Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
The Clallam County Rodeo is offered twice during the County Fair. This year we went on Saturday night and the grandstands were packed. There were hometown favorites riding and a few of the cow boys and girls were truly talented youngsters. The bull rider in the bottom right shot was 14 years old and I don’t think the girl on the bottom left could have been much older. And, believe it or not, the bronc rider on the top left walked off the field on his own.
Last month I posted several shots of Bill’s Snow Cones after we met Bill at Fort Flagler State Park. We recently saw him in Port Townsend. You get to see him again because I hadn’t gotten a shot of this side of his mobile snow cone van. It really is quite a sight. He’d barely turned off the engine before photographers began snapping, me included.
Last week we camped at a beautiful, historic state park – Fort Flagler, on Marrowstone Island. Surrounded by other campers and a hearty dose of nature, we didn’t expect to encounter this roving van of serendipity as we walked to the beach: Bill’s Snow Cones.
He couldn’t be accused of cutting a low profile amongst the RVs, trailers, and tents.
Bill is a self-appointed snow cone goodwill ambassador. He goes where his mood and his tricked out Volkswagen van take him and he cheers the people he meets, one snow cone at a time. Gratis. Two free cherry snow cones and a raft of snow cone stories later, we walked away happy. Thank you, Bill.
I want these shoes. A performer – Kate Lynne Logan – wore them at the Juan de Fuca Festival last weekend.
If I had them, would I wear them? I dunno. But I’d certainly try clicking my heels, saying “There’s no place like home!” and seeing where I wind up.
Here are more shots from the Juan de Fuca Festival. Here’s the fiddler from The Burren Boys, left, the group that kicked off our day yesterday.
I loved the music. If you want to hear audio clips, check out the Juan de Fuca website for links that will lead you to performer music. But I also loved the visuals. This was a play of light against Anna Tivel, a gifted musician, singer and songwriter.
Here’s Anna in the flesh.
There used to be a bumper sticker that read, “Use an accordian, go to jail.” Music snobbery, now dated. This woman from The Barbary Ghosts from San Francisco rocked it with sea chanteys, ballads, and drinking songs. I was completely taken with the beautiful detail of this accordian. It wasn’t your father’s accordian, that’s for sure.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, time for the annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, four days of live music, dance, and art. It kicked off yesterday. We love that you can get front row seats if you arrive early and hear music until your ears get full. We’ve heard great local and regional groups in addition to bigger names from further afield. Four days of virtually nonstop entertainment.
The Shook Twins from Portland, a terrific act with great music.
We’ve had some beautiful weather lately. We broke a record last week with 80 degrees F. The warm days haven’t continued, but blue skies keep breaking through each day. That’s fine by me.