neither here nor there…..

God has kissed the land.

quiet beauty of wide open spaces…..

RR crossing in rural Skagit County ,Washington State, USA

 Another day winds down on  pastoral  Fir Island, Washington State,USA

  It's lonely and cold for the little barn…..

 Washington State one of the largest producers of berries in the nation,famous particularly for its strawberries!

Known to the  aboriginals of the area as Komo Kulshan,  white explorer  Baker  'discovered it' in the last century and deemed it Mount Baker.

The stalk of life…….

 Yearly visitors,the snow geese arrive in the thousands on Fir Island as part of their  winter migration.

La Nina lingers on…..

I didn't notice the cross in the foreground when I took the picture….