Rosario Beach, Fidalgo Island

We had a stop of sunshine the other day, so we headed out for a ride. After a stop in La Conner just to have a look about (not much open there), we drove over to Fidalgo Island for a look about. We stopped at Rosario Beach and found a delightful place to spend some time.



It was pleasant weather, what the locals seem to want to call "hot" weather. It was about 80 F and approaching tolerable when you are in the sunshine.

We arrived at low tide (or thereabouts) and found tidal pools with a few anemones where you could see them. I found the views of the beach and the small offshore island more interesting.

Since we arrived at about mid-day, the colors were washed out and the contrast high. As a result, I went for monochrome images here where I's have more freedom in how the composition is rendered.

We are finally having a little warm(-ish) weather and the folks on the radio are all over it. You'd think we were in the throws of a seriously hot summer season now. One host on the local NPR station talked about how she slept with only a sheet the other night because it was so warm. We slept under our usual comforter and never broke a sweat.

There is also the tendency to exaggerate the weather as it heads our way. A couple weeks ago, we were told that we'd have a temperature abound 80 F on Saturday. That was Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, it was updated to be merely in the upper 70's. Then on Thursday, the warm day was shifted to Friday and the mid-70's and Saturday was to be cooler.

We're told that the weather is hard to predict here (really?!) because the water and the mountains put us in a place where what actually happens really depends on the details of when and where air masses collide. Whatever the reason, folks here are terrible at getting it right.

But at least the warm days and the sunshine do eventually get here and we are able to get out a little to enjoy it.

Our governor has mandated that everyone now wear a mask in public. Except for those who insist that covering their nose is not really a thing, people in our area are doing pretty good. We live in the transition region between progressive Seattle and regressive mountaineers, so it'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the summer.