The name is real, Better Living Through Coffee. It features locally roasted organic coffee and a great view of Port Townsend Bay. They serve strong coffee here. By default, their 16 oz. drinks are made with 4 shots. I ask for 12 ounces and 2 shots in my Americanos. They’re happy to serve custom sizes. [...]
I was listening to a jazz station a couple of days ago. I think it was KPLU, although it might have been one of the other jazz stations I stream. The song On Moonlight Bay, sung by Doris Day, got played. I don’t particularly like it. That doesn’t matter. “I was sailing along on Moonlight [...]
One way to beat the heat is to walk on North Beach. As a breeze almost always blows onto the beach off the 55 degree Strait of Juan de Fuca, we have a built in air conditioner. Add sea fog and we actually had to wear jackets on our mid-day walk.
Considering how much of the year the sky here is overcast there aren’t that many opportunities to get full moon photos. Fortunately, July typically turns clear and the moon comes out. Here, it’s a bit after moonrise. This photo was taken over Point Hudson Marina.
When I first came to Port Townsend it was on the ferry from Whidbey Island at sunset. This view is not from the ferry, but Coleman dock. It doesn’t matter. The twilight view of the waterfront felt magical then. It still does 20 years later.
Chetzamoka Park was the place to be in Port Townsend on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people gathered there to hear a concert by the Port Townsend Summer Band. People gathered in layers. The retired crowd brought chairs and sat in front. Families tended to spread out in the shade with picnics.
This isn’t related to anything other than my appreciation of hot sauce. I took the photo to see if I could get the texture of the paper. Not quite, but it does show the print dot pattern. Frank’s was the original hot sauce used in Buffalo Wings. For more closeup photos visit Lisa’s Chaos.
