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Day 171 - Flying Fish

The dock was packed with crab fishermen and their families and babies. All very friendly. Saw a few “Vietnam Vet” hats on some of the older men, and one of them had a pistol ticket in to the back of his shorts.

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Day 158 - RBNR and the Convention

Does it matter which one? It’s something to watch other than Netflix. Of course, you experienced blog readers will all know exactly what RBNR is, by now.

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Day 157 - Family

We’ve had a number of family gatherings out at Harper, getting various pods together. I’m not sure what to say becuase these are very personal but suffice it to say that nothing can stop us from getting together, especially Covid-19.

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Day 156 - Ferry Home

It doesn’t matter that the West Seattle bridge is down, adding half an hour of driving time to anywhere in ‘mainland’ Seattle, because we are facing the other way and our transportation from West Seattle is the trusty Fauntleroy Ferry which whisks us over to Harper in just half an hour - when it’s on time and when it’s not stopping at Vashon Island along the way.

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Day 154 - The Lady with the Roses

There’s a story here. I’ll try to get a photo of Mildren later. Down on Alki beach, just below the hidden steps that climb straight up to the upper reaches of West Seattle, is a quaint old row of one-story brick apartments from the 1940’s. (more)

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Day 153 - Alki Beach

Some would say this is Seattle’s only beach. I’m not sure about that, but it’s certainly the only beach that you can see Seattle from! It definitely has that Venice Beach ‘vibe’ and it’s definitely the place to cruise up and down with your car windows open and music blasting out.

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Day 152 - Just Us Crows

I’m reminded of a great song by Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks called “The Buzzard Was Their Friend.” Not sure why. Just three birds, hanging out, a pod above the other pods.

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Day 151 - Neighborhood Protests

This one rolled right past our home. And they are rolling throughout the city’s neighborhoods, one by one, on a nightly basis. BLM is important. But I think there is a lot of anger and energy in addition to BLM: anger at the polarization, anger our inept response to Covid-19, and anger at the continuing separation of wealth.

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