Our local celebrity for the past month, a red-footed booby. How did this exotic bird get here? It’s believed the juvenile booby arrived in Port Townsend by hitching a ride on a cargo ship after becoming separated from its flock. It’s hanging out with some Herrmann’s gulls. Will the booby join them on their migration […]
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Northern Pygmy Owl
I rarely see these small and unobtrusive owls and when I do they’re generally sweeping in to pick off a small songbird in our yard. Sometimes they win, sometimes the songbird wins. On this particular occasion I was alerted by quite a commotion of Stellar’s Jays circling a tree. I grabbed the binoculars for a […]
American Pika
A new painting for me, so I thought I’d show it off here on my blog. I spotted this American pika while hiking on Mount Rainier last summer, and the memory stuck. Pika and marmots are two of my favorite cute, higher-elevation critters. Although it looks similar to a mouse, they’re much bigger and […]
My Photos on Exhibit in the Po...
I’m pleased to announce four of my photos are on exhibit in the Port Townsend Library Carnegie Building on the main floor. The library is celebrating its 102nd birthday this Friday October 9th. There will be a public reception from 6:00-7:30, birthday cake and beverages will be provided by Northwind Arts Center. A juried art exhibit […]
Another successful Wooden Boat...
The weekend was perfect for the 39th Wooden Boat Festival here in Port Townsend. Warm temperatures, cool ocean breezes, pretty wooden boats and reconnecting with old friends as well as meeting new ‘friends’ who share in our passion for wooden boats. Wooden boats are special. They’re living crafts, planks swelling and shrinking as they adjust […]
Tulips, Highland Cows and Trum...
It’s been nearly 8 years since Larry and I drove to La Conner for the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. I’d remembered the best fields for photos, the ones with the old barns and outbuildings, with rows of tulips arranged for the best sunlit shots. With my brain on auto-pilot I drove to my favorite field […]