Wildfire smoke shows leaving Edmonds at sunset. It was spooky but also a different view than we are used to seeing most summer nights. #ferrylife #wawx #Edmonds #sunset #wildfiresmoke

Clouds over the foothills of the Olympic Mountains near Olympic National Park. Yes, these are dark summer clouds, taken 25 July 2026; rain in the forecast is fine with us. The land is dry. #WAWX #clouds #hugenature

Does this look like July 25th? Yes, my husband has a knit hat on---in the house, his "summer" hat. #PNW #clouds #WAWX #nature

The joys of flowers that your husband is allergic to growing freely outdoors. #bloomscrolling #flowers #lillies #nature #gardening

Out on a walk on an evening requiring a sweater, I came upon this, looking so delicate. Look around, you won't believe what you might see off-screen and how good you will feel. #bloomscrolling #flowers #Seattle #nature #walking

An older photo, but a good one! Get outside and always look up. #nature #clouds #hugenature #Quilcene #optoutside

I have an eye for patterns. When the towel fell off the hook, I loved the way it fell into a pattern. Being amazed by small things makes the days easier. #patterns #random #bathtowel

Stunning magnolia blossom that a stumbled upon in an unlikely place. Nature can surprise you if you pay attention and look up. #bloomscrolling #nature #lookup #bellevue #payattention

Look up, you might see a tree growing out of another tree, way up. #nature #trees #optoutside #morningwalk

Last day of spring near Donovan Creek, #Quilcene Washington. #rurallife #touchgrass #nature #takeawalk #lookup

As I get older clouds hold more interest. Here they are with the Olympic Mountains in the background. Nature rocks! #nature #clouds #mountains #hugenature #lookup

No whales to be seen, but there was commerce and Mt Rainier to be seen at sunset on the water. I love where I live. I like to imagine what life was like on this waterway in the early 1900s. #Salishsea #ferrylife #sunset #MtRainier #lookup

Friday night, a mother with two small children gazes at Mt Rainier, at sunset after a long work week. Most people around us were staring into screens. I was looking for whales. #SalishSeat #MtRainier #ferrylife #Sunset #motherhood #lookup #nature #optoutside

#SalishSea looking toward the Olympic Mountains, no whales are jumping, but the windy weather was fun to see from the ferry. #ferry #PNW #optoutside #sea #lookup

True June evening in the Pacific Northwest, one inch of rain expected. #WAWX #clouds #nature #lookup #optoutside #SalishSea

Late late sunset on the Salish Sea out of Edmonds, after 9 PM. Being on the water is such a luxury. #lookup #sunset #nature #ferrylife #optoutside

A car freighter full of cars at sunset, headed north. #SalishSea #sunset #clouds #PNW

Orcas, killer whales, black fish, this is where they were at sunset on Tuesday, a whole pod of them, just near Eglon. They weren't close, so I watched them surface and took a photo of the sunset instead. They are there under the surface of the Salish Sea. #whales #PNW #sunset #lookup #Orcas

The many colors of the Pacific in Hawaii. #Pacific #optoutside #Oahu #OutriggerCanoeClub #Ocean

Pretty in Pink. #flowers #nature #bloomscrolling #PNW #Seattle

Sunset, Seattle 19 May 2026 #Seattle #Sunset #nature #lookup #optoutside

Spring rains are approaching as a nice contrast to the yellow. #optoutisde #lookup #clouds #Quilcene #countrywalks #nature

I left a friend's art talk at the #PortTownsend Museum last night, and this is what was awaiting me at the threshold. Such a vivid rainbow. A reminder that nature is its own gallery every day. #optoutside #nature #rainbows #art #nature

What a difference a day makes. This was taken on a Monday country walk, it's raining hard now, and looking like another season. #optoutside #walking #PNW #nature #clouds #countryroadstakemehome #lookup #spring

Come sit with me and admire the quiet punctuated by eagles screeching. #forest #nature #lookup #optoutside #quiet

Spring greens with the foothills of Washington State's Olympic Mountains in the background. This gets submerged at high tide and is a kayaker's delight. #Quilcene #nature #Spring #optoutside #nature #walking #lookup

Blue looking toward the islands at sunset last night. #lookup #ferrylife #nature #bluesea #Salishsea. There are whales out there somewhere, I am sure of it. #sunset I love the subtle different blues.

Sunset looking West out of #Edmonds on the Washington State ferry last night. I was looking for whales but got this show instead. Most riders were looking at their screens. #beherenow #lookup #ferrylife #sunset #salishsea #optoutside #nature

These deep pink colors are hard to properly capture in a snap. Another rhody in my friend's front yard, what a lovely time of the year. #bloomscrolling #flowers #rohdies #optoutside #lookup #nature #Seattle

I took a bunch of yellow tulips to Mary, an old lady friend, for May Day yesterday. She was not home but this rhody was in her yard---stunning. I might not have seen it had she answered the door quickly. #bloomscrolling #rhodies #optoutside #kindness #MayDay #Seattle