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This weather pattern sure has had some nice side effects, with some real nice days thrown in after the deluge(s) –

 

Nice out

 

 

It’s got lots of us behaving like it’s springtime –

 

Daffodil

 

 

Daffodils! Didn’t they hear what the groundhog had to say last week?

 

 

 

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More from the zoo

The heron was looking none too pleased with the results of his attempts at poaching the penguins’ lunch –

 

Heron

 

 

The penguins were laughing at the heron –

 

Penguin

 

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 –

 

Kangaroo

 

The Grey Wolf was not hiding from anyone –

 

Wolf

 

It’s cause he know the lion was sleeping –

 

Lion

 

And the bear was just behind the lion on the way to Sleepy Town –

 

Bear

 

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 –

 

Eagle

 

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 –

 

Facoln with lunch Peragrine Falcon PLEASE I'm eating here

 

 

Love the colors in (of?on?) the peacock –

 

Peacock

 

Then it was time to quit monkeying around and clear out of there –

 

Monkey

 

Thanks to the critters and Woodland Park Zoo, you’re the best.

 

 

 

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Hi Jamie!

Who?

 

Who

 

 

Or is it HOO?

More from my visit to the zoo tomorrow.

 

 

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Pretty bleak out

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 –

 

Danger

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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Maggie

This is/was non-productive –

 

Maggie

 

 

Always fun to watch.

 

 

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Everyone sees something different

 

What do you see?

 

Weekend

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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Fish tales

“No, really Dave, it was THIS BIG! And just when I got him up to the boat, the hook popped outta his mouth and he got away.” –

 

Fish tales

 

 

“Sure it did, Ralph, sure it did.”

 

 

 

 

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Waste

How does your municipality waste your money? Mine did it with this –

 

Waste

 

 

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.

 

 

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There it is again

That perfect Seattle winter type of day –

 

Peaceful spot

 

 

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.

 

 

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What to do?

When you’re off work and bored? Well, this never gets old –

 

Dreamlifter

 

 

Thanks Boeing. It’s not like I was going golfing in a 50 degree drizzle….

 

 

 

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