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The Olympic Marmot

The Olympic Marmot

Olympic Marmot Adult This is one of my favorite times of the year. Summer has finally arrived in the Olympic mountains and the sub-alpine meadows are  an array of vibrant and fragrant wildflowers. The timing was perfect but my plan for photographing the flowers took a backseat when this furry marmot family on the windswept mountain slope captured my heart […]

Wooden Boat Festival!

Wooden Boat Festival!

There’s a saying up here in the PNW that summer begins July 5th, notoriously July 4th is cool, windy and rainy. But this year the sun god blessed Seattle with an amazing warm and sunny day, perfect for attending the annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union in Seattle. Over 100 wooden boats from dinghies to […]

Capitol Campus

Capitol Campus

In the 18 years I’ve lived in Washington I’d never been inside the state’s capitol. We’ve driven by it dozens of times, walked the streets and lake around it but hadn’t taken the time to visit inside until this week. Wednesday was the perfect day, a beautiful 70 degrees and no commitments. So we dropped the top on the car […]

Dosewallips (doh’-si-wall-ips)

Dosewallips (doh’-si-wall-ips) River Hike

  Spring has finally arrived in the PNW with temperatures nearing 70 degrees (those of you in the south can stop laughing). Spring fever has us taking advantage of every nice day for camping or just day-hiking and last Sunday we opted for the Dosewallips River Trail. Dropping the top on the Miata (for the […]

Sidonie’s Cooking Classes

Sidonie’s Cooking Classes

For the past three weeks I’ve had a wonderful experience attending and photographing Sidonie’s ‘Indian Cooking Class’ series in Port Townsend. The series consists of four classes each focusing on a different area of India. I have learned a great deal from her about the foods of each, the warmer, heavier cooking in the north […]