Port Townsend hosts more than it’s share of festivals and events. With Fort Worden Conference Center, Centrum and the Northwest Maritime Center between them hosting something almost every weekend of the summer, we have tourists here every weekend attending something. With all the focus on visitors, it’s nice to have an event that is hosted by [...]
Karen told me to go look at the Calendula beside the house. It has some beautiful gradations of color. She was right. I also found the detritus that collected in the center of the flower interesting. According to Wikipedia, Calendula (pronounced /kəˈlɛndjuːlə/ Ca-lén-du-la), Pot Marigold, is a genus of about 12-20 species of annual or perennial [...]
Late August and early September marks the peak season for visiting boats that anchor in Port Townsend Bay. A Weekend in Black and White photo.
The Wooden Boat Foundation Chandlery resides inside the Northwest Maritime Center. In the back of the Chandlery is nestled Aldrich’s Galley, a nice place to stop and refresh yourself when visiting the Maritime Center and the east end of Water Street. Name: Aldrich’s Galley Address: 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA Hours: 7 am – [...]
Boats are romantic. Some boats, especially sailboats are beautiful. The sad truth is that boats are a lot of work. Here we see a fellow hosing down his boat in Point Hudson Marina. In the background is the Northwest Maritime Center. Last evening the Center opened its first juried photography show, On The Water: An [...]
I’ve walked by these sunflowers for many days and kept wanting to photograph them. I noticed the last time I walked by that they were starting to fade. I stopped to take the shot thinking that the title for the photo would serve a dual purpose, referring both to my passing by and to their [...]
It was a beautiful and calm night. The moon was out. As I do, I went down to the Boat Haven to shoot yet another reflection of the boats with the moon. See Watery Wednesday for more water related photos.
