April 30, 2006


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I visited Gabby today and she was in a grumpy, grumpy mood! It was still wonderful to see her though!

April 29, 2006



Too much shopping leads to neglectful photo-taking!

April 28, 2006


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After swimming tonight, Meg and I headed over to the new Gorditos on the top of Queen Anne. Quite good!

April 27, 2006


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Out on Airport Way, there is this building that appears to be deserted but since one often sees activity around the building, I can only guess that it is ill-cared for.

Photo Friday -- Golden


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This week's Photo Friday is "Golden". A few weekends ago, I attended a party on Whidbey Island and while the weather was wild and windy on the ride over, the ride home was Golden.

April 26, 2006


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One of the stores had an author signing today and in between taking photos of the crowd and the author, I shot this quick picture of some olive oil. It looks like good stuff.

April 25, 2006


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The cherry tree outside the house is full of blossoms. So full that one can barely see its branches.

April 24, 2006


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No parking! These temporary "No Parking" signs litter the streets of Seattle. One has to look closely to see what the restrictions are and what the regulations say.

April 23, 2006


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Today was a full day with breakfast with a friend, a bike ride with my parents and friends, a family visit with a new baby, gardening and finally knitting on my current Dulaan project. A hat that just needs to get to 5 inches before I begin the decreases. I've been knitting on this for ages and it always remains at 3.5 inches. Yep, the knitting black hole!

April 22, 2006


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Darcy and I attended the Mountain 15th Birthday Concert on Saturday night and the John Butler Trio were amazing! Just amazing! Their music more than made up for the venue mishap we experienced earlier in the evening. Somehow we had both decided that the concert was at the Paramount when in fact it was at the Moore. Makes for a quick 16-18 block walk when you make that kind of mistake.

Earlier in the day I headed up to Stanwood to have my hair done and I snapped this photo while doing 73 mph on the freeway. I do love country scenes.


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April 21, 2006


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Spring has arrived in Seattle and the sun is glorious! Ahhhh, the sun! So warm! So lovely!

April 20, 2006


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Last night, Julie and I went on a hunt for Yellow and Orange items. Along the way I spotted these great traffic barriers laying on the sideway, flashing away.

April 19, 2006


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Parking at Greenlake is hard to come by and it comes with a lot of resistrictions for those lucky few who are able to find a space. Parking was again limited tonight when I met Carrie and Darcy for a swim at Evans Pool.

April 18, 2006


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I visited Gabby again tonight and as I left Children's, I was finally able to grab a snapshot of the baby giraffe and its Mama that watch over the entrance. Her name is Treumania.

April 17, 2006


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Tonight I went to my Ferals Knitting Group where I learned how to do proper Intarsia and ripped out about 5 inches of knitting I had completed over my vacation. I'm ok with it though since I want it done right, not wrong.

April 16, 2006


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Last Fall when Julie and I were training for our Half Marathon, we would regularly run by this house. Every time it freaked Julie out and she'd annouce that she could never live there. It is a bit freaky and in the Fall with all the leaves on the ground, it looks just like a Haunted House.

April 15, 2006


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I went to Whidbey Island for my cousin's birthday and decided to take the ferry home instead of driving back around. Though it was extremely windy on the deck, I was still able to grab a photo of the Kittitas life ring.

April 14, 2006


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For Easter, I found some great Duckie socks for Gabby which rattle when she kicks her feet. And kick her feet she does!

April 13, 2006


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As I visited QFC late in the night, I noticed these roses gathered together in the florist cooler. I quickly opened the door to inhale their scent and snapped a photo.

April 12, 2006


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I visited Kim, Gabby and Greg at the hospital tonight. The spirits are high and the time was right for silly photos between two college roommates.

April 11, 2006


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The glass balls display their beauty glistening in the clear pond water, floating over the fish and water lillies.

April 10, 2006


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I'm watching the Italian Greyhounds again and as I worked to snap this photo today, they kept leaping into the image. I had to keep it in as they make me laugh. This "pot" holder also intrigues me since the owner's oldest son sculpted this using his face as the "pot" holder's face. I love the purple flowers growing out of the top of the head.

April 9, 2006


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I went to visit Gabby today and while there I made her this little hat. I think she might like it or she might not, but either way I like it and her cute little face.

April 8, 2006


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This sheep lives outside of one of my favorite yarn stores, Churchmouse Yarns and Teas on Bainbridge Island. I really like this sheep.

April 7, 2006



Somehow I completely forgot to take a photo today. I'm not sure how it happened since I thought about it often but never quite executed the actual photo.

Photo Friday -- Organized


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This week's Photo Friday is "Organized". The transition area of a Triathlon is an organized chaos where each participant knows where their items are but the observer is left wondering how anything can be found in the chaos of bikes, wetsuits and shoes.

April 6, 2006


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I'm back at home for a few days and I made sure to give Miss Destiny all the love she could handle. This lasted for approximately 1.2 minutes before she hissed at me and went back to sleeping on the couch.

Photo Friday -- Metallic


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This week's Photo Friday is "Metallic". Chicago is a very metallic city to me and I'm longing for another visit.

April 5, 2006


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I'm ready for Spring. The tulips in bloom and the sun shining throughout the day is helping to welcome the new season in.

April 4, 2006


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I drove to Twin Harbors near Westport to see the ocean. It was awesome to stand at the edge of the shore with the waves rolling in and the wind blowing my hair into a bird's nest. There were dogs on the beach and children playing in the waves even though it was quite cold.

You can see more photos on Flickr here.

April 3, 2006


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I'm watching Finnely again. This dog is good for anyone's well-being. Last night we watched television together as I knitted and he tried to eat the yarn. Ahhhh, good times.

April 2, 2006


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I took my Mom to see Gabby today. She was happy to see her looking so sweet. On our way out of Children's, my Mom commented on the bright animal sculptures dotting the hallway. I decided to snap a photo of one of them as a memory.

April 1, 2006


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Today I was able to visit Baby Gabby at the hospital. She looked so peaceful while asleep with her swaddling wrapped all around her. Her skin is quite soft and her color almost as pink as the blanket keeping her warm. It was another good day for Gabby. It makes me almost giddy with joy to see her doing so well.

30 Days of Photos



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I completed the 30 days of photos challenge. Of course, I'm still doing 365 photos, one for every day of this year. It's interesting to see March as a block though.

March 31, 2006


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The entrance to Children's Hospital where my friend's baby was taken on Thursday night. I took this photo as I entered on Friday evening. This was my first time entering the hospital through this door. The night before we were led through the emergency room and into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where the baby was taken. It was a long and tiring night but Friday was much more joyous as the baby was doing much better.

March 30, 2006


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The view outside of the Group Health hospital on Thursday evening. I went to visit my friends and their new baby. I took this picture hours before things began to fall apart.