Daily Photo 20190129: Early morning, Keystone Landing

This is a good photo for the day -- taken this morning as we were waiting for the ferry to arrive at Keystone Landing on Whidbey Island. It was a cold, clear, frosty morning, and the only thing we could hear was the chatter of a kingfisher as he moved from piling to piling.

A good beginning to a good day.

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Daily Photo 20190105 Beach walk this morning

Very pretty morning, so we headed out to Ebey's Landing and walked the beach -- what there was of it as the tide was coming in.

Great spot for future photo explorations! People had made little stacked-stone towers, and forts constructed of driftwood. Long, kraken-ish strands of bull kelp littered the surfline.

So much to see, so much to shoot, such good reasons to keep going back -- and it's all just 10-12 minutes away.

This is an iPhone panorama shot looking north, with Admiralty Inlet and the Olympic Range to my left and the bluffs of Fort Casey off in the distance to the right. Loons, gulls, and an occasional sea lion flew, floated, and swam past. A Matson liner, creating vibrations that echoed off various cliffs, made its way toward Seattle.

A wonderful morning, a good lunch, a good day. May we all have such refreshing days like this. Hunkering down now for an allegedly heavy windstorm scheduled to be at its worst (or at its best?) around 4 tomorrow morning. We are ready!

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Around the island . . . Langley Marina

A lovely day yesterday. Went down to the Langley Marina and out onto the pier. No one else around, all very quiet. An eagle sat on a branch in a tall tree; its mate sat on a post down at the waterline, each able to keep an eye on the other. A kingfisher chattered nearby, and cormorants perched on pilings, wings outstretched to dry. Took out the iPhone and created this panoramic image, looking south-ish, with Camano Island off to the left.

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A quiet Sunday morning on Whidbey Island

We had about a two-hour window before showers were supposed to hit, so over to the Coupeville wharf, where everything was quiet, lovely, and softly lighted. (Panorama mode on iPhone 6+)

A pair of bald eagles is apparently nesting nearby and we saw the changing of the guard twice.

And what I thought at first might be a harbor seal turned into a large otter, checking out the logs and the pilings.

A welcome respite after the political shenanigans that seem to be flooding into my brain. And speaking of flooding, here's hoping all my California friends are safe and dry. I know you need the rain, but all at once?

Wishing all a serene week.

©Carol Leigh
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