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After the aquarium

After the aquarium
Flickr: Don NunnSpent the early afternoon at the Seattle Aquarium with Katharine, Julie Anne, and Julie Anne’s brother, sister-in-law, and 2-year-old nephew.

Adult-beverage time!

Flickr find: Amusing T-shirt

See, it’s funny, because my god is frighteningly spiteful and petty but has enough of a sense of humor to enjoy a novelty t-shirt
Flickr: gruberbwahahahahahahaha

Beautiful Mustang

Beautiful Mustang
Flickr: Don NunnClassic cars (and several hydroplanes, out of view on the right) on display on Seattle’s Pier 66.

It’s right side up after a few tastes

It's right side up after a few tastes
Flickr: Don NunnDirectional challenge at the Washington Brewers Festival

Beer bottles wandering the grounds

Beer bottles wandering the grounds
Flickr: Don NunnReasonably sure these are actually there, because I’m not drinking today

Bath time

Bath time
Flickr: Don NunnFlexie performing his ablutions at the foot of my bed

Human ingenuity, or more likely desperation

Human ingenuity and/or desperation
Flickr: Don NunnWine needs quick chillin’, sink stopper won’t stay engaged.

Enter: The pick!

The one use for which a man could find such an implement necessary.

Laundry fuel

Laundry fuel
Flickr: Don NunnBig coffee is what makes the world go ’round.

Wall-to-wall people

Wall-to-wall people
Flickr: Don NunnSunny day, music and dance and crafts, and thousands of people add up to an amazing Northwest Folklife experience.

I forgot my yodeling voice

I forgot my yodeling voice
Flickr: Don NunnRather loose “rules” for Northwest Folklife at Seattle Center this weekend.

“Arugula” is a funny word

“Arugula” is a funny word
Flickr: Don NunnOven-roasted tomato, fontina, arugula flatbread at Silver City Restaurant & Brewery.

Hello beers!

Hello beers!
Flickr: Don NunnSunday afternoon lunch at Silver City Restaurant & Brewery before a stop at Julie Anne’s brother Dave’s to drop off a birthday gift.

Spectacular!

Spectacular!
Flickr: Don NunnSliver of the south end of Lake Union on an absurdly beautiful day.

My chemical friend

My chemical friend
Flickr: Don NunnTwenty-foot range is perfect for laying waste to the buzzing nasties when you inadvertently mow over their nest!

Lake Washington sunset

Lake Washington sunset
Flickr: Don NunnOur home star sinking over Seattle across the lake from Kirkland.

We are 12

We are 12
Flickr: Don NunnHappy hour on the deck at Yarrow Bay Beach Cafe in Kirkland. Beautiful day!

Ride-share sunset

Ride-share sunset
Flickr: Don NunnCrossing the 520 bridge in a Jetta.

Section 111

Section 111
Flickr: Don Nunn*Past* our ticket section and the Mariners still suck, argh

Section 122

Section 122
Flickr: Don NunnGetting closer to our actual Section 116....

Game-time view

Game-time view
Flickr: Don NunnNot actually our seats. We’re standing behind section 134 on our slow way toward section 116. :-D

Game day!

Game day!
Flickr: Don NunnYou know there’s a game because that’s Safeco Field behind the Pyramid umbrellas.

Turn turn turn

Turn turn turn
Originally uploaded by Don NunnSpeedy spin cycle. Blankets are one giant blob inside.

Theirs a limit, but not

Theirs a limit, but not
Flickr: Don NunnAll laundry, but nun of it

Casino orb

Casino orb
Flickr: Don NunnLooms above the casino floor at the Silver Legacy Resort.

They project info about convention groups and upcoming shows and such on the inside surface.

Liquor-store hours

Liquor-store hours
Flickr: Don NunnNo imbibin’ on election day.

Welcome to Utah!

Major milestone

Major milestone
Flickr: Don NunnCement plant near Plano, OR. I see this and I know Oregon is halfway behind.

Cloud ceiling

Cloud ceiling
Flickr: Don NunnI like how the clouds have such a distinct lower limit.

