the waves over the walls and railings into the walkways.  [...]

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A Really Great Heron

Well, it’s like they say. If you’re going to be a heron, you should be a really great heron! A heron like this great blue heron (Ardea herodias). This one is at home just off the beach, and standing in a light rain, near the Edmonds Ferry Terminal. When I asked Ardea what he was [...]

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Ferry Arriving from the Sunset

I guess we have something of a sunset theme this week. Today, we have a photo of the Washington State Ferry M/V Puyallup arriving at Edmonds from the direction of the sunset. It’s almost if the ferry is giving off a sunny tail! I love how the sky blends into the water. Photo: Taken from [...]

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I’m Glad You Had a Seat

In yesterday’s photo, I invited you to take a seat on the bench and take in the sunset. Well, if you had taken my advice, you would have been rewarded with the proverbial ship sailing into the sunset. I wonder where it’s going…. Photo: Taken at Olympic Beach in Edmonds on 21 July 2011.

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Have a Seat. See the Sunset.

Come on over. There’s plenty of room on the bench. The sun is about to set, and the view will be wonderful. There might even be a ship or two to watch sailing off into the sunset. That’s Whidbey Island over there in distance, and Puget Sound in the foreground. Photo: Taken at Olympic Beach [...]

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