Sequim Lavender Festival 2013

We took Nancy and Christina up to Sequim for this year's Lavender Festival, and it was the best weather we'd had yet. I'm still sifting through my photos, so these will have to do.

We made our way to our rental home in Sequim on Friday night, and woke up plenty early to explore on Saturday. The second place we stopped had a nice u-pick (with a military deal that Catherine couldn't pass up!). She picked her basket and then I put her basket on a bench in the lavender field for some photos. This has potential.

We decided to catch sunset up on Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. Unfortunately Ian got sick which made the time there not terribly enjoyable. The sunset was still pretty, and plenty of deer were walking around to include a little baby fawn still in spots. 

The next day we explored another lavender farm at Leah's request. We were all so glad that she wanted to go because this was the prettiest show by far. They had a couple of acres of lavender, but also plenty of wild flowers and poppies that really contrasted nicely with the lavender.

Whoever owned the farm thought of everything, and included these giant colorful hats for people to walk into the fields and get their photos taken with. So I lined up 3 generations and took some photos. Enjoy!

Marc

Sequim Lavender Festival

It has been a while since I last posted. Since then I've bought a new camera (much smaller and lighter while more capable) which I am still getting used to. I also am forced to use the manufacturer software to interpret the raw data until my usual software gets updated. So for the foreseeable future, you'll see what I get straight from the camera, with only a crop for size. I'll maybe repost my reworks once Lightroom gets updated. Anyways...

Last weekend Catherine and I loaded up the car and drove up the Olympic peninsula to Sequim (pronounced "Skwim") for the Lavender festival. We ended up camping at the Heart o' the Hills campground for the weekend, which was a bit damp, but overall nice. This photo below is one of my favorites from the weekend.

We made our way to 7 or so lavender farms (which smelled awesome, by the way) over the weekend, had lavender-flavored ice cream, coffee, and lemonade. Catherine found a nice field that offered "You Pick" with a variety of different lavender plants to choose from.

Early on that Sunday we drove up to Hurricane Ridge. We practically had the place to ourselves, with the exception of a couple of deer, deep snow piles, and cold wind. Even though is was July, next time we'll bring hats and gloves!

That's it for this one. I'll be posting another set of photos from this weekend. I can't wait to really work those in Lightroom - some of them will be special!

Cheers!

Marc