OH SH—!

Bear, we think  –

 

 

And yes, bears do poop in the woods. Or wherever is convenient.

 

 

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Another boat ride today

I’ve been on more ferries this year than in the last ten years combined. Today I headed out to Kingston for a adjustment to the seat heater on the motorcycle. Typical Seattle winter day aboard the MV Puyallup –

 

 

 

 

The Teutonic Plague looking out over the bow –

Once at the shop, they tore into the seat, while I strolled the grounds and took photos of stuff. Like this windmill weathervane –

And The Whizzer –

I’m not into Harley Davidson motorcycles like some people are, But I can appreciate what others see in, and do with theirs. Like ostrich covered fenders –

Or killer paintwork on the gas tank –

The clock was ticking, and the rain clouds were getting darker. If I wanted to beat the rain, I had to fly out of there and catch a boat home, just like this gull –

Although I was ill prepared to take this shot properly, I do like the composition of it. I think it sums up Seattle nicely; Taken from the top deck of the ferry boat, the downtown skyline in the distance, the grey blanket of clouds, the sun poking through on the mountains in the distance, and some cat out motoring around in his sailboat on Puget Sound in November. Yup, that’s Seattle in a nutshell. Next time I’ll try to take a better photo. No promises –

That was my trip to Kingston today. And yes, the seat heater now works. Just in time for winter….

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Stocking up for the winter

It’s visible everywhere you look these  days –

 

 

Either that or they just had a tree removed and kept the leftovers. Stuff won’t burn for another couple years.

 

 

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Tailing off now

The Fall colors anyway. The rain and wind are conspiring to dump all these leaves in the yard, in the driveway, and in the pond –

 

 

We’ve got nothing to complain about compared to the folks back East. Hope they cope as best possible.

 

 

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Who is this holiday for anyway?

Seems the non-children in the neighborhood are having as much fun as the kids –

 

I like this guy’s hiding spot.

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Woody stopped by today

She is a Pileated Woodpecker  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pileated_Woodpecker

She’s awesome to see, and a bit of a hard subject to photograph, although I did manage a few decent shots –

I have seen a couple in the neighborhood, but mostly in the wooded areas. She sat there and chipped away, and had a little feast. She was even content enough to let the humans get in their cars and drive away, with just one eye on them. Hope she and her mate make a habit of it, maybe even finding the suet in the back of the house…

Clearly the phone pole is infested and my tax dollars will be required to replace it before it falls on the house.

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Life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so they say

Here in Seattle, it’s all about the rain. So, as often as it rains, there’s bound to be a rainbow every now and then. Right? Right –

 

 

It’s hard to take a photo of those rainbows. I gotta work on that. Anyway, it’s the lemonade, from today’s lemon weather.

 

 

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I’ve warned you, and I’m not kidding

I was reminded not to use the flash in Barley’s face. It was a subtle reminder. Something along the lines of; ‘These are the paws, with the claws, that I will use to rip your face off if you blind me with that camera flash again’. Then he struck this pose –

Sorry about the poor lighting, but I know what’s good for me….

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No work today, just relaxing

And what’s more relaxing than a walk in the park? Well I’m sure there is a ton of more relaxing stuff, but that’s what I did today, so we’re working on that premise. A couple shots  that summed up the park, and the perfect fall day we’re having –

 

Playing hide-n-seek with the sun today

 

Stay on the path!

 

This big boy was grabbing all the sunlight he could

 

Strangest drinking fountain ever

 

A relaxing Fall day in the park, summed up

 

 

 

 

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OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!!

It may sound harsh, but it had to be done –

 

They are now safely drying in the greenhouse.

We’ll cook them later.

I think.

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