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This was the morning of December 29. I was watching football yesterday, so I missed what you saw.

Interesting cloud action over Mount Baker

No. Yesterday was errands and appointments. I did get a small part of the North Cascades from Oak Harbor. White Horse Mountain, I believe. It was hazy:

Mount Baker, earlier today

another Monarch butterfly in flight, clearly showing the abdomen

Monarch

Painted Lady

BIF - Butterfly in Flight. Afternoon sun backlighting the wing.

clam for lunch or mussel, if you prefer

Two weeks ago, we visited the Pismo Monarch Butterfly Grove on the Central Coast of California. Monarchs from around the Western United States overwinter in a variety of such locations in California. The Western Monarch is endangered and in long term decline, with disastrously low return...

Here are 7 of the 14 deer we had in the neighborhood this morning. You can tell how intimidated they are by human presence (me).

More boneless, squishy things. . .

Thanks, John! Fish and all the various aquatic invertebrates seem so alien compared to terrestrial vertebrates that it's hard to imagine we could possibly share any common ancestors. Pretty amazing for a process that iteratively throws sh*t against the wall just to see what sticks for one more...

A few crabs. . .

more. . .

More from Monterey Bay Aquarium

A few jellies from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Bee Tree (onion going to seed)

We have at least 4 fawns in the neighborhood. This pair was under our magnolia this morning (a popular spot, these days).

Another deer, hiding in a neighbor's thicket.

Fawn update: It turns out that the fawn belongs to Olympia: More fawn pictures, curled up under our magnolia tree, trying to blend in:

The doe parked her new fawn in our yard today while she went foraging.

Gazania, petals furled and unfurled