Brazilian music in our “little village”

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We are republishing this article from last year with updates for the 2026 Centrum Choro workshop. Some years back a Brazilian musical friend stated "we...

Seaweed Splendors

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Spring brings warmer and longer days, and suddenly our local beaches are festooned in brilliant red and green seaweeds and brown kelps. â€œWhen the tide...

Summer Surprises

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The joys of summer fade with the approach of the autumn equinox. Summer is a time to revel in unexpected plants and animals on...

Kelly Doran’s views of Port Townsend

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Port Townsend artist Kelly Doran has spent a number of mornings sitting in downtown PT, sketching out views of the city and bay while...

The Rainbow Colors of the Salish Sea

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The Solstice finally arrived, yet our days are still short and often gray. It’s a good time to remember the rainbow colors in our...

Getting a Little Squirrely

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Squirrels are fascinating, and we have 25 species of the Squirrel Family in our region, according to David Moskowitz’s Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest....

Beach Eggs – PART 3

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For Part 3 of my series on Beach Eggs, we’ll look at different vertebrate eggs, all photographed on beaches in or near Port Townsend....

Beach Eggs – Part 1

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Cover Photo - Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis) In this four-part series we’ll look at some little known wonders of the Salish Sea by examining the...

Insectivore Birds Part 2

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Here’s the second of a two-part series on insect-eating birds. In Part 1 I wrote of the importance of insects, and described some of...