It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

With the weather so nice these days, I try and take a quick walk around the business park at lunch. Happy Earth Day, everyone!

Stopped at UW on Saturday on the way to dinner with friends Evening hike at Miller Peninsula State Park in Sequim on Sunday Along the bluff trail  Down the fern gully (you can see old growth stumps with springboard notches towards the middle of the pic) Light fades in the gully, but it's one of the most tranquil places I can imagine, and only a quick 40 min drive from home. The path leads straight to the beach.  The Strait of Juan de Fuca, with the San Juans and Mt Baker behind Protection Island. Vancouver Island not pictured to the...

With temps in the 70s last weekend and clear skies, I made a point to go outside every day. Friday Our business park at lunch Lofall in the evening -- we saw Mt Baker in the distance and two eagles in a tree Sunset at Edgewater beach Saturday Sunrise at Edgewater beach  Sunday Sunrise in Seabeck Morning light through Gold Creek Canyon Early morning views from Green Mountain peak Seattle in the distance Aura sunbathing Olympics and Hood Canal from Green Mountain -- we even saw a patch of snow in a shaded spot on the trail down

View west across the Strait from Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge