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Willow Creek MAX

A mid-day appointment meant a different MAX station in the morning. I almost forgot to get off at the right station on the way home.

Northwest weekend

Owen Beach at Point Defiance Park, photo courtesy of Suzi

Suzi and me riding from Seattle to Bainbridge Island

Seattle in the distance, coming into Eagle Harbor

This past weekend, Suzi treated me to a weekend in the Sound. We stayed in Tacoma, at the same place we’d stayed a few years ago.

We got much-needed rest and explored Point Ruston and Point Defiance Park. A ferry ride to Vashon Island sounded like a good idea.¹ We visited the lighthouse at Point Robinson Park and ate in Vashon.² On the ferry ride back, we were one of eight vehicles. There’s not a lot of people headed from Vashon Island to Tacoma late Saturday night.

The next day, we decided to head to Seattle. Somehow we ended up in West Seattle, along Seacrest Park. I’m sure the view of downtown would have been spectacular if the tops of the buildings weren’t dipping into the clouds. Since we were already pretty much there, we stopped by the Alki Point Lighthouse, then headed back downtown where we caught a larger ferry to Bainbridge Island. We walked downtown, exploring a cool little bookstore, some fun little shops, and the local art museum. After eating, it was time for the drive home.

Thank you, Suzi, for a fun birthday weekend!

Did you know that people just sit in their cars on ferry rides? That’s like not looking out the windows when riding an airplane. Some people… ;-) ↩
After deciding not to wait 3 hours (!) for a table at May Kitchen. Seems a reservation there is a good idea. ↩

A view from seat 27F

Snow on Southern California's Transverse Ranges

Yesterday I had the opportunity to fly to LA for a day-long client visit. Of course, I sat by the window and took pictures. It was nice to be in the air again. :-)

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

A man dies when he refuses to take a stand

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. --Martin Luther King Jr.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

May today be more than merely a day off work, but a day to consider how society treats all of its members and to ask, “What is right? What is true? When do I speak up? Where do I take a stand?”

On the MAX

On some mornings, MAX is empty.

Pioneer Courthouse

Pioneer Courthouse viewed from the speakers’ podium in Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Good morning, Portland!

Jumping off MAX, I headed to Starbucks. On the way, I was distracted by the beauty of Portland.

Mmm… :-)

Coming into the station

Waiting for the eastbound MAX, the westbound train headed into the station.

I’m looking forward to longer days and brighter mornings.

My favorite photos of 2018

Sunset at the The Needles at Cannon Beach

Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building

According to my yearly practice, here are a few of my favorite pictures I posted here over the past year. A couple of these actually have people in them. Sadly, I took only one of these in the second half of the year, and that was July 4th. Cannon Beach accounts for 40% of these.

Having posted more than nine pictures to Instagram this year, my “top nine” actually might have some significance.

It’s clearly time to take more pictures…

The pics are from the following posts: