The first official day-long ramble of the year: Anacortes!
Heading north, Pat and I had to exit the freeway before even reaching our destination because Mt. Baker was such a blatant attention-getter. Of course, we scoped the farm roads for the best view:
On a trail near a marina we were rewarded not only with blue heron and eagle, but the
first hummingbird sighting of the year. So early! He chose
his neighborhood well; location, location, location:
More trail-walking, with lichen even on an old fence-post:
The island offered up a favorite subject, barns:
Hee, hee, I love blue heron, but this pair in their resting mode is really comical!
This gnarly old tree had a fascinating patina and pattern:
And a window to a view:
Our kind of luck! The daffodils in Skagit Valley "came" early this year and took everyone by surprise.
No tourists were clogging the roads. We could park and walk any place
we wanted with no one else around:
It had already been the perfect day, but this was the cherry on top:
1 comment:
Wow! I am staggered by the tree with the view of the water. It is absolutely exquisite and so very unique.
Mt. Baker has provided a picture-perfect postcard for you. So beautiful!
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