Sunrise over Saratoga Passage
Sunrises and sunsets from islands out over the water are a special part of living in the Pacific Northwest.
Sunrise over Saratoga Passage
Mardi Gras Carnivale Celebration at Museo Gallery in Langley
Museo Gallery offers intriguing art and an occasional party for the locals of Langley on Whidbey Island. One such event is their annual Mardi Gras / Carnivale celebration. Guests are invited to dress up extravagantly. There is food, drink, lots of people spilling out onto the street, […]
Snow on Olympic Mountains from Ebey’s Reserve
The winter season’s first snow was starting to accumulate on the Olympic Mountains. An otherwise dark clouded morning broke through with some sunlight across the Olympic Mountains, as seen from Ebey’s Reserve National Historical Monument area in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Patterns of light danced, and then were […]
Star Wars themed Gingerbread Village at Seattle Sheraton
With the impending release of the new Star Wars movie “The Force Awakens”, Star Wars mania even spread to the 23rd Annual Gingerbread Village at the Seattle Sheraton. This annual charity event serves as a friendly competition between a select group who go all out in creating food-based sculpture.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in Seattle
Macy’s sponsors and runs its famous Thanksgiving Parade the day after Thanksgiving each year. It’s Black Friday shopping day after all, so it gets lots of people downtown. The parade offers a classic range of sights and sounds: waving people, candy throwers, the mayor, dancing troupes, marching bands, […]
Renaissance Fair at Greenbank Farm
The Renaissance Fair at Greenbank Farm on Whidbey Island is a fun, eclectic day of small town performances, music, food, crafts, and occasional surprises. There are also wandering people in costume, animals, and good people watching. Check out the messy pie eating contest, corny jokes from the announcers, […]
Oregon Country Fair in Eugene Oregon
The Oregon Country Fair, located on a forested farm west of Eugene Oregon, is a great weekend spectacle of low tech camaraderie, performance, and art. It occurs each summer, powered year around by a devoted group of artsy and outgoing celebrants.
The fair occurs mostly along an interconnected series of […]