Walking Back from Town

After leaving the antique store, my first stop was along the Snohomish River. here, I found a pair of ducks taking a nap by the water's edge and enjoying the warm sun.

By the River

The river seems to be quite stirred up these days. Lots of froth and debris on the water's surface.

Sneaking Up on The River

That the water drops act as lenses is always a great thing. Not only does this add to the visual interest of the composition be begin able to see beyond the range of things in focus, it reminds me of a bit of science history. In the late 17th century/early 18th century, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made his drops of glass rather than water and used them to produce the first microscope with reasonably good magnification and clarity. He was invited into the Royal Society in London in 1680 for his ability to make these lenses and see and describe the small bits of the world he saw.

What you see in my drops are mostly more bits of the bush. No animalcules to be seen here.

The Snohomish river has receded a bit from its recent high water mark but it is still rushing by at a startling pace.

As you can see, there is still a murky sky over the turbid waters under this trestle. We did get a few brief glimmers of sunshine but it ain't over yet. More atmospheric rivers are coming. More days of sitting inside and waiting for the rain to end. Noah would be envious.

 

Out by the Snohomish River

I decided to revisit the south bank of the Snohomish River again. This trip took me out at low tide. You can really tell that the river is, indeed, tidal even here, some miles from the sound. These old trees lodged in the mud and are mostly covered at full flood, but today are laid bare. In the distance, you can see part of the community of Lowell, a suburb of Everett.

Hope Everyone is OK

It seems to be a good time to take a breath and touch base with everyone since we are all now in various stages of quarantine. Since we are in western Washington, in one of the worst places for the coronavirus, I'm sure many of you are wondering how it is going and we, of course, are concerned about all of you.

Lowell Riverfront Park

This is a house across the Snohomish River that I've photographed before but never from this angle. There's rumors of a little rain coming our way and today we see further hints of same in the gowing array of clouds. We've had very little rain for our region this month and the snowpack is below half what it should be for this time of year. Some water would be nice.

Bob Heirman Wildlife Park at Thomas' Eddy

I found a new park to check out. It is the Bob Heirman Wildlife Park at Thomas' Eddy (like there are more Bob Heirman Wildlife Parks about). Since it is a sunny day with no clouds, it is a good test of what can be done with no clouds to make it (more) interesting.

Along the way to the park, I found this peaceful bucolic scene.

The Snohomish River

On the west end of the central business district in Snohomish is a bridge for the vehicular traffic in town. On the east end is this railroad trestle. Today I got there at low tide (yes, the river is tidal where we are) and got a few images.

A Walk in Snohomish

In one of periodic walkabouts in Snohomish, I found several place to take a few snaps.

Around Snohomish

Not far from our house is a section of low land along the Snohomish River. Some bits are marshy and other parts are mostly flat and, no doubt, flood prone. Near one of these areas is this old house or store.

The signs seem relatively recent but the building is clearly is sad shape. It is in a location that doesn't get much traffic so I really don't see how a store of any kind (except maybe for a general store) would make any sense here. Nevertheless, here stands the bones of a, now extinct, place of business.

Rotary Park in B&W

After I thought about the images from yesterday and bit, I realized that some of the images would work very well in B&W. So, here's my go at some monochrome versions of a few of them.

Rotary Park

We are just on the edge of having some bad weather. As a result, we are starting to get some clouds but the weather hasn't set in yet so there is plenty of blue sky. This seemed like a good time to visit the Snohomish river at Rotary Park, just inside the near edge of Everett.

Along the Snohomish River

Between Everett and Marysville, along I-5, you cross over the Snohomish river delta. This area is filled with industries and surrounded by noisy road. Yet, out in the middle of this is the Langus Riverfront Park. A spot of calmness in the middle of the bustling roads.

At the Nursery Between Showers

Nothing terribly new or exciting to report today, but at least we got out of the house between showers and saw a few things. We're in the changeable times of springs now. It rains had for a while, then the sun comes out. Next, it blows before settling down to a clear, cool sunset.

Along the River

I finally got a chance to take a walk along the riverwalk in Snohomish to see what I could see. We've had rain for several days (!) and there was finally a break in the weather so I jumped on it.