I was struck by how well this multi-stemmed leaf cluster was draped on the fence.
June 27, 2009. Calabasas, CA.
Monthly Archives: September 2009
dreaming happy
Axel (née Max) and Eddie often snuggle in the top of the cat tree. There’s not a lot of room, and Eddie’s a big cat, so we’re soon going to need a new tree.
September 27, 2009. druid labs pnw
the orange boat snake
Looks a little sloppy, but way better than I could manage.
September 13, 2009. Wooden Boat Festival, Pete Townsend, WA.
gift from the gulls
Gulls often drop clams onto the stones in the Kala Point lagoon’s inlet, breaking them open so the birds can feed. This one was dropped too close to the water line of the incoming tide and the gull abandoned it. Not so the crabs, who quickly discovered the god’s gift.
“Nature, red in tooth and claw”, In Memoriam A.H.H, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
July 16, 2006. Kala Point lagoon, Port Townsend, WA.
traffic backup on wa-20
The Kala Point beach, sculpted by a gentle tide and wind.
For those of you outside the Puget Sound area, WA-20 is a highway that is, in part, a ferry route (Pete Townsend/Keystone). We can see the ferry from the Kala Point beach as it arrives and departs Pete Townsend.
June 22, 2006. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, WA.
sex ed demo
burgundy sails
In a sea (bay?) of white-sailed boats, these burgundy-browns stood out. They remind me a bit of Futurama’s Dr. Zoidberg’s crest when he’s angry.
September 13, 2009. Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, WA.
the sunset sail
Heading back to port, after an afternoon’s sailing. Seen from the Edmonds-Kingston ferry.
July 6, 2008. Puget Sound, WA.
snuggled
Cushions on a couch at our friends, “The Little A’s”. Kinda like The Little A’s themselves…
June 26, 2009. Calabasas, CA.
patrolling the perimeter
Two older couples watch the boats sailing out near Admiralty Inlet.
September 13, 2009. Point Hudson, Port Townsend, WA.
a school of slugfish
This is the back end of a large red slug, arion rufus, that I came across while moving a garden sprinkler. Even though they’re called “large red”, they can be one of several colors. This one was about 3″ long when fully extended, although in this shot the slug has scrunched up and is about 1″ from side to side.
September 12, 2009. druid labs pnw
bow wave
A wood rowboat, moored at the Point Hudson Marina during the festival.
September 13, 2009. Wooden Boat Festival, Pete Townsend, WA.
surfing natalie’s bowl
Looks like he’s hanging eighteen, Moondoggie!
(The bowl is from Redtail Glass Works.)
September 17, 2009. druid labs pnw.
the tachyon accelerator
This boat is built to be light: it looks like it was skinned in canvas that was then sealed. And there were no nails, screws, or bolts, just the lashings on the ribs. Tucked in on the left is the paddle, and down the middle are foot rests.
(Tachyons are hypothetical subatomic particles that travel faster than light.)
September 13, 2009. Wooden Boat Festival, Pete Townsend, WA.
max
Max is the latest addition to the druid labs menagerie. He’s 12 weeks old, and still figuring out what the dogs are. He and Eddie seem to be OK with each other, but not yet ready to gambol and frolic.
September 16, 2009. druid labs pnw
greetings from pete townsend!
Or some sort of postcard-slogan like that.
Some of the smaller boats in the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival go sailing past the newly-opened Northwest Maritime Center. This was taken from the Center’s balcony. You’ll be seeing more photos of the festival over the next days, you betcha.
September 13, 2009. Pete Townsend, WA.
i believe you mentioned… dinner?
Edgar AP, posing in mid-groom.
August 24, 2009. druid labs pnw
that demon water
Gonna steal your soul, take you straight to hell, it will.
September 13, 2009. Point Hudson, Port Townsend, WA.
princess smuggles
Our friend Natalie. She got to wear the tiara.
(Everyone does. Don’t tell her…)
October 5, 2008. druid labs pnw
shadow boxing
It’s fall, and the European garden spiders are busy. Their webs are all around the house, mostly up high for better snaring – but occasionally low enough to trap humans. And yes, it does appear that the spider in the close up is warning me away!
September 12, 2009. druid labs pnw
days in the life of druid labs 