Tag: Carrie Blake Park

Carrie Blake Park

Spring in the Japanese Garden

If you’re looking for a burst of spring color in lovely gardens, a bench to sit on and relax in a soothing atmosphere while listening to great music, then look no further than our local gem, Carrie Blake Park.

But if you’re looking for a softball field, or a place to play soccer or shuffleboard, or pickleball, then you’re in luck as well. The list of available options at Carrie Blake is impressive and unexpected for a park of its size, especially in a city of ~8,000 residents! And to visually minded people like me, who love to capture it all with a camera, it can’t be beat…pack a picnic lunch, grab a camera, and go!

Sequim Irrigation Fest

Yippee! The Joy of Getting Sudsy in the Strait Up Foam Event

Although I’d planned to upload a photo from our trip to Florida today, I’d forgotten about the Sequim Irrigation Festival. So like any good citizen of Sequim, I rushed right over to Carrie Blake Park and while there, I’m so glad I had the chance to photograph this little one (with her parents permission, of course) having the time of her life while getting well…irrigated!

And although I missed the earlier events, I did hear a few notes of what sounded like Big Band Music, one of my favs, so I was hoping it would continue, but apparently, it was a practice session prior to the Sequim City Band performance later in the day. If you got to listen in, I’m sure it was delightful.

But if, like me, you missed any of the fun, the Grand Finale Weekend is coming up next, May 8-10th, with a lineup of events, including a Historic Walking Tour, Golf Tournament, Classic Car Show, a 5k and 1-mile run, Sequim High School’s Operetta and the finale, a Grand Parade with Royalty, Dignitaries, festival floats, bands, and much more from Washington on the final day, May 10th, to celebrate the lifeblood of Sequim, water!