We had an amazing sunset last night. It came and went in a flash.
Thank you to my dear husband for the sky alert or I might have missed it entirely.
Category: View
Now appearing: Mt. Baker
Yesterday was a clear and sunny day. Mount Baker about 75 miles east of us made a dazzling appearance. It’s often hidden under clouds or haze so it’s a treat when there is a bright view of it, which I caught just before sunset.
Mount Baker is 10,781 feet high and part of the North Cascade Range. It is the second most active volcano after Mt. Saint Helens in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The explorer George Vancouver named the mountain after 3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker on the HMS Discovery who saw the mountain on April 30, 1792.
Theme Day – Photos of the Year 2011
Happy New Year! Today’s City Photo Theme Day topic is “Photo of the Year 2011.” Because the Sequim Daily Photo has had two bloggers this year, Shannon and me (Kay), you get two favorite photos from 2011.
The top one is mine, a moonrise over Dungeness Bay. It captured for me the mood and colors of a perfect summer evening.
Shannon let me choose which of hers was my favorite in 2011. This one immediately came to mind. I rocked back in my chair with an “Oh, wow!” when it came up on my screen the first time. I still think it’s stunning.
I think that together Shannon and my photos capture some of the beauty that I love so much in Sequim. I hope you enjoy them.
Four Season Trees – Winter
I posted a photo of these trees with their Autumn look in October. The plan is to return each season for another view. Here they are on the first day of winter. These are Lombardi poplars that form a windbreak along Kitchen-Dick Road. It’s a view looking north.
Below is how they looked in October.
Olympic sunset
Here’s an Olympic view that flashed past one afternoon recently. The mountains will play hide and seek as weather fronts come and go. They’ll be there at dawn. Turn away and within minutes they’ll be hidden behind a bank of clouds. This late afternoon light and the mountains were gone in seconds.
Olympic sunrise
Sequim is nestled north of the Olympic mountain range. Much is made of the protective rainshadow that the mountains provide and the “blue hole” that gives us many sunny days, unquestionable benefits.
What makes my heart sing time and again is the beauty of the mountains: The play of light, shadow and color, wind and weather. I would hate to be so jaded as to tire of the view.
Here is an early morning capture. You can see that the mountains are accumulating snow. Tomorrow I’ll post a late afternoon shot.
Towne Road
I took this a few weeks ago. Since then we’ve had some very strong winds and freezing nights. Streets are paved with yellow and gold leaves.