Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay...

 Monday was a perfectly lovely winter day here in the Pacific Northwest. Sunny and cold. There were so many things I could've done on my day off...but sunshine is a rare commodity around here in winter, so I took advantage and headed for the Bay armed with my camera and a warm jacket. As you can see, I wasn't the only with that idea.  I took this shot of a fellow camera-bug down at Marine Park, near the Alaska Ferry terminal and our railroad terminal.

Canada is just a few miles north of Bellingham. Those mountains in the background of Bellingham Bay are the Canadian Cascade Mountains, I think.(Help me out here, my Vancouver friends!) Mom used to call them the Canadian Rockies, but I believe technically they are part of the Cascade Range. How blessed to live between the mountains and the sea!



Seagulls are commonplace in our parts. I almost didn't take this picture, but this fellow was just so charming. I couldn't resist his smile! He may be an ordinary seagull, but he knows he's got swag!



No hoisted sails today! Too cold, I guess. They're probably sitting in Tony's Coffeehouse sipping mochas and playing checkers.

I will never tire of sparkle-y water. Never. Some girls want sparkle-y jewelry. I'd much rather sit with my feet in the sands of some lonely beach and watch the sun's rays dancing across the waves. Magic. 

Evening came, the winter sun danced away behind the clouds, and I headed over to Tony's for a cup of hot cocoa. Nice day. Very nice day!
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