The Mountain...

Sharing with Ana's Earth Wonders where the theme all month is Nature...

By zooming in on the space at the end of the cul de sac where I live I can see Mt. Rainier, barely.  

Usually she is highlighted in pastel colors in morning or evening, but many a day there is a circle of clouds crowning her brow.  In this photo the sun is shining on her northeast side.  She comes out many times a day, no matter the weather unless it particularly is a dismal period.  Very few days go by when one doesn't see her from one angle or another at many intersections, hillsides, or while driving on the freeway.  It is amazing how many people have a personal view of her from their back yards or upstairs windows.  At times, she appears as clear as a bell, magnified and oh, so close; other times she seems much farther 
away in the distance than she really is.  


Everyone agrees she is beautiful in the 
spring for her meadows of wildflowers, in autumn for her multicolored treeline, and for her 

showy snow whiteness in winter, when her entire face if covered.  All year hikers traverse her.  Lately the earth has shaken beneath her as she is close to one of the major fault lines in Washington State, but she has been dormant for many, many years.

I feel privileged to have this peek at her from my mailbox, however the wires stringing across the photo take away from the scene.  Anyway, I decided to blend in the profile of  the famous Suquamish Indian,  Chief Sealth,  as his people believe mountains have spirits and he does look quite handsome looking over his kingdom from the sky, I think.  I left the sepia tones on purpose and added a little smoky blue texture.  Thousands of photos of Mt. Rainier abound so this will win no prize, but it's nice to
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