Seattle is getting a lot of smoke in the air from the fires near Vancouver, BC. Smoky skies can be pretty scenic, no?

A dog plays in the water under smoky skies at The Cove in Normandy Park, WA

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A year ago I was on my way to Bermuda from NYC.

Light and shadow on the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship stairs

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Puget Sound does sunsets very nicely, even in cool weather. With a seagull!

Sun setting behind Vashon Island over Puget Sound, in Washington State

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Saltwater Park is in Washington State, a bit south of Seattle. I’m in a sky view mood lately.

View of Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest on a cool and calm winter day.

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Happy New Year, dear readers! May 2017 bring us all peace, joy, health and abundance.

Puffy clouds reflected on a calm Puget Sound, in Washington near Seattle

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Seattle’s viaduct is still with us, but not for very much longer after the tunnel is completed. I will miss these views.

Dramatic sky over Puget Sound, looking west from the viaduct in Seattle

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There’s a cove near me, south of Seattle, and it does sunsets very well.

Sunset’s brilliant colors reflected in the waters of Puget Sound in Washington State

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We went camping at Staircase campground in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. It was beautiful.

Logs, river stones and late summer tree reflections in the north fork of the Skokomish River

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Taking a ferry boat ride home from our camping getaway, Mt. Rainier was glorious this afternoon.

Mount Rainier from the Seattle ferry

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Thinking about our camping trip coming up reminded me of the Bowman Bay camping experience a few years ago. We aren’t going there this time, but thought you’d like to see another view of one of the most scenic landscapes I’ve ever seen.

Pink and orange sky and water at Deception Pass, Washington

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