Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Another thing I like about this time of year is that the songbirds are back. Their music fills the air. This little Pavarotti held a lovely concert the other evening. (The zoom on my new camera is great but this shot isn’t as steady and sharp as I’d like.)
“Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” David Attenborough
The native Nootka roses are in bloom which makes this one of my favorite times of the year. In addition to being delicately, wildly beautiful they are fragrant with a soft, heady, delicate scent.
These roses grow like weeds. Bushes of them can be found anywhere that conditions are right, which is, really, a lot of places.
I took these shots with a new camera I picked up recently, a little lightweight Lumix. My bulky, heavier SLR was often lounging at home on my daily walks. After I missed the latest eagle shot it was time to remedy the situation. I expect this new pal to come along more regularly. So far I’m pretty happy with it, especially since I’ve yet to crack open the manual.
I admit it. I haven’t tried to figure this one out. But I just don’t get the attraction of skull decor. It’s a thing. I’ve seen them a lot. Tattoos, decals, embroidered or drawn on clothing. The ones above, in my opinion, are pretty artistic.
Really, is this the thing: Unafraid of death? Fine.
But at least for me I think it sometimes takes more courage to truly embrace life.
It’s not universal but most trucks are generally considered “his.” At last weekend’s Irrigation Festival car show there was a trio of trucks that, by the look of them, are probably “hers.” The pink is a giveaway.
The touches of pink extend into the engines. It looks like somebody’s having fun.
There was a small cadre of Fords represented at the Irrigation Festival‘s classic car show last Saturday. This truck sat alone in the rain.
It was a stout little number, almost like something you’d see in the cartoon feature film “Cars.”
Across the empty parking lot this Mustang brigade lined up, ready for admirers.
There was a classic car show yesterday as part of Sequim’s annual Irrigation Festival (a celebration of channeled water that allowed farming to start here over 120 years ago). As is fitting for such a celebration, it rained. On top of that, we went late. There weren’t many cars still there but the ones we saw were interesting. Like this three wheeler.
It was pretty tricked out.
This piece of land juts out at the base of the bluffs at Dungeness Recreation Area. It’s taken a beating over the last year and is a fraction of the size it once was. We’ve paid attention to it because from time to time it’s been a perch for a passing eagle and lots of seagulls.
Here’s what it looked like about 18 months ago when we were shocked to discover a photographer and model had scrambled onto it for a photo shoot.