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Above the fog

28th-floor views of Bellevue and Seattle on a crisp winter morning.

YES PLEASE

(Source hardly matters on a chill morning)

Visions of sugar plums

Cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning.

EXACTLY what I thought the first time we saw this instrument in action

Alex plays the head-massager
Flickr: David MerrillDavid Merrill:

..at least that’s what it reminds ME of

He nailed it on this Flickr photo. One of the few times I actually laughed out loud at something on the web.

Sign of apocalypse No. 319

IHOP NFL-themed stuffed French toast, oh dear God
(Click image for full-size 1280x1024)IHOP’s newest thing: Football-shaped stuffed French toast for the new NFL season. Strawberries for AFC, blueberries for NFC.

Today’s unnecessary diacriticals

Today’s unnecessary diacriticals
Flickr: Don NunnNew hot-yoga place atop Queen Anne Hill.

A proper martini

A proper martini
Flickr: Don NunnBy size, anyway.

Beer menu tent

Beer menu tent
Flickr: Don NunnGotta keep the suds cool on this absolutely SPECTACULAR Seattle Saturday afternoon.

Al fresco appy

Al fresco appy
Flickr: Don NunnCrispy breaded shrimp with Audacious Apricot Ale marmalade. Shit’s good.

Planting insanity!

Julie Anne’s gardening desires have exploded all over her balcony: Tomatoes, flowers, herbs everywhere!

Korean Hornbeam, No. 215

Korean Hornbeam No. 215
Flickr: Don NunnKatharine wanted a photo of this tree in full foliage, but it seems her desire is meant to go unfulfilled.

Chinese elm, No. 309

Chinese elm No. 309
Flickr: Don NunnWeyerhaeuser’s bonsai collection is just amazing.

Unburnt

Unburnt
Flickr: Don NunnBuilding across the alley after this morning’s fire alarm.

No fire, thankfully. Just an early wake-up call for the entire neighborhood—the alarm bell sounded for 20 minutes, 12 of those after the fire department had arrived on the scene.

Easter in the making

Easter in the making
Flickr: Don Nunn27 eggs boiled, two rolls of paper towels, and two egg-coloring kits later, we have:22 Easter eggs. :-)

When religion and pop culture collide

When religion and pop culture collide
Flickr: Don NunnWe actually made a U-turn to come back to this sign, which deserves ridicule like no other church sign I’ve seen.

Sunday diversion

Sunday diversion
Flickr: Don NunnBut you can't see the beers from this angle.

Drizzly laundry day

Drizzly laundry day
Flickr: Don NunnWoke to the sound of rain on the windows, the weather radar tells the tale.

In case it isn’t clear

In case it isn’t clear
Flickr: Don NunnJulie Anne’s Pilates studio reminds you to park carefully.

Lovely finish

Lovely finish
Flickr: Don NunnChocolate mousse cake—astonishingly light, insanely delicious—and coffee at Atlas Foods.

Instead of Early Bird Specials

Instead of Early Bird Specials
Flickr: Don NunnThe daily saver item is the Blue Plate Special. Reminds me vaguely of my Kmart days.

Clearly I shouldn’t be trusted with the cream pitcher

Clearly I shouldn't be trusted with the cream pitcher
Flickr: Don NunnCannot pour to save my life, dammit!

Mickey O’Mouse?

Mickey O'Mouse?
Flickr: Don NunnLeprechaun Disneyland antenna topper for the month of March. :-)

February snow

Woke up to the bright glow of low clouds reflecting the city lights over the snow rapidly accumulating on the metro area. I jumped out of bed 20 minutes early so I could take some photos before I left for work.

Snow falling on Seattle
Flickr: Don NunnSoutheast from my Lower Queen Anne balcony. Can’t even see the city—visibility’s about five or six blocks.

Playtime!
Flickr: Don NunnFlex loves snow. Paws out and butt in the air, it’s the time of his life.

Poor plant
Flickr: Don Nunn:-(

But good news! The snow melted within a few hours and all’s well on the balcony.

:-)

Muffins!

Muffins!
Flickr: Don NunnKatharine made lemon poppy-seed muffins with lemon icing, yum!

Flying carpets

Flying carpets
Flickr: Don NunnBalcony door was open, warm in the apartment and I was cooking. I kept hearing these odd boom/crash sounds. I wasn’t sure if it was a car backfiring or, who knows, gunshots or whatever.

When I went outside, I caught the end of the carpet installers’ four-floors-up carpet-tossing act.

My Treo’s microphone does no justice to the loudness of the slamming sound these carpet remnants were making.

I love living in the city. :-)

That’s much better

That’s much better
Flickr: Don NunnA little breezy and a bit cooler, but oh the gorgeous sunlight!

In the middle, take 2

In the middle, take 2
Flickr: Don NunnThat’s what we want to see, little to nothing on the weather radar

In the middle

In the middle
Flickr: Don NunnThis is what “chance of showers” looks like today.

Magic Kingdom in the morning sun

Magic Kingdom in the morning sun
Flickr: Don NunnRather a spectacular view from our third-floor room in the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa’s Sago Cay building.

Crazy cupcakes

Crazy cupcakes
Flickr: Don NunnInsanely good at Cupcake Royale in Ballard. Carrot cake on the left, red velvet on the right.