SEA to ATL

This is a picture I took flying back to Atlanta from Seattle. It shows a contrail from a plane during a December sunset.



This was a very unique situation where I was able to see a contrail from three sides. Usually when most people see contrails it is from the ground looking up. In this case I saw it as our plane approached it and then from behind and finally from the other side... by the time I got my camera ready we were flying away from it.



Same flight just outside of Seattle and just above the low clouds surrounding the city and Mt. Rainier.



You can see the snow blowing off the top of the mountain with the stronger winds at higher elevation.



This is a picture I took a couple days before flying back to Atlanta. The Argosy coming back to the Kirkland dock.

Fall in Atlanta

Here are some fall pictures I took while on a little nature walk. Incidentally the trail head is only about one hundred yards away from work. The leaves change very slowly, so the fall season is a slow process. I’m told spring is similar in that trees and flowers blossom at varying rates making the season feel longer.



So far, the wildlife I have encountered has been reserved to birds and insects both of which I saw on this walk.




The Cardinal adds some vibrant color to an already active scene.




This is the Chattahoochee river. It was definitely muddy when I first started working during the last week in September when record rain pounded Atlanta. On this day, it had me dreaming of a nice summer day along the banks.