This weather pattern sure has had some nice side effects, with some real nice days thrown in after the deluge(s) –
It’s got lots of us behaving like it’s springtime –
Daffodils! Didn’t they hear what the groundhog had to say last week?
This weather pattern sure has had some nice side effects, with some real nice days thrown in after the deluge(s) –
It’s got lots of us behaving like it’s springtime –
Daffodils! Didn’t they hear what the groundhog had to say last week?
The heron was looking none too pleased with the results of his attempts at poaching the penguins’ lunch –
The penguins were laughing at the heron –
Ask my New Zelander friend why he’s hiding behind the tree, and he’ll tell you it’s because they’re all a bunch of criminals –
The Grey Wolf was not hiding from anyone –
It’s cause he know the lion was sleeping –
And the bear was just behind the lion on the way to Sleepy Town –
Amazing any of them could get to sleep considering all the racket the Steller’s Sea Eagle was making. Larger than a Bald Eagle, and with one heck of a voice, (not to mention the clamps on his feet and the can opener attached to the front of his face). There was not enough separating me from this one, so click, click, boogie it was –
Then there was the Peregrine Falcon, who quite simply is a bad-ass! Another situation where there was nothing between my carcass and the bird of prey. Thankfully, his trainer was there with lunch, and thus I was spared –
Love the colors in (of?on?) the peacock –
Then it was time to quit monkeying around and clear out of there –
Thanks to the critters and Woodland Park Zoo, you’re the best.
Rains were in charge today. Never really let go of their hold. Made the whole day look like a hangover. And some party-pooper city employee in charge of protecting us from ourselves preventing lawsuits against the city/county/state had to remind me that monkeying about on the seawall was a no-no –
At least they asked nicely.
Otherwise I was climbing up there and doing back flips and handsprings and stuff. I got that in my repertoire.
They couldn’t have stopped me ya know.
What do you see?
What I see is a light at the end of the long path I’ve taken this week to get to my hard earned weekend.
Now I know you’re thinking, ‘Wait, it’s Monday knucklehead, what’re you talking about weekend?’
To which I say, ‘It’s use it or lose it time at the ol’ gristmill. I think I’ll go ahead and use it.’ Which means my first week of work in February consisted of exactly ONE day. Awesome, huh?
Now, what to do with the next 7 days……? I vow to be completely nonproductive. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll keep you posted.
How does your municipality waste your money? Mine did it with this –
Whispering Willow Park. Well, 90% of it anyway, there’s a couple more benches just out of the frame. And yeah, that’s it. Tucked between two houses, and behind the supermarket. And all I can do is ask myself – ‘What did that cost?’
Don’t get me wrong, I like parks and all. This is not a park. This is a walkway. You can’t throw a ball around in this park. You can’t play with your dog in this park. You have one option, walk to a bench and have a sit. This is not the first park in this town of less than 100 square feet of usable space.
What a waste. In so many ways. I hope the mayor gets a nice plaque engraved with her name on it for all the future generations to see.
Rant over, back to what you were doing.
That perfect Seattle winter type of day –
Nice in that it clears out all the fair-weather types and I get the whole place to myself.
I know, kinda selfish.
Kinda peaceful too.
Totally calm.
All good.
When you’re off work and bored? Well, this never gets old –
Thanks Boeing. It’s not like I was going golfing in a 50 degree drizzle….