This was the scene at Dungeness Landing earlier this week.
Author: Kay
Going, going. . .
It’s time to take long looks at my favorite trails in the Dungeness Recreation Area. Though some trees and shrubs are evergreen, lots of roses and other foliage are deciduous and will be shedding their leaves soon. It’s pretty year round, but changing leaves also mean the weather won’t be quite so friendly soon.
Coming soon
Nash’s Farm Store, a local institution, is moving to a new, larger location. The exact opening date hasn’t been announced yet, but next month is being mentioned. The present store is pretty small, and part of it doesn’t seem like much more than a well-anchored tent but it offers good seasonal local organic produce.
Nash’s Store currently offers produce from Nash Huber’s 300 acres of farmland around the Sequim region. The new store will bolster this produce with other regionally grown items, meat, baked goods, and even beer and wine, making it a useful go-to location, especially for residents in the northern Dungeness area of Sequim where there aren’t any stores to speak of. There’s an inside grocery area that’s entered on the left side of this photo, a covered area where I’m guessing produce will be offered, and also paved parking.
The edge of the new parking lot is finished with this, handprints across the entire edge of the paving. And a dog has also left its prints.
Here are photos from inside the current store.
Remembering
The events of September 11th took place a long way from Sequim, but the world is very small and we are, all of us, very connected.
Roadside view
I love the evening light just before sunset. Sometimes things look almost like they’ve been dipped in honey.
Frog tenants
I’ve noticed tiny frogs sunning themselves on our deck, first one, then two, then three. A dish garden of sedum seemed to be offering them a pleasant place to live.
They aren’t much bigger than a thumb and their markings make them appear to have a big smile. I thought we only had a few bright green ones until I watered on a warm, sunny day and counted at least five that were disturbed by an unexpected shower.
Two of the frogs sported stripes and dots and touches of bright green, making me wonder if this is an adult stage of the others or if we have two kinds of frog tenants. Any amphibian experts out there?
Olympic Mountains
The views of the Olympic Mountains from the Dungeness Recreation Area can be heart-lifting. This is a springtime view. Despite our winter snowpack that was 200% above normal, not much snow is showing now on the north peaks. I’m sure it will be back soon enough.