Catching the Light

Light is fascinating - sometimes it surprises me when I catch a glimpse of it in a different way.

Even a tiny bit of light on a snowy evening is inspiring.  .  .

Catching the morning light as it hits the new fallen snow.  .  .

Catching a deer in the snow - oh, that is a different kind of catching, but a good one.  .  .

Sunsets on the ocean - just a tiny space for the light to come through.  .  .

Even on a dark and gloomy day there is light to catch.  .  .

Blazing sunsets.  .  .

Gentle sunsets.  .  .

Light bursting across the sky.  .  .

Soft light, filtered through the trees.  .  .

Light justs before sunset - lighting up the trees by the river.  This happened so often that we took to calling this sight "river trees".  Now when we see that last bit of light catching something just before sunset, we call out "river trees" - even though it often is not near a river.

Sunset at the beach, looks soft enough to touch.  .  .

And the light at the end of the tunnel. .  .

Catching The Light  

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - March 3

The Scavenger Hunt for this week is

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW

GREEN

BLUE

Ready, set, GO!

RED

Two red tractors.  .  .

A red shed in the snow.  .  .

Red flag on goose mailbox.  .  .  

ORANGE

The Space Needle in Seattle - 50 years old.  .  .

Sunset on Bellingham Bay - our winter sunsets are spectacular.  .  .

Flicker - orange wing showing.  .  .

YELLOW

Oh the hope of spring.  .  .

And summer.  .  .

Not sure if this should be in the yellow or green section.  .  . or both.  .  .

GREEN

In Northern Wisconsin last summer - and this wasn't the only one we saw.  .  .

Trumpeter Swans in a green puddle.  .  .

Lovely green heads on Misters Mallard.  .  .

Green glass floats.  .  .

A little shed in the green woods.  .  .

BLUE

Great Blue Heron.  .  . 

Ferry to Lummi Island on a blue bay.  .  .




Golden Eagle soaring in a blue sky.  .  .

And our grandson Donnie riding in his blue car.  .  .

Scavenger  Hunt  Sunday

Sunlit Sunday

Today, when driving on a back road near Acme, WA (yes they do have a Roadrunner on the front of the General Store there) I heard an eagle call.  Looking around I saw some Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles on the trees in the distance.  Thanks to my great zoom lens I got a fantastic shot as a Bald Eagle took off.  The Golden Eagles were just a little too far for great shots - but I got some.

First we saw some Pussy Willows by the road - can't resist the first ones of the spring.  .  .  .

If you click to enlarge the photo you will  see a Golden Eagle in the upper part of the photo, and a Bald Eagle  in the lower.

The Golden Eagle on the upper branch.  .  .

The Golden Eagle had some troubles trying to balance on the slim branch, the wind was blowing fiercely.  When I rolled the car window down to take photos the sound of the wind was almost deafening.

This is the Bald Eagle on the lower branch.  .  .

And the shot of the day - another Bald Eagle - taking off from a tree. Click to see the  detail of the  wing.

It was a great photo day.

Sunlit Sunday 

Weekly Top Shot - Crocus

Every spring this yard in Bellingham is covered in crocus.  You have to drive down a little alley and look between bushes - but the reward is great - a yard full of crocus.

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Weekly Top Shot

Green Day - Canada Geese

On the ponds near our house, and on the big lake nearby, there are flocks of Canada Geese all spring and summer. They nest by the ponds and we see dozens of babies in the spring.  They quickly grow into adult size geese and then they fly out to the lake.  Every morning I would drive by the lake with the sunrise and the Canada Geese on the logs in the swimming area of the lake - and every day I would think I would stop - and finally one day I did.  The photos are taken facing into the sun - giving a different perspective on the geese - making them look like paper cut-outs.

The geese stretched on and on into the lake.  

Many were standing on one leg.  .  .

Some were floating nearby - can you see the fairies dancing on the water?

There are stumps in the lake from when it was used as a log pond for sawmills - this stump made a fine perch.  .  .

Lovely Canada Geese - I'm glad I finally stopped and got pictures of them.  .  .

Green Day