Detail from "Rain Dance," an original quilt by Sherrie Spangler

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival


I'm a few days late blogging about the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, which was last weekend. It was my first time there and it was a lot of fun.

There were hundreds of wooden boats, from tall ships and steamers to canoes and kayaks and even gorgeous wooden paddleboards.
 


If you want to build a ship,
don't drum up the men to gather wood,
divide the work and give orders.
Instead, teach them to yearn
for the vast and endless sea..."
-
Antoine de Saint Exupery




Many of the boats sported colorful flower arrangements, and the picturesque town of Port Townsend was filled with bright hanging flower baskets.

 

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing --
 half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
          - Spoken by Ratty to Mole in Wind in the Willows
 a children's book by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)
 

Wooden kayaks against the brilliant blue sky.



Have a colorful day
 

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