Photos of My Port Townsend

I’ve neglected rural Jefferson County this year and focusing mostly on Port Townsend photos. Last weekend, the local extension of Washington State University sponsored a tour of local farms. This isn’t one of them, I’ll post a photo of that tomorrow. The farm tour did get me out into the county, though. This picture is [...]

This is Thimble Berry McKee. Okay, the photo is totally schmaltzy. But, it’s impossible to not take pictures of such a great new addition to our life, even if such photos are too cute and sentimental. Kittens are too cute. It’s part of their job description. Besides, this gives me an excuse to plug our great [...]

This barrage of color is the inside of On Common Grounds in Chimacum. It started out as just another coffee stand with a few packaged baked goods. Now, a couple of owners later, it features some of the best baked goods and lunches in the county. The coffee is pretty good, too.  Everything is made [...]

It’s funny how many times we can look at something and not really see it. This dragon statue is in the kids’ playground in H.J. Carroll Park in Chimacum. I’ve walked past it hundreds of times. Last time I was there I finally saw this view of the dragon where it looks like its headed [...]

The title international airport sounds impressive. You’re seeing the main kind of airplane that the airport services, a single engine Cessna. All that the international name means is that it is possible to clear U.S. Customs here. With Canada only 35 miles away, we do get international traffic.

Last week was sunny and warm, the perfect weather to bring local hay and straw fields to harvest point. While the obvious place to see cut fields would seem to be out Chimacum way, the Chinese Gardens in Fort Worden State Park got their cutting too.