Have a Happy and (safe)New Years Eve!

We're experiencing a nice rainy end to 2007.

Living in the shadow of a National Park attracts quite a few people who love trucks.

I caught this just before the birds took off, they must not like being photographed!

A beautiful sunset to end Christmas Day.

Some beautiful costumes and photos from a local production of the Nutcracker.

Merry Christmas!

Happy Christmas Eve!

A different take on the Christmas tree at Cottage Queen.

A classic shopping situation at Alley Cat Boutique on First Street. The men have the couch while the ladies do their last minute Christmas shopping.

A festive front yard on West 8th Street.

Oh...our Seahawks...what is there to say.

"A driver who lost control of his car early Saturday morning damaged five vehicles including his own, a fire hydrant, a light pole and a duplex on South Cherry Street." Peninsula Daily News

More art from Gales Addition, this was painted last year.

A golden elephant has appeared in Gales Addition. The owners of Curtis Interiors had this specially made for their shop.

Last night the Irish Tenors visited Port Angeles, it was amazing! They have pure, beautiful voices that moved many to tears. Hopefully they'll include us on their next tour!

The bread has arrived!

Our branch of the North Olympic Library System is a beautiful place. It was built about 10 years ago.

A dry peaceful place at City Hall.

A view of Mt. Baker from Port Angeles.

Sunset on Ediz Hook.

George Washington keeping watch at City Hall.

Boats tucked in for the night on Ediz Hook.

It's a Merry Christmas at the Coast Guard base.

The snowline is inching it's way down the Olympic Mountains.

Metal art silhouette on Front Street.

Yesterday was a day for boots! Our area had extremely rainy weather that caused damage and power outages. All of western Washington was hit hard by this storm.

Swains General Store is a little slice of Port Angeles, all under one roof.

A pretty red tree at Necessities and Temptations, downtown by the ferry dock.

December Theme Day - Bridges
Our town has two main bridges that are being replaced. This is all that is left of one of them.
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Another view of First Street, Christmas has arrived in Port Angeles!

A festive window display at the store Baby Grand.

Port Angeles has a fairly large collection of public art, especially for a town this size. This piece has a little coin collection box for continuing support.

Christmas decorations are starting to show up around town.

Winter landscaping in the Northwest.

The new Gateway Transit Center is starting to take shape.

Have you sent off your Christmas cards yet?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Frozen turkeys chillin' in the freezer, but not for long!!

Finally! This drive by mailbox was recently installed on Front Street. I only know of two other places in town with these. The main post office on First, and another in front of Taco Time on First. Do you know of any more?

One more photo from the same area as yesterdays post. It is quite a beautiful little valley. With mountains to the east and water to the west.

A view of the Olympics from Four Seasons Ranch.

Some lighting options at Thurman supply.

I love this little sign, it has probably been on the fence for decades.

The remnants of Halloween.

The Dream Playground at Erickson Park.

Happy Veteran's Day
to all of those who have worked to keep us free.