Mt. Adams with light pole

Mt. Hood with light pole
Flickr: Don NunnAt the Selah Creek Rest Area near Yakima.

Almost unbearably gorgeous day

Almost unbearably gorgeous day
Flickr: Don NunnA little haze is the only downside to a spectacular Saturday morning.

Ahead

Ahead
Flickr: Don NunnNoted!

Sorta snow

Sorta snow
Originally uploaded by Don NunnPellets more than flakes. Like soft hail.

Damned camera phone’s video quality isn’t even high enough to show the things falling from the sky.

Automobile fetishist

Automobile fetishist
Flickr: Don NunnCars-themed birthday for Julie Anne’s nephew John’s 2nd birthday.

A very Brady billboard

A very Brady billboard
Flickr: Don NunnNear Maltby Cafe in Snohomish County

Who disturbs our slumber?

Who disturbs our slumber?
Flickr: Don NunnI had my camera phone on me, but the second I moved in for the shot, Annie snapped awake.

So sad

So sad
Flickr: Don NunnThis is all the accumulation the snow could manage in this part of Redmond.

Tarts too?

Tarts too?
Flickr: Don NunnDelivery truck outside Safeway on Queen Anne.

Sad.

Sad.
Flickr: Don Nunn

Foot of the Needle

Foot of the Needle
Flickr: Don NunnBrought back strong memories of my first visit to Seattle in September 1999.

Queen Anne beauty

Queen Anne beaut
Flickr: Don NunnAmazing landscaping fronts a gorgeous house and landscaping on 3rd Ave W between W Blaine St and W Howe St.

Doughnut!

Doughnut!
Flickr: Don NunnMaple bar at the newest Top Pot location on Queen Anne Hill.

New resting place

New resting place
Flickr: Don NunnFlex staked out in the bathroom sink. Maybe he likes the coolness of the surfaces?

Day is done

Day is done
Flickr: Don NunnGone the sun.

The Rock

The Rock
Flickr: Don NunnHaystack Rock off Cannon Beach, OR

Monday’s Charlie casualty

Monday's Charlie casualty
Flickr: Don NunnFormer Salt Lake Tribune.

Charlie was barricaded in the kitchen all day, we thought with nothing chewing-worthy nearby.

Silly humans!

Why last night sucked

Early-morning fire alarm
From Don Nunn’s photo streamOr: How Don got only about 2.5 hours sleep and still functioned reasonably well the next day.

You may not be able to tell from the spastic motion displayed in this photograph, but it’s a fire truck. Specifically, a big ladder truck belonging to Snohomish County Fire District No. 7. The truck responded to a fire alarm at one of the buildings west of mine sometime around 02:00 today.

I’d had tremendous difficulty getting to sleep because of someone’s goddamned dog and my two felines. The dog was barking just loudly and annoyingly enough to intrude on my consciousness a few times as I drifted toward sleep, and my cats took my stirring to mean it was time to play Indy 500 on the Don’s Bed Speedway. By the time I’d evicted the cats from the bedroom and closed the window all the way, the alarm sound had penetrated my awareness, and a few minutes later the fire trucks appeared.

Of course my camera was at the opposite end of the house—I was upstairs in the master (back) bedroom, camera was in the Escape in the garage—so by the time I got back to the bedroom the fire truck had started a slow circling of the parking lot as the fighters tried to locate the emergency. I’m wondering why they didn’t fire up their spotlights and look for building numbers, but oh well.

In the end, I only saw two firefighters leave the truck and only long enough to walk into the building northwest of mine. They weren’t in there long enough to put out fires or even knock down a door; I imagine they just checked on something and, finding nothing wrong, returned to the truck, which circled once more and left shortly after.

The alarm shut off a minute or so after that, and I was wide awake with my digital camera and a load of adrenaline and irritation surging through me.

So I shot some other photos too, to fiddle with the camera’s various manual and automatic modes. You can see the other shots in my Flickr postings for 06/28/05.

Apparent from this photo: My hands aren’t very steady. And my bedroom windows are really dirty.