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Racing Eight (ish)
Washington has a history of rowing that goes back decades. If you want a good read, get hold of the The Boys in the Boat which is about University of Washington rowers in the 30s. Rowing is still a big … Continue reading
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Tagged cox, eight, lake union, missing, person, photo, rowing, seattle, sport, washington
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Gas Works Park
In the days before natural gas, the gas supplies for towns and cities came from making gas from other sources such as coal. Gas works were a big feature of towns. However, they have disappeared as natural gas replaced them. … Continue reading
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Tagged gas works park, photo, pipes, seattle, structure, washington
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The Old Seattle Streetcar and Its Modern Counterpart
We were wandering around down by Lake Union checking out the sights of the city. When it was time to head back, the easiest thing for us to do was to grab the streetcar that runs back up to Westlake. … Continue reading
Some New Max Jets
Boeing has now certificated the first of the new Max versions of the 737. The Max8 has now entered service. I first saw a Max at some distance across San Francisco Bay as I wrote about here. I was passing … Continue reading
Goslings En Masse
Spring is the season for new life. The geese had obviously been taking the task to heart because, as we walked around Bloedel Reserve, there was a large gathering of goslings. It appeared to be that several families were mingling … Continue reading
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Tagged Bainbridge Island, bird, Bloedel Reserve, geese, goose, goslings, photo, seattle, washington, wildlife
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Lenin on a Street Corner
Knowing the mix of people I know, all sorts of comments could result from this post! Let’s see who has self-restraint. We were spending a weekend checking out different parts of Seattle and a lunchtime stroll took us to the … Continue reading
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Tagged fremont, Lenin, photo, seattle, statue, washington
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Why Travel North if the Aurora Comes to You?
Icelandair painted one of their 757s in a scheme that portrays the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. It is named Hekla Aurora. It was painted a long time ago but, since they didn’t operate anywhere I lived, I hadn’t got … Continue reading
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Tagged 757-200, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, colors, hekla Aurora, icelandair, jet, livery, northern lights, photo, scheme, seatac, special, washington
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Remains of Another Battery
I mentioned our trip to Fort Ward in this blog post. The fort was designed to protect the harbor at Bremerton. Therefore, it would not be silly to assume that there had been some form of armaments here. Just like … Continue reading
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Tagged Bainbridge Island, battery, defense, emplacement, fort ward, fun, military, photo, washington
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Cormorants Lined Up for Inspection
It’s been too long since we last had a cormorant on the blog. Time to rectify that. These are not action shots. Instead, as we walked along the shoreline on Bainbridge Island, there was a wooden beam out in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bainbridge Island, bird, cormorants, photo, washington, wildlife
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