Liberty, our Bald Eagle--high atop a Mercer Island snag

So, we survive the 8 mile drive through the deluge from West Seattle and make it safely to Mercer Island--smack dab in the middle of Lake Washington. We dart into the store for our two tubs of ice cream. Then, as is often the case in my life, I remember that I have a letterbox to 're-place' back in a local park. If we don't get it back in place today, it won't likely be replanted for weeks--so we HAVE to do it now! So, leaving the ice cream to melt in the car, we dash the 1/2 mile to replant the letterbox. From the time we departed West Seattle, drove the 8 miles through the driving rain, through the time we purchase the ice cream and actually reach the park where the letterbox resides, about 30 minutes have elapsed. Notice the blue sky in this photo??? Yes, if we didn't like the partly cloudy skies about 2 hours before this, or the driving deluge less than 30 minutes before this, then we absolutely HAVE to love the clear blue sky that emerged after the deluge. Yes, if you don't like the weather in Seattle, just wait 30 minutes!!!

By the way, this is our resident Bald Eagle perched high in his/her snag near the hiding spot of our Calkins Point letterbox I so wish I had a better telephoto lens on my camera. :( Each summer, we watch the Navy's Blue Angels fly through the skies with our Bald Eagle buddy, Liberty--here in his/her snag!!!

By the way, the ice cream survived our trek!!! ;)