Jen Liu, left, poses in a picture frame with a bundled of lavender as family members Mike Liu, 12, and Licai Liu, all of Silverdale, take photos at Meli’s Lavender near Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jen Liu, left, poses in a picture frame with a bundled of lavender as family members Mike Liu, 12, and Licai Liu, all of Silverdale, take photos at Meli’s Lavender near Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO GALLERY: Visitors check out Sequim’s lavender, embracing the purple

SEQUIM — Thousands of visitors from across the Olympic Peninsula and beyond made their way to the fertile fields of Sequim this weekend, the annual lavender pilgrimage.

Sequim’s Lavender Weekend celebration is in its third and final day today.

Madison Haney of Montlake Terrace snips lavender buds at Martha Lane Lavender, a participating farm on Sequim Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and surrounding areas. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Madison Haney of Montlake Terrace snips lavender buds at Martha Lane Lavender, a participating farm on Sequim Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and surrounding areas. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Yujia Bian eats lavender ice cream while standing in rows of lavender plants while Jason Wang takes a photo. The duo from Lynwood were visiting Purple Haze Lavender Farm in Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Yujia Bian eats lavender ice cream while standing in rows of lavender plants while Jason Wang takes a photo. The duo from Lynwood were visiting Purple Haze Lavender Farm in Sequim on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bee Chu, a volunteer at Kitty B’s Lavender Farm, trims bundles of lavender in the farm’s drying barn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bee Chu, a volunteer at Kitty B’s Lavender Farm, trims bundles of lavender in the farm’s drying barn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rayne Cole, 12, of Sequim cuts lavender stalks during her visit to Lost Mountain Lavender Farm on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rayne Cole, 12, of Sequim cuts lavender stalks during her visit to Lost Mountain Lavender Farm on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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