Well. I didn't intend to go this long without blogging. I got busy at the beginning of the school year and had additional stress in the lead-up to the US presidential election. And, let's just say the stress has been increasing ever since said election took place. So I haven't been feeling very inspired. At the same time, I wanted to post some pictures for my own benefit, at least.
After visiting Alaska last summer, while we were still on the west coast, we went to Sequim, WA to visit my aunt and uncle. They chose well as a place to live; it's beautiful with pleasant weather. An interesting feature of Sequim is that it is famous for growing lavender. Dairy farming had been the mainstay of the economy, but they pivoted to lavender (I would probably remember when this had happened if I had not waited so long to write this post!). There are multiple lavender farms in the area, and we were lucky enough to be there during their lavender festival. In fairness, not every member of our party thought this was a happy coincidence, but I enjoyed it. I think it comes down to your tolerance for crowds. I don't love crowds, but living in an urban area, I found the crowds associated with the lavender festival to be less stressful than my daily commute.
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| View from our Airbnb in Sequim |
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| Field of lavender |
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| Close-up of lavender plant |
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| Lavender drying |
