Small boat sailing off Fort Worden Beach

This fellow was sailing off the beach by Fort Worden. I was intrigued by his odd sail and rigging. It looked like he was having a lot of fun.

Hay bales in the Chinese Gardens

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.

Drying fronds on a fern

This was taken during a photography workshop that Keith Lazelle gave to the Port Townsend Photo Club on Saturday. Keith is a superb nature photographer who has done a lot of photography for The Nature Conservancy and other organizations and businesses. It’s going to take some time to absorb all the material he covered.

Tide run-off islands at Fort Worden

The retreating tide left these wonderful sand islands along the beach, between which the water trickled out.

A school outing lets boys loose on driftwood

It is probably impossible to let boys loose on a beach and expect driftwood to stay in place. These guys were part of a school field trip from the Shoreline School District, near Seattle. They were loosed on the beach at Fort Worden.

Attending a "bike blessing" in Fort Worden

May 1st, Reverend Pamela Douglas-Smith, minister of the Unity Church of Port Townsend, had a ceremony out on Point Wilson, in Fort Worden, during which she blessed the  motorcycles of a number of  local riders. The event was sponsored by Grey Wolf Ranch as a fund raiser for the Chimacum Valley Veterinary Hospital’s animal rescue program.

Linked to Weekend Reflections on Newton Area Photo.

Point Wilson Reflection

You’re not seeing a pond or lake in front of the lighthouse. That’s a puddle of over-spray from waves topping the breakwater at Point Wilson Lighthouse. I spent some time trying to catch a dramatic shot of the spray and didn’t get anything I liked. Then I turned around and saw this. The shot was taken about 15 minutes after sunset.

To see some other nice reflection photos try Newton Area Photo Weekend Reflections.