Gathering Storm~

Trees down~

 When Linda & I met at the parking - the sun was shining & it was a beautiful morning!  Linda's new trailer glowed :-)  We decided to do the loop in reverse & weren't a mile out before we saw trees cracked off from our latest western Washington round of wind/rain storms.

These trees too, are now marked to be cut :-(

 It was great to be out, Farah is fully recovered from her vaccinations.  She & Count greeted each other as friends.  Count pays pretty close attention to me, since he knows I usually have cookies in my pockets & carrots on the saddle.

At the Monument

On the way to the Monument, there were a couple smaller trees down, I got out my saw & took the top off one, so we could get around on the trail, rather than climb up the bank.  Plenty of work for upcoming work parties :-)

Layers of blue-gray

 By the time we reached the top, the day had turned colder & the wind was picking up a little.  I don't think I've ever seen so many layers of blue-gray haze to the southwest~  I steadied the camera on the side of the Monument to zoom in. 

Looking Northwest

 Layers of mountains, a glimpse of the Sound, islands & clouds.  The tides looked to be way out, but hard to tell from this distance.

Linda & Count, Farah ~

 Everyone is always happy at lunch time :-)  No one else was around, but as we left, we ran into one guy with his bike & a dog.  He got off & stood on a trail as we went by, which we thanked him for.

Whitehorse~

 The peaks too, are so changeable - as changeable as the weather.  Just from one week to the next - the mountains express their mood.  The sun broke through the cloud cover & lit the snow on the top of the Whitehorse saddle.

Another tree down~

By the time we were finishing up our loop, it had started misting & that soon turned to rain.  I had to hurry to get to my Chiropractic appointment in Smokey Point.  Though I hate taking the time to go, I've noticed a huge improvement.  The vertigo is better too, but still bother's me if I go too slow - it's the sway of Farah's walk!  :-)