The Rainbow Colors of the Salish Sea
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
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
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....
Insectivore Birds Part 2
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...
Deep River Road – A Book begins a Journey
Words and Photographs by Joel W. Rogers
October 17th 2022 Cape Disappointment State Park.
Once again, my 1999 Subaru and I are doing what we were...
Critters
Photography by Joel Rogers. Click on any image to go full screen.
Fall Color
Just a shot showing the first sign of fall. A branch turns first on this oak.
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—...
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...
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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...
Garth Hudson’s PT Performance Remembered
An update from Charlie Bermant: I first published Garth Hudson’s address with encouragement to write him and then this address was picked up by...
Fort Núñez Gaona
In 1792, Spanish colonists, led by Lt. Sálvador Fidalgo, constructed Fort Núñez Gaona on the shore of Neah Bay. Named after Admiral Manuel Núñez...
The Good News: Puget Sound Herring
Spring on Puget Sound is about gardens bursting with tulips and daffodils, white sails set against glistening blue seas, and massive, shimmering schools of...
Brazilian music in our “little village”
We are republishing this article from last year as we begin the 2024 Centrum Choro workshop.
Some years back a Brazilian musical friend stated "we...
