This tree is at the edge of a marsh area so I can’t get close but it’s another one I like. I discovered when I pulled this shot up on the screen that its trunk is split, which often happens with this type of tree. Time isn’t always gentle.
Cloud break
We may not have sun all day every day but it’s nice sometimes when the clouds break.
Barn at work?
I don’t know if this is a working barn. It looks to me like a dairy barn but I haven’t seen animals about. It could still have plenty of practical uses.
Do not disturb
I’m pretty sure this is a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). It turned its head enough to look at me but that also disturbed it enough that it took flight.
Color blasts
We’re back in Tacoma again. I found some nice eye candy there and recent rains have had me burrowed in at home.
This is part of the “Seaform Pavillion” by Dale Chihuly on the Bridge of Glass in Tacoma. It is part of an amazing glass ceiling filled with pieces that would turn a typical ocean reef on its head.
On the same bridge is Chihuly’s Venetian Wall, a display of dozens of vases. Aren’t all the colors and forms amazing?
First snow
We had rain over the weekend and the Olympics were cloaked in clouds. The clouds have cleared intermittently to reveal the first real snow we’ve had for months.
We had a fraction of normal snow pack last winter. I know I’m not the only one who has their fingers crossed that it will build back up to more normal levels this year.
The tree in autumn
This autumn shot is the fourth I’ve posted photos of this tree as I’ve followed it through its seasonal changes this year. This is the link to winter. Click here for a look at it in springtime. And this link will take you to its summer foliage.
After I took the shot above I turned away for a few moments. When I looked again this rainbow had appeared. You can see how quickly the light had changed. I love this tree. I may have to continue this series from time to time.