Photos by Tag: summer
Summer’s end
These sailors motored up Guemes Channel over the past weekend, making the most of remaining summer days. The shore of Guemes appears in the background.
Sweet summer rose
Even though the summer sun has sent us looking for shade on occasion, our roses have flourished. It seems that it was only a couple of weeks ago the rose bushes were bare. Today, blossoms are opening by the dozens. Apples are coming on, too, so there are treats for the eye and for the […]
A rosy summer
Anyone with a rose garden has to be happy with this summer’s weather, which has produced wonderful, spot-free blooms. A little rain never hurts,however, and raindrops on petals tend to draw the photographer in close. Close enough for a beautiful shot and sweet aroma…
Huck and Tom
Take two boys, a beautiful summer evening and a town like Anacortes, and you’ve got the makings of the kinds of childhood adventures that inspired American author Mark Twain. These two friends arrived at the Seafarers’ Memorial dock just in time to watch skipper Shane Aggergaard of Island Adventures take the turn around Cap Sante […]
Sunny smile
Six-year-old Emma Knutson became part of a classic American tradition Thursday when temperatures in the eighties prompted her to set up a lemonade stand on Commercial Avenue. Her hand-lettered sign read: “Lemonade, 10 cents a cup.” After a couple of hours of business in front of Aunt Marianne’s shop, Emma went next door to the […]