A touch of the Mediterranean in Seattle. The fountain and palms were on the same property on Beach Drive near Alki Point.

This was my second attempt at capturing the odd shade of sunlight that afternoon. I did use a Polarizing filter, but no post production work on color or saturation. The light just had this brownish tinge to it. Seemed odd to me at the time. I think this image is closer to what I actually saw. It was dusk about an hour later.
The pampas grass always seems so delicate yet hardy. This plant is located on Beach Drive, with a southern exposure. In Seattle that means it gets the brunt of the weather systems that push up Puget Sound.
Late afternoon looking towards downtown Seattle. The sunlight was an odd shade of yellow that I don’t think I really captured here. I tried, though.
Birds gathering along Beach Drive in West Seattle to take in the afternoon sun.


After working through the night this spider was spotted taking a well deserved break.

In the Pacific Northwest we rely on artificial devices to remind us of what the sun may look like. This tree has such a lumpy trunk from pruning it looks like it has gone through a series of plastic surgeries.


I found this bark fascinating. Of course I couldn’t resist helping Mother Nature along by peeling off some of the bark myself.

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