Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Here is one of the views that greets drivers arriving in Sequim from the east. It has an everyday look that doesn’t distinguish it much from other small towns. But, for me, as the road opens out from forest to open prairie it’s a bright welcome home. This view looks north. The Strait of Juan de Fuca is in the far distance. What you don’t see to the south are the stunning Olympic Mountains, which are anything but everyday.
The Oak Table Café is one of our favorite spots for breakfast out. Mind you, there are some fine breakfast restaurants around here. But click on the link I’ve provided and take a look at the Oak Table breakfast menu. It’s not a budget option but they use a lot of fresh, local, and “from scratch” ingredients and there’s a nice selection.
The upside of taking walks between rain squalls is the chance to see occasional patches of blue. This marshy area at Dungeness Recreation Area is filling up nicely though it so far hasn’t suited any ducks, which are no longer hunted here.
We’re getting caught up on rainfall. It’s been a challenge lately to take a walk and come home dry. The fun part is our daily paper, The Peninsula Daily News. A copywriter now makes the daily weather forecast capsules fun to read. Last night: “Showers keep tapping.” The forecast for today was “Breezes belabor Peninsula.” Friday: “Sun muscles past clouds.” Smiles break out daily.
This rooster stands proud outside Over the Fence, a nifty downtown store. After we moved here and hadn’t yet done a lick of landscaping I teased my husband that we should buy the rooster to spruce up our property. DH’s aesthetic is clean lined, modern, and minimalist. Very non-rooster, which only served to fuel my pseudo longing.
I don’t even know if he’s for sale. But doesn’t he look like he wants to come home with us?
The ghost sign on the side of Sequim’s grain elevator has been partially painted over. In the days when the elevator was operating, from the 1940s to the 1970s, the Clallam Co-Op boasted “every member a field man.”
Big cities have towers and skyscrapers that define their landscapes. Sequim, with its deep roots as a farming community, has its historic grain elevator. Built in the 1940s it’s the tallest structure in Sequim. Railroad tracks once ran by this granary that functioned as the Clallam Co-Op until the 1970s.
The upper portion of the building now serves as a communications tower and there is a Mexican restaurant at its base. I rather like its corduroy look.
Update to this post on 4/12/14: The restaurant at the base of the elevator was closed on March 3, 2014. The owners are attempting to sell the property. If they are unsuccessful the property is destined for public auction as a trustee sale on April 27, 2014 according to an article in the Peninsula Daily News.