Skywatch Friday: October Surprise

This week we pan a bit to the left to watch the sunrise over Kiket Island in Skagit Bay.  The spotted pattern of the clouds initially caught my eye.  I continued to watch for the next forty minutes.  The fall and winter sunrises here fascinate me, so I will probably bore everyone to death with them.

Then, after three days of rain, wind and overcast, the skies cleared and evening gave us a nice sunset.  While my sunrises are back-lit, the sunsets are lighted from the front: