Despite wet, windy conditions, the girls and I managed to get out most days for some sort of walk, hike, ramble amid the beautiful trees, rocks, meadows of the north cascades. The colors were saturated and the air was fresh and clean. My favorite time of year.
What’s it like to stand on the edge of a rocky outcropping waiting for sunrise on a cold September morning? Is it worth it? Were the dogs bored? I love the way the warmth of the sun spreads across the mountains, bathing them in its light leaving behind the blue hour of dawn.
The Aurora Borealis made an appearance last night and it was quite the show. Even STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) showed up. See the last two photos. I was outside from about 9:30 til 11 and here are a few of my images. It might happen again tonight but the weather forecast doesn’t look good. I am lucky to live in a place where I can still see the northern lights despite an increase in excessive lighting here in the valley.
The days are getting shorter, faster, it seems. Soon it will be dark after dinner and there won’t be any evening dogs walks. But for now, the weather is perfect and the light is lovely so we enjoy it while we can. Some chokecherries, nearly black, and snowberries still cling to the bushes. The serviceberries and currants are long gone, eaten by birds, coyotes, bears and Willow got some too. This is brown season. We have white season, green season, brown season and fire season. Fortunately, this year, fire season hasn’t been threatening to us, so far. With little or no precipitation in the forecast, we are not out of danger yet.
Some images from late July and August too. If you can ID the young flycatcher, let me know.
My Everyday Photos 