Friday, February 10, 2012

Oh, and Happy Birthday...

... dear sister, Annie!  

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car wash

so here's the thing.  back in kansas city, you tried to get a car wash when you knew it was going to be "non-wet" for a good few days.  failing that, if you went to Waterway, you would get a "rain check" so if it rained, you could get a re-wash.

here in the PNW, you wash your car rain or shine just to get all the crap off of your car.  mud, salt, whatever.  and i can't tell you the number of times i've driven out of the carwash and it was raining.

it is what it is.  but i see the ocean and the mountains EVERY DAY.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Any more questions?

An excellent day for Mother Nature

Leaving my house to go on appointments, I spotted two bald eagles soaring overhead.

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It was so clear today that at one point in my drive back from Joint Base Lewis McChord, I could see both Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens.  This beautiful photo is courtesy of Kris Fricke, looking north from Mt. St. Helens.

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Driving on Ruston Way, continuing homewards, I could also see Mt. Baker to the northeast

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and the Olympics

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Bring it ON, Mother Nature.  It's your time.


 

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Washington Highway Signs

are totally like this.  I swear I've never seen such crappy directional signage in my life.

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