Orange Dawn

Capitol Lake reflects sunrise-illuminated steam from the Washington state capitol's steam plant.

Stillness

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) near the shore of Captiol Lake in downtown Olympia, Washington, USA

Sunrise on the Isthmus

Sunrise over mirror-calm Capitol Lake and Puget Sound, Olympia USA.

Happy Independence Day!

Lakefair fireworks over Capitol Lake and the state capitol dome, July 2007.

A gift...

As if the early morning light wasn't gift enough, just as I was framing up this picture, some tiny insect made a tiny splash on the mirror-perfect surface of the lake, and I caught the concentric circles. All that, and there's no wrapping paper to throw away...