Photos of My Port Townsend » Nature

Paper Wasp Waking From Hibernation

michael — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:49:30 +0000

Here's looking at you

Found an old paper wasp nest by the side of the road. We took it home and brought it into the greenhouse, expecting all the residents to have already departed. When the nest began to warm up, this wasp began to move.

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michael — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:47:14 +0000

Moss grows everywhere.

I love how moss will grow just about anywhere. Here we see the top of an old fence post. That’s quite the little garden growing there.

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michael — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:19:43 +0000

Old bird nest in rose patch

This birds nest only became visible after the leaves from the rose bramble dropped off. I walk by this often. The red berries are rose hips.

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Making Waves

michael — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:59:51 +0000

And the wind keeps coming

This is the breakwater below Larry Scott Trail. The water is Port Townsend Bay. The spray splashed up the 8 feet up the breakwater up to the trail. This is just normal winter wind.

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Frost and Fog

michael — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:51:08 +0000

Smoke on the water

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been on a wood photography mission. This photo was taken at the intersection of Cape George Road and Hastings.

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Don’t Go Out in the Woods Tonight

michael — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:05:23 +0000

Spooky Woods!

It was a dark and stormy day in the woods of Fort Worden.

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The Rain Returns to Port Townsend

michael — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:26:56 +0000

The dry spell is ending

This is a La Nina year, which is supposed to bring Port Townsend more rain than normal. Ironically, this December has been the driest on record. The split jet stream that has sent storms north and south of us is supposed to end it’s divergent ways, bringing us the normal wet winter weather. That doesn’t mean a white Christmas, just a rainy one.

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