Goodbye to Winter – Part 2
It's not always gray and dreary during Northwest winters, but it usually is. Northwesterners don't just hibernate but relish in the gloom. So...
Summer Surprises
The joys of summer fade with the approach of the autumn equinox. Summer is a time to revel in unexpected plants and animals on...
A Day on the Dungeness
Rainshadow founding member and professional photographer Joel Rogers spent a recent day on the upper Dungeness River, luckily finding the light "just right". Go...
Our Local Baby Birds
Feature photo: Mallard Duckling at Kah Tai Lagoon
All photos by Wendy Feltham.
One of the delights of summer in Port Townsend is noticing baby birds...
Seaweed Splendors
Spring brings warmer and longer days, and suddenly our local beaches are festooned in brilliant red and green seaweeds and brown kelps. “When the tide...
Arbutus menziesii in the Rain
Honoring Archibald Menzies and the trees he named in scientific literature.
Port Townsend Pets
Pets are in the news! This week alone the New York Times had a story about a trained mink in Utah and a report...
On the hard: Thea Foss
From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories
Movie Stars, Depth Charges and Tugboat Annie: The Story of the Thea Foss
I still can't think of...
Spiders are Special
Spider Web Colors
Lasers? Northern Lights? Woven belts? No, this is a spider web. Lately I’ve been fascinated with one of the eight-legged arachnids—...
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Bill Curtsinger’s Voyage: Camera to Coffee
New Photo Exhibit Coming to Grover Gallery
Fifteen years ago, Bill Curtsinger drove a rental car into Port Townsend, hoping to reconnect with an old...
Who the Heck was Juan de Fuca?
The recorded history of the Pacific Northwest begins four-and-a-quarter centuries ago, when two grizzled, gray-haired sailors met up in Renaissance Venice and struck up...
Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Spiders are Special
Spider Web Colors
Lasers? Northern Lights? Woven belts? No, this is a spider web. Lately I’ve been fascinated with one of the eight-legged arachnids—...
