Blood, sweat, or tears?

None of the above in the title. Rain....but it does look like red tears, I think.

See other reflections on JAMES' REFLECTIONS WEEKEND.

SKYWATCH--setting sun at Elliott Bay Park

Just a pretty shot, nothing more, of a man silhouetted at Elliott Bay Park.

See more skies at SKYWATCH FRIDAY.

Ram-rod straight

This Bassett Hound was sitting up sooo straight for his treat at the Queen Anne pet shop All the Best,
where not long ago Kim of Seattle Daily Photo took this photo. Even better, I ran into Kim herself there!

I bought Bibi a braided buffalo jerky treat....

ABC WEDNESDAY- "U" is for "Unconventional"

Here I am again, photographing behind the wheel. I could not resist this....

A Barbie hearse? What a way to go, I thought...

It's a way to go, all right, but not on your last ride. The Barbie Dream Hearse , though indeed a hearse in body, is now used as a limo for the fashionable girl's night on the town.

Weird. Or just 'unconventional'.

See other U's at ABC WEDNESDAY.

Watch out for the little guys.

'twas twilight when I snapped this. I imagine the little white man is to remind ships like the Katie Ann to watch out for smaller watercraft.

They grow 'em bigger here...

I have never seen such big poppies as I have here in Seattle. I don't know if gardeners pump them with Miracle Gro or not, but these red ones on a front lawn in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle were as wide as a salad plate.

Sunday Bridges--The spider's bridge

Ever wonder exactly how a spider make its web? I wondered the same thing while watching this spider being blown back and forth yesterday in my daughter's yard here in Seattle.

The most difficult part is the first thread