Bainbridge Island

Spider web and pumpkins - must be fall!

Smoky Seahawk

Heavy wildfire smoke turns the sun into a sickly-orange disc. I positioned myself so the sun was directly behind this local Osprey nest. The Osprey quickly obliged with some nice landing poses.

Foghorn Season

"Foghorn Season" That special time of year! When it's still hot enough to keep all your windows open (we don't have AC). But it gets cool enough at night to form a dense marine fog layer. Which means we are "gently" awakened at 4:45am, when the ferry foghorns start blasting!

Moon Ships

Nearly-full moon rising over some heavy traffic out in Puget Sound, just after sunset.

Point No Point lighthouse with Comet NEOWISE above it - near Hansville, Washington.

What time is it? Comet time! A large sundial clock here on Bainbridge Island marks the passage of Comet NEOWISE last night.

Excellent comet viewing tonight after sunset! Just got home, downloaded photos, and quickly edited this image of Comet NEOWISE over the Eagle Harbor ferry dock here on Bainbridge Island. #CometNEOWISE

Comet NEOWISE over Washington State Ferry on Bainbridge Island.

Worth getting up early for - Comet Neowise over Mount Baker at 3:15am this morning!

Lewis' Moon Snail, Bainbridge Island

Marina - Bainbridge Island, WA

Passenger ferry ramp - Bainbridge Island, WA

Washington's State Flower - the Pacific Rhododendron. Scenic Beach State Park, near Seabeck.

Washington's State Flower - the Pacific Rhododendron. Scenic Beach State Park, near Seabeck.

Ferry & rainbow - Bainbridge Island

"Lunar Trucking" - moonset this morning at the Hood Canal Bridge. Olympic Mountains in the background.

Moon set over Hood Canal bridge

Managed to get one frame of lightning from tonight's scattered thunderstorm cells, across Puget Sound somewhere near downtown Seattle...

Shadows & curves - Bainbridge Island, WA

Wisteria vine and shadow. Bainbridge Island, WA.

"Scattered Sunbreaks" - Upon moving to the Seattle area 25 years ago, we learned new local weather-forecast terminology. When I took this pic yesterday, the forecast was "Mostly cloudy with scattered sunbreaks".

Just in case you were thinking of driving your ferry over here today -- all the parking spots are full!

Another image from last week's heron-stalking on my local beach. One of our WA State Ferries decided to photobomb this pic...

Twilight Hunter

I spent almost a half-hour tonight stalking this heron, trying to get him lined up with Mount Rainier as the sun was setting, moving my tripod a foot at a time as he waded thru the water, hoping he wouldn't fly away. Finally got the shot just at the very end of the sunset light!

The morning sun lights up the Olympic Mountains, while it hasn't yet reached the ferries in Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island.

Another view of a beautiful, cold, foggy sunrise - looking over Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, toward Seattle and the Cascade Mountains.

Lenticular clouds forming over Mount Rainier this evening, as the ferry M/V Tacoma pulls into Eagle Harbor (sporting its mustache for Movember).

Japanese Garden and Guest House at Bloedel Reserve.

Zen garden at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island.

One of the highlights of the Bloedel Reserve is the Japanese Guest House - designed by noted Seattle architect Paul Hayden Kirk as a cross between Native American long house and Japanese tea house. Cool to walk around & peek thru the glass - not sure if they ever do tours inside.

Tonight's pleasant surprise was the moon popping up over the distant storm clouds!

Tiny Little Rainbow! Where? If you squint really hard you'll see it behind the ferry, between the dramatic storm cloud and the horizon. Only rainbow I saw all week...

A sunset stroll thru Eagle Harbor marina

Eagle Harbor sunset - Bainbridge Island.

After a few days of clouds - the Mountain is back out again!

A tighter shot of the Point White dock at sunset from a couple nights ago.

Weathered old boats on Bainbridge Island, as the sunset breaks thru the clouds.

Dramatic clouds at sunset this evening, as the ferry enters the harbor.

Rowing team at sunset in Eagle Harbor.

Snowy pathway along Eagle Harbor

Ferry at twilight

Tis the season for brilliant sunrise/sunsets. Just woke up to this...

Sunset over Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, WA.

Ferry vs. Mountain...

Cormorants at sunset this evening.

Moonrise at Point No Point lighthouse, while waiting for lunar eclipse to begin.

Lighthouse Super Moon.

Super Moon rising behind the Point No Point lighthouse near Hansville, Washington - before the lunar eclipse started.