The sculptural, angled light at sunrise establishes the color palette for autumn leaves.

As the days grow shorter and nights stretch longer and cooler, we are comforted by orange and black as we sit beside the fire.

Within our broad swaths of deep evergreen forests, Whidbey Island presents pockets of intense color.

Within our broad swaths of deep evergreen forests, Whidbey Island presents pockets of intense color.

A weathered, worn fire hydrant is magically transformed by the glow of a burning bush (euonymus alatus) at South Whidbey High School.

Sherman Farm pumpkins and jeweled spider webs set the stage for Halloween.

Yellow grape leaves at Whidbey Island Winery contrast with the blue and green windsock and a 12th Man scarecrow.

A Seahawk supporter struts his mutt at Bayview Farm and Garden.

Puppies, forever young

A child frolics in treefall from the bigleaf maple.

But childhood ends, and we transition from entertained to entertainer, and pursue adult pastimes.

October winds stir up a favorite pastime: to windsurf with migratory birds at Double Bluff.

Fall richness provides time for harvesting Pinot Noir at Spoiled Dog Winery.

An early snowfall calls for a brisk walk with the dogs and announces the coming of a joyous Winter.