Veterans, Scouts and others gathered Tuesday morning at Causland Memorial Park to acknowledge Veterans Day 2025. Host of the event was the American Legion, with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members also participating. Over the past several days veterans were honored with a Sunday parade, Commercial Avenue flags, the Causland Park event and a program/dinner […]
I encountered these two on the way to the car the other day. I think they were dejected upon discovering all of our apples are gone. “Sorry, but then you did have a delicious fall crop.”
Domination: Anacortes High School football, 2A District Crossover Playoffs here in town Saturday night. Seahawks were hitting on all cylinders, shutting out the Ridgefield High School Spudders, 35-0. Congratulations Hawks! Kudos to players and coaching staff.
Among many Veterans Day tributes in Anacortes each year is a display of photographs in front of Anacortes Middle School on “M” Avenue. Images of dozens of military veterans are displayed in preparation for Veterans Day. This year: Tuesday, November 11.
Shining on the horizon this afternoon was Mt. Baker, as viewed from Seafarers’ Memorial Park. Ramp to small boat launch in the foreground.
It was a wet win for Anacortes Friday night in Burlington: 28-3 Seahawks over the Burlington-Edison Tigers. The Hawks led from the start, most of the offense on the ground due to driving rain. 13-0 end of first quarter. 21-3 at halftime, 21-3 at the end of the third. Hawks scored again with just over […]
Jennifer Bowman brings an assortment of landscapes, seascapes and florals in acrylic as featured artist at Scott Milo Gallery in November. Bowman has added a bin with an assortment of small originals on panels. Also showing from November 7-29 are gouache landscapes and seascapes by Charlene Hall; soft pastel landscapes by Deborah Henderson; wall mount […]
Our hike near West Beach at Deception Pass State Park last week yielded images of the naval aviation variety. The first photo features a Growler and a bald eagle atop an evergreen. These images feature two Boeing aircraft: the P8 Poseidon and the EA-18G Growler. Both planes fly out of NAS Whidbey in Oak Harbor. […]
Visitors to Deception Pass State Park, viewed from trail above Little North Beach. Bridge visible in the distance.
It has been rare for me to spot a hawk at Ship Harbor. I was treated to this Cooper’s Hawk opportunity Wednesday in the afternoon sun. WAY up in a tree.
I don’t know the life cycle of a ladybug, but I was pleasantly surprised to find this tiny beauty in the garden this morning. So petite.
A recent trip to Seafarers’ Memorial Park yielded this photo of a sailboat on Fidalgo Bay.