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.
Summer days
Category: Photos by Kay
Things to do
This is a magnificent willow I have intended to return to view in better light. Still working on that one.
Port Townsend landmark
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.
Just grass
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.
Plot with a view
This is one of our small local graveyards. Some of the headstones feature pioneer families whose names are familiar street names in Sequim. As you can see, it has a lovely view though there isn’t as much snow on the mountains these days.
Is this my good side?
This little peepster looked like he or she was giving me a pose. I think it may be a fox sparrow but in the absence of a confident identity I’ll call it an LBJ, Little Brown Job.
What brings you joy?
I’ve been wondering lately what people are doing that brings them joy. You know, simple things that make you happy, give you some moments of pleasure.
A friend tells me she recently unearthed some of her daughter’s children’s books and plowed through her favorite series. DH messes around with his boats. My crafting buddies are making beautiful greeting cards to stay in touch with family and friends. I love watering my garden and watching it grow.
After DH brought home some fresh raspberries I made Dutch babies, a simple dish made with eggs, flour, and milk that cooks up a little like a souffle and forms a thick custardy pancake in the middle. That’s plain yogurt under the raspberries so it isn’t overly decadent. I’ve served it with other fresh fruit and even just maple syrup. It’s a simple pleasure that I make infrequently enough that it’s special.