Victorian Port City

Photo Narrative of Port Townsend, WA

Port Townsend is a city that caught my attention in August 2017. I was living in Bellingham at the time and searching for my next home. This led to commutes between Bellingham and Port Townsend and then later from Whidbey Island.

By the way, some of my stories and poems on Substack were inspired by or take place in Port Townsend. These include, Dim Sun, Zen Voyager, and Oceanic Magic. I was inspired to write The Flowers of Venice and Bus Boy while riding the ferry or visiting PT.

Finding suitable housing was a challenge so the ferry commute became a regular routine for me, at least two days a week. I became a member of the Port Townsend Food Coop and I also opened a post office box in PT because I was sure I would find a home there.

I also spent the Christmas holiday and my birthdays in PT. On one birthday I discovered this colorful house in the Uptown neighborhood on my way to the farmers market.

This garden was on the way to the farmers market. I took a lot of photos that day.

I had the honor of meeting this piglet who wore fairy wings. She garnered a bit of a following at the farmers market. She seemed pleased by the attention.

Don’t ask me to remember the name of this Victorian house except it’s a historic landmark.

I believe this Native American ceremony was at the end of June 2019. It was to honor a totem pole that was placed at the Wooden Boat Center off Water Street.

This Victorian building is a crumbling beauty. The pigeons made it their home.

Port Townsend is a boating community. It hosts a wooden boat festival each fall and is also known for wooden boat building.

I took this photo because of the good lighting and angle. It was one of those magical photographic moments. I experienced many such moments on my visits to PT.