[Leica] IMG: First outing in 3 months

[Peter Klein]

The State of Washington has reopened its state parks. We are still 
keeping away from other people, But "they" are now saying that outdoors 
is fairly safe as long as we keep our distance. So, we went on our first 
outing since early March. Destination: Deception Pass State Park, about 
1.5 hours drive north of Seattle.  It was wonderful to get out of the 
city and into nature, and feel like human beings again.

Deception Pass is a saltwater channel between two large islands. Tidal 
currents can run in either direction, the setting is beautiful, and 
there's a bridge over it built during the Depression, with help from the 
Civilian Conservation Corps. The bridge is undergoing maintenance right 
now, but is still open. Here are a few shots from our visit.

A diving sea lion, taking advantage of the currents that funnel fish 
into the central channel:
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Me, appropriately attired:
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Katya and Tilly.  My wife refused to be photographed with a mask. Here 
we far well away from anyone else, so the masks were off:
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I thought this driftwood log looked like a Tardigrade (Those cute 
microscopic"Water Bears").
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A speedboat doing what speedboats do:
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Taken with my Olympus E-M5, which remains blissfully unaware of its 
impending orphan status, plus Panasonic 25/1.4 or Olympus 45/1.8. Enjoy!

--Peter