I have shown photos of this pond before, but the clouds are always different. This day they were particularly dramatic.
Cloudscape
Alders and Marsh in Autumn
Alders are a lot more tolerant of wet ground around their root systems. The foreground is a very wet, marshy area that the alders can encroach on, but the firs and hemlocks can’t tolerate.
Floating Reeds
I don’t know what kind of reeds these are (hard to tell from the photo) but they sure made an interesting pattern floating on the small pond near the ‘entrance’ to Sol Duc Park. Sol Duc Park is about 7 miles up the Sol Duc Trail, most of the way to Heart Lake and part of the very popular High Divide Loop in the Olympic National Park.
Patterns in Water
I don’t know what the botanical names are for these algal growths… my degree was in geology and biology or botany weren’t required. But they make great patterns along the edge of this marshy area.
This was taken at Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island, SE of Port Townsend.
Reflections
I was walking around Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island (just SE of Port Townsend, WA) and it was awfully wet. The area is close to sea level, just off the beach, and at the base of a bluff. I think the water that pools up just sits on top of the brackish groundwater. I liked the reflections it provided.
