Photos of My Port Townsend

This little fellow was not happy with mom’s boring coffee drinking at Better Living Through Coffee.

I see this photo as a metaphor. An ornamental garden needs to work all year, not just when the showy blooms are out. This is a convoluted way of approaching the photos on this blog. When I started, I didn’t have much of an idea where this was going. I saw lots of photo opportunities [...]

May peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing throughout the coming year.

Some years it’s easy to get into the holiday spirit, some not.  This is one of the not years for me. I’m trying to photograph my way into some Christmas spirit by taking holiday related pictures. If nothing else, poinsettias are colorful. Click photo for larger view.

Port Townsend is pretty far north. We can actually see Vancouver Island, British Columbia from several points in town. That means that we have wide seasonal variations in daylight length. I think of this time of year as the dark. In midsummer I can walk without a flashlight at 10 pm. Now it’s dark by [...]

Happy Thanksgiving and may all of you and yours be welcome wherever you go. Click on photo for larger view.

It always amazes me when people pull boats out of the water and leave them to fall apart. A wooden rowboat like this is not cheap, though you could probably purchase this one for very little. Click photo for larger view.