Beachcombing

A little last minute beachcombing before it is time to leave this wonderful place and head for home and reality. Hood Canal never disappoints.

Gull Watch

This gull has been with us the greater part of everyday, entirely at ease with all of our noise and activity. He will not fly off until you get within about 4 feet of him.

Great Blue on Hood Canal

Moody

Two very different morning moods on Hood Canal this summer. Sunrise from the deck rarely goes unnoticed and never disappoints.

A Wintery Mt. Washington in 2008

Winter 2008 on Hood Canal. We've been visiting the same spot on Hood Canal several times a year since 1999 and the color and beauty of each season never fails to delight. The first shot is looking north toward Mt. Washington in the Olympic Range and the second a close-up of the "main event."

Glenn with the Camera

Glenn took the camera for a drive one night at sunset and caught the sky reflected in the windows of this old abandoned building in Union, Washington on Hood Canal. He should take the camera more often. I love this photo!

Hood Canal Delights--Never Ending

Taken from Hiway 106 heading west out of Union.

Another one...

This brought a chuckle, a heron, sitting on the seat (not the bow or the stern) of an old boat as if he belonged there. Notice the starfish all over the dock. Photo taken on Hood Canal.

Great Blue for Heron's Snag

Photo taken on Hood Canal where we spent a relaxing week away from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

Sunset in June on Hood Canal

Wild and Beautiful

Multi-colored berries growing on the shores of Hood Canal.

Fish Hawk

We were treated to an evening show each night from the deck on Hood Canal as groups of Osprey (sometimes called Fish Hawks) circled overhead, soaring, swooping, and diving (feet first!). They make a little chirping sound that does not at all sound like it could come from these powerful birds of prey.

Among Giants

Taken in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state.

Beachcombing

Beachcombing, photography, digital enhancement. Fun!

Showing Off

We're home from a week away at our favorite spot to kick back and DO NOTHING. Hood Canal, our home away from home. These gulls came withing minutes of our arrival to see what we were all about. They put on quite a show. What fun for the camera!

Winter Moon

Early Morning on Hood Canal

Looking east from the cabin in the early morning mist on Hood Canal. Another photo taken using time lapse.

Winter Color

Looking west on Hood Canal.

Keeping an Eye On Us

This gull stood guard on the deck railing one day and did not take his eyes off us. Love the way they can swivel their heads!

Another Heron

Herons are notoriously skittish, and of all the times I have tried to photograph one, this was by far the closest I have ever been allowed to approach. This Black Crowned Night Heron clearly saw me from quite a distance and kept his eye fixed on me at all times, but he let me approach and linger quite close to him. The experience far outweighed the resulting photo!