Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
I found this old sign months ago at the Sequim Museum and Arts Center.
I showed you the old Flippers restaurant here in 2017. It’s been closed for years now.
It’s hard to read the prices on the menu above but these days you’re not likely to find a four piece chicken dinner with salad, egg roll, and JoJo potatoes for $1.75. Nor a piece of pie a la mode for $.45.
I’m guessing that this may be a golden crowned sparrow. I hope that its identity may be confirmed by better informed birders.
There is a very pretty overlook above the John Wayne Marina with spots for picnics and a sidewalk that opens up to views of the marina and Sequim Bay.
Benches allow wanderers to stop and take in the scenery. In the foreground here is Sequim Bay. In the longer distance is the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The trees here are glorious in autumn They’re just beginning to turn color now.
There was a perfect day late last month when getting out on the water seemed just the thing to do. We went to the John Wayne Marina to have a look.
Sailboats were outside the breakwater in Sequim Bay.
Inside the breakwater other boats were coming and going, many of them returning from a day of fishing.
And, if you’re wondering, yes, the marina is named after that John Wayne. He spent summers boating here and eventually donated the property named after him that became our marina. His family still owns property around the marina.
Our air quality has not improved lately. The fires in Oregon have fed a huge plume of smoke off the coast that has blown north to us. Our air quality is classified somewhere between “very unhealthy” and “hazardous.” If COVID-19 weren’t keeping us home, this certainly is.
It is devastating to think of the disruption to lives, property, and the beautiful wildlands of the west. I hope you’ll keep the first responders and those affected in your prayers.
Cows seem very expressive to me. And the long, long eyelashes! I caught this one mid-chew.
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This was taken near a small harbor last November on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores Islands. The light on Terceira formed strong memories.