Happy [almost] New Year! It's cold but beautiful out there....

Despite the bitter cold the sky is clear and brilliant with gusty winds blowing any guck from the area. I could clearly see the North Cascades and a curtain...

The other day I saw some beautiful light and white gracing the visage of our beautiful giant Mt. Rainier. A layer cake of lenticular clouds drug across the peak...

Wow. I don't need to tell you how stunning it was out there in the Puget Sound area yesterday -- but I will anyway. Sarah and I headed out...

Some rather large sunspot regions rotated into view on the Sun this week. Here are a couple photos I was able to capture amongst the typical December clouds in...

After a few days of work trip meetings and events, I had a morning to get away while still in St. Louis. I e-motored into downtown and enjoyed strolling...

Caught this lengthy meteor fireball in the late summer evening light to the north/northeast of Seattle....

What started out as gentle fog over nearby Elliot Bay became our completely socked in morning here in West Seattle....