Rain and sun

Sun and rain chased each other across the desert in a recent storm.

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Nature's building project

This small lava tube is in the Santa Clara River Reserve.

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See the eye?

That’s not the name of this arch. It’s so small that it might not even have one. I can’t find any mention on my maps. The head shape was immediately obvious. K pointed out the Apple logo shape in the “eye” of the head.

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Now that's some corner office!

I doubt these people could get internet connection in a sandstone cave, but on a perfect spring day the red rock makes an incredible place to hang out.

Panorama of unnamed lake

West of Port Townsend, across the road from Discover Bay Golf Course sits this unofficial lake. Every once in a while the lake evaporates and the land becomes cow pasture. That hasn’t happened in quite a while.

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Olympic Mountains across Discovery Bay

I have some sparkly snow photos, but the truth is that Port Townsend winters are generally mild, gray, windy and wet. Snow does fall in the Olympic Mountains, which you can see from town.

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Falling into the reflection

Big Dave requested maple leaves in water. I’ve shot quite a few photos of watery leaves, but there’s little fresh water near maple trees around Port Townsend. This picture was shot at Savage Plants nursery near Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula. Google Maps tells me that it’s only 12 miles away, though it takes almost 45 miles to get there by road.

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