Sitting atop San Juan Island, I could see across to Orcas Island as a storm moved in from the channel. I set my camera shutter to a longer exposure, and got lucky enough to capture one of the strikes from cloud to ground.
One of the few broadleaf trees in Oregon that doesn't lose its foliage during the winter, this myrtlewood grove and ferns made for a wonderful vivid green contrast to the reddish brown soil.
