On Wednesday, when I was in Anacortes, I was surprised to see diesel for $3.99. The last time I saw it priced at $3.99 was more than 6 months ago in Junction, Texas. It seemed to hang at $3.99 for the longest time. Passing the $4 mark had the most affect on me. After that, $5 and more didn’t phase me. There is a Shell oil refinery in Anacortes. So, my first thought was is Shell trying to give Anacortes a break? Then, on Friday, I saw diesel for $3.95 in Stanwood, a small town you pass through on the way to Camano Island.
It is so unusual to see prices go down. Once prices go up, they tend to keep going up. I am crossing my fingers that this pricing is present elsewhere in the west, especially in California, where it is traditionally the highest.
There are a lot of madrone trees in this area. They have reddish bark that peels away to green. It is a tree mainly seen in the west.
The roadside berry stands may have closed for the season, but there are still wild berries all over the place. At Iverson Spit Preserve on Camano Island, they are almost consuming the trail. From the scat seen along the trail, a lot of animals are enjoying them.
Heron in a cabbage gone-to-seed field above; below, a heron in some driftwood at Iverson Spit Preserve.
Saw a group of three hawks hunting in farm fields in Stanwood. Almost ran over one as it swooped down to get its’ prey in a corn field.
