Against a blue April sky, the iconic spires of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City are reflected in the modern glass skyscraper that towers in tandem behind it.  

The top the iconic Seattle, Washington, landmark, the Space Needle, is set against a sky so light the picture appears to be in black amp white. This most recognized city landmarks was originally built for the 1962 World's Fair.  

On the southern shores of Orcas Island on Buck Bay, one finds the tiny, bucolic town of Olga, where - it seems - the little country store will be "open soon"!  

Some call it camel humps, I call it the Bosom of Orcas Island a perfectly formed double-humped hill that abuts Mount Constitution in the Moran State Park of Orcas Island, Washington State. 

In a perfectly manicured field, surrounded by the trees and hills of Orcas Island, Washington, a deep red apple barn sits waiting for its autumn harvest.  

In the picturesque Roche Harbor on San Juan Island, the largest island in the San Juan Archipelago, the impossibly still water of the marina makes for a perfect canvas to reflect the many harbor boats. 

In Howe Art compound on Orcas Island, Washington, one of the San Juan Archipelago islands, a bucolic setting is found tucked in the green moss, delicate wild flowers, and artfully places rocks in this appealing garden.  

At Blue Moon Farm, a working farm that doubles as an inn on Orcas Island, Washington (of the San Juan Archipelago), the lush gardens and gorgeous rural landscape are traversed by this charming country road.  

A gaggle of feisty geese strike pose while chattering in a chorus of curiosity, surrounded by lush gardens and their chicken, rooster and turkey compatriots at Blue Moon Farm on Orcas Island, Washington.  

In the forests off Cascade Lake in Moran State Park on Orcas Island, Washington, this primordial, Eden-like setting includes bright green ferns and fallen trees, centered by the soft flow of a cascading waterfall.  

Against the backdrop of mountains, and framed by the green and gold fields, a large green mansion is tucked into the forest that fills Crow Valley on Orcas Island, Washington State. 

In the waning orange sunset, a lone sailboat heads north on the President Channel that hugs the western coast of Orcas Island, Washington, creating what is a quintessential and iconic view of this astonishingly beautiful place.  

The rustic landing above the dock offers this view of charming boat marina at Deer Harbor on the west coast of bucolic Orcas Island, Washington, (in the San Juan Archipelago). 

The charming boat marina at Deer Harbor on the west coast of bucolic Orcas Island, Washington, (in the San Juan Archipelago), is captured in the reflected blues of sea and sky. 

The setting sun shines gold on the wheat grass surrounding a bench and old fishing platform at the end of Cormorant Bay Road and above the President Channel on the western coast of Orcas Island, Washington.