Yellow leaves covering the street

A windy night stripped many of the leaves off the trees on Lawrence Street, Uptown.

Rowing Scull Storage at the PNW Maritime Center

These are sculls, not to be confused with skulls, which are so popular this time of year. They are very fast team rowing boats. These are stored in the new Northwest Maritime Center, in Port Townsend.

Japanese Maple Leaf Bouquet

The gallery Artisans on Taylor has several of these hanging, hand-blown glass vases in front of the shop.

Stormy skies over Port Townsend Bay and Union Warf

Lots of dramatic weather lately. In the two dry hours of the afternoon, I caught this shot of Union Wharf.

Thanks, Marty for catching my bad spelling.

Fall color in the wetlands

Across the road from the golf course, at the western  juncture of Discovery Bay and Cape George Roads is a small lake. It doesn’t have a name, which is a bit odd, as every other wet spot in the county does. Wild cherry trees surround the lake, glowing red in the fall. A few big-leafed maples punctuate the color with yellow.

Early morning at the gas station

I used to do a lot of cross country driving, both for work and pleasure. There’s a feeling of arrival when pulling into a lit gas station after driving for long stretches on the dark highway. I still get that feeling even when I’ve simply gotten up early and driven across town.

Sun breaking through the clouds on 29th Street.

Yesterday dawned dark and wet. An hour after sunrise it hardly looked like the sun was going to make an entrance all day. Puddles filled the streets as a steady rain blanketed the morning. Then around 5 pm, when it looked like the whole day would stay gray, the clouds broke and the town glowed bright and fresh.