Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
I’ve driven past this sweet little flower stand before but not at the height of summer when it’s been filled with beautiful bouquets. It’s a delight.
Everything was fresh and beautiful, including vases full of vibrant dahlias. I was taken with this mixed bouquet.
The stand is next to a sweet house with spectacular, well-tended gardens. And a sweet, friendly dog named Tucker.
Hummingbird contemplates crocosmia blossoms and other weighty matters.
Nine years. Nine years ago today I started blogging as Sequim Daily Photo. So, you see, here’s my celebratory anniversary cupcake from That Takes the Cake.
And here’s a link to my very first post.
Our lavender season is winding down. Most lavender is harvested at its peak, either sold in fresh or dried bouquets or distilled into essential oil used for many purposes. In normal years the annual Lavender Festival is a big draw.
This is a magnificent willow I have intended to return to view in better light. Still working on that one.
I found a couple of photos in my archives of the Post Office, Customs House and Court building in Port Townsend. It is an imposing sandstone block building that took about eight years to build. Plans changed. Final cost of the structure was just under $242,000.
Opened in 1893, it was the first federally funded post office in Washington state. In the center left of this shot is the entrance to the post office, one of the finer examples of a U.S. Postal Service structure I’ve seen in quite some time.
Here’s a link to more information on the history of this building.
Some of the grasses in the Dungeness Recreation Area are almost reaching shoulder height these days. It’s pretty as it sways in the wind, which it invariably does the moment I try to aim a camera.