Port Townsend's annual Uptown Street Fair

Port Townsend hosts more than it’s share of festivals and events. With Fort Worden Conference Center, Centrum and the Northwest Maritime Center between them hosting something almost every weekend of the summer, we have tourists here every weekend attending something. With all the focus on visitors, it’s nice to have an event that is hosted by and for locals.

Port Townsend’s annual Uptown Street Fair cordons off two blocks on Uptown’s main intersection and features booths, the Farmer’s Market, music and a parade. Its funky, low budget and friendly.

On the lawn of the Port Townsend Rec Center we have the Port Townsend Summer Band and a face painting booth.

Port Townsend Street Fair

Jefferson County Courthouse Clock Tower

Two clear evenings in a row and I feel like I’ve been set free. I’ve missed the special light of twilight. Photographers call the hour after sunrise and the one before sundown the golden hours. I actually like the hour after sunset. This was taken at 10pm, about 50 minutes after the sun dropped below the horizon.

Port Townsend Library

The Port Townsend Public Library started construction in 1913 with a Carnegie Library Foundation grant. It enjoys the highest per capita usage in Washington State.

As you can see it also has its share of poppies.

Fresh organic vegetables at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market

Artichokes, leafy and root veggies are what’s available now at the Saturday Port Townsend Farmers’ Market. Well, there are all sorts of products made with locally grown foods, but this is what’s fresh.

Jefferson County Courthouse at sunset

I took this photos a couple of weeks ago. In my spare time, I used Photoshop to remove the power lines and poles.

Glowing clouds behind Jefferson County Courthouse

Last evening offered up one of the most intense and colorful skies I’ve ever seen. I wish that I’d have taken my bigger camera to capture the light but being on crutches for the next week or two makes that a bit difficult. So the new Canon S90 proved its worth by capturing this shot of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

Lawrence Street before the Rhody Parade

The Rhododendron Festival parade is our one annual parade. People take getting seats seriously. At a quarter to 7 in the morning, most of the available seats for the upper parade route were already set out and taken. The parade was at 1 pm.