Putting the wind to work | Whidbey News-Times

Putting the wind to work

Photographer John Fisken snapped a few pictures of a surfer on Monday.

December 1, 2020 1:30 pm

Storm Surfer
John Fisken photo

A surfer makes the most of recent stormy weather buffeting Whidbey Island by hitting the water off West Beach on Monday and putting the wind to work.

Photo by John Fisken

Photo by John Fisken

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