Old apple tree by abandoned farm house

Throughout the area you can find evidence of old farms. In some cases you’ll see mature apple trees and maybe the stones of a foundation. Some buildings haven’t quite disintegrated that far. I guess you could call this the picturesque stage of decay.

Picnic table yearning for busier days

Behind Dragonfire Video on the corner of San Juan and 19th Streets sits this forgotten picnic table. Before the video store occupied that location, we had Provisions Deli. On a lovely spring day like today it was a treat to grab lunch and eat it here. Looking west offers a delightful view of Kah Tai Lagoon.

Jesus is Lord Sign

This sign is a main landmark on Irondale Road. The gas station has been closed for decades. Regular is listed at 34.9. While the old pumps rust, the gas station building and the sign get periodic fresh coats of paint.

Abandoned truck

This old truck sits tucked in against the firs on one of my regular walking routes. It’s a Studebaker, which I didn’t know even made pickups. Looking at the body styling, I’d guess that it was made in the early 50′s. There are quite a few abandoned vehicles to be found in the area, left on empty lots and dead end dirt roads.

El's old truck.

El Shoat was a Port Townsend fixture. He moved here after WWII and set up a farm. Our property, that’s our house in the background, sits in what was once his horse pasture. El passed on last year in his late 80s, quietly, after feeding his horses in the morning. This old truck just sits there, reminding us all of El.