Photos of My Port Townsend » Tumbledown and Rusted http://myporttownsend.com My Port Townsend - A City in Photographs Tue, 22 May 2012 08:25:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Chain Closeup http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4444/ http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4444/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:53:00 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=4444 closeup photo of chain in Port Townsend's Cape George

Chained

Another closeup. I just love the rust on this old chain.

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]]> http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4444/feed/ 1 A Shell of a Corner Store http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4410/ http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4410/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:27:09 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=4410 Photo of burned out Port Townsend corner store

No longer the corner store

This old building sits at the corner of F and San Juan Streets. A fire gutted the structure and blackberries reach out to overwhelm the structure. Several people have wanted to build on the corner but economic conditions halted the plans.

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]]> http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/4410/feed/ 2 The Barn Next Door http://myporttownsend.com/in-the-garden/the-barn-next-door/ http://myporttownsend.com/in-the-garden/the-barn-next-door/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:43:32 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=3509

The world seen through a wine glass

I’ve been working this barn for a couple of years. There’s always something new.

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Barnacle covered time in Port Townsend Bay

There’s nothing lovely about a barnacle encrusted tire uncovered by low tide. Yet I spent about 15 or 20 minutes walking around the scene taking photos. I suppose the play of shadow and light across the water and the simplicity of the scene intrigued me. Still does.

This is a Watery Wednesday Post

]]> http://myporttownsend.com/on-the-water/old-tire-as-flotsam/feed/ 1 Picture More Snow in Port Townsend http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/picture-more-snow-in-port-townsend/ http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/picture-more-snow-in-port-townsend/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:24:53 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=3218

Snowscape of ruined shed

Snow is a big deal for us here in Port Townsend, actually for the whole area. Seattle TV news showed seemingly endless footage of snow accumulations and fender bender accidents. Having come of age in the mountains of Utah, I have trouble relating to the fear and awe that a few inches of snow engender in people around here.

For me, this is an opportunity to take different photos. This picture is of a tumbledown shed on the corner of Landes and 22nd streets. I walk by it fairly often and have wondered how to get a good shot. When I saw it today the image just leaped out at me. My walking partner got a bit impatient as I worked the scene, pacing back and forth, stooping and extending the camera as high as I could reach. I think it was worth it.

]]> http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/picture-more-snow-in-port-townsend/feed/ 0 The Old Apple Tree http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/apple-blossoms/ http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/apple-blossoms/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:08:07 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=1803 Old apple tree by abandoned farm house

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.

]]> http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/apple-blossoms/feed/ 0 Picnic Table http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/picnic-table/ http://myporttownsend.com/tumbledown-and-rusted/picnic-table/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:43:16 +0000 michael http://myporttownsend.com/?p=1773 Picnic table yearning for busier days

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.

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