There are two major parades on Orcas Island each year. There is the Solstice Parade and, then, the Independence Day Parade. Both are a lot of fun. Click on the pictures to be taken to the photo sets for each. Solstice Parade Photos Independence Day Parade Photos […]
The Orcas Island Garden Club persuaded five fabulous owners to share their gardens. This is the annual fundraising activity for the Garden Club. The gardens are in top shape; obviously, thousands of hours of loving work was spent. Click on the images to see the full photo set for each […]
It has been a while since posting anything here. I have been posting images almost daily on Facebook. If you like what you see here, I encourage you to visit my Facebook page where I have been more active. Saturday showed some rain showers over the sea and islands to the west. […]
Our favorite photos of 2016 Larger images can be seen by going to the gallery. The full gallery that we chose from for 2016 is here. Steve’s Favorites Jennifer’s Favorites We don’t know who this youngster is but both of us selected this as our favorite photo of the year. […]
It has taken a long time, but I have started using Facebook. I am generally making daily image posts there. So, if you would like to see what is most current, take a look at: Personal Facebook – Public page where I post a lot of images OrcasArt Facebook – […]
It rained, and the water droplets stayed on the plants and flowers for several hours the following morning. So, here’s a collection of images taken in Eastsound on Orcas Island with many of them featuring water droplets. Some of the ones I like best are here. Others are on my Flickr […]
We were out taking a walk on Saturday, September 24th, and were going past Buck Park when we noticed an unusually large number of people at the skate park. I happened to have my camera with me and decided to take a few photos. Any time you point the camera at […]
Tony Scruton runs the mail boat between Waldron and Orcas Islands. It is a four postal highway contract that he has held for 40 years. Three days a week, he runs a 27 ft boat called the Puffin. This time of year, he carries several cases of Waldron apples on […]
We made another trip to Obstruction Pass State Park. We like to go at low tide. Most of you know that the lowness of low tide varies from day-to-day. The fluctuation here between the various low tides is several feet. That variation is about 7 feet. In other words, one […]
We took a three hour cruise with Deer Harbor Charters. This was our third trip with them, bringing different guests each time. They operate a couple of boats. We rode on the “Pelagic,” which holds 20 people. It is the smaller of the two boats run by the company. In […]
