This is the 9th Year I've been picking the Monthly Pic... time sure flies!

Since I started this section, it's been one of my favorites!  I take a LOT of pictures!  Probably enough to be considered "weird" to some, but that's OK.  Every so often, I get lucky -- I'm in the right place at the right time -- and I get a good one... or at least one that stands out to me as "among the best".  I try and put those here.

Some months, its tough to pick "the one" - especially when I haven't really done anything or went anywhere exciting... but I'll try and put the better pictures on this page.   

Some of you have said I was a month behind, but that's just because the picture is from the month before... I can't post a month's "best pic" until the month is over... :-)

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On a very rare sunny winter day, the Shadow Lady and I decided to take advantage of the afternoon, and go on a ferry ride across the Sound to enjoy the view.

On the way back, we managed to catch the "Sunset Run", which is my favorite time to ride the ferry!  We were treated to an AWESOME view of the city, back-dropped by the Cascades.  It was one of those views that make you feel good.

 
 
I went to Florida to visit with my cousins there.  While mostly it was a trip to have a Family Meeting of sorts, we also took some time to have some fun, and part of that was a stop at Ft Clinch State Park, near Jacksonville.  Completed in 1864, the Fort was built and manned by the North throughout the war. 

The huge cannons of the Main Battery were quite impressive, and the container ship sailing into Jacksonville's port seemed to line up perfectly for the shot.

 
 
 

Its Spring here in the Pacific Northwest, but you'd hardly know it!

Toward the end of March, we were treated to a reminder that no matter what it says on the calendar, Winter isn't quite over...

The snowy trees on the ridge across the street made for a GREAT scene, seemingly tailor-made for our window in the living room!

I sure do love living near the mountains!

On a hike to the Twin Falls from Olalie State Park, we enjoyed this scene for a bit before turning back.  We had hiked up to these falls a year or so before, and this had been our turn-around point then also, which is why we chose this point to head back to the Mariner.

The spot marks the upper end of the Snoqualmie River Valley, and is only a few miles from our house... it seems we'll likely be hiking in these parts more often than we have been, since its so close to home.

With scenes like this, though, I don't think I'll mind too much.

After a stretch of heavy rain, which was snow above 2,500 feet, the temperature rose up into the upper 80's, and the snow line shot up above 7,000 feet.  The combination made for a considerable amount of run-off from the melting snow, and since the ground was saturated already from the rain, the Snoqualmie River swelled, making for a nice scene at the falls!

The mist from the falls quickly evaporated, cooling the air around it, creating a sort of natural air conditioning... it was pretty nice!

We hadn't had rain for a while, and when a cold front rolled over a wetter-than-average air mass, the warm air rose into the cooler upper air, and that allowed some pretty respectable thunderstorms to bloom.

I broke out my camera, and pointed it in the direction of the activity, and hoped I'd catch one... what I got was pretty cool!

We went down to a cousin's wedding in LA.  I went outside to get some air during the reception, and got to enjoy this awesome sunset.

Not sure if it was smog or fog, but the haze over the water seemed to shimmer, almost glowing in the waning sunlight... it was a pretty stunning effect, and the camera seemed to have missed it a bit, unfortunately.

This view welcomes folks to a new morning at Kalaloch Lodge, on the Washington Coast.

The Kalaloch River flows into the Pacific right in front of the lodge, providing the setting for a great beach scene.

Its one of those places where the more you sit and watch, the more you see.  Its a place you can get lost in the moment... and those places are my favorite.

I REALLY like where I live -- this picture was taken from my front porch as I was doing the final checks before locking up.

Jupiter shines brightly, while the moon is blocked behind a cloud, just as the last bit of light of the setting sun was lighting up the sky.

What a great view!

During a walk with the little guy just as the sun was setting (so it was around 3 or so in the afternoon), the temperature dropped just enough to cause a fog to start forming.

As I watched, the fog slowly just appeared, and drifted across the lake.  It was very peaceful!

10 minutes later, it was just foggy.  I happened to be there at just the right time!

It doesn't get real cold very often... but we had a 8-day stretch where it didn't get above freezing.

On the way home, we decided to swing by Snoqualmie Falls, to check out how they fared in the cold weather.

We were treated to an awesome view of a very wintry scene!

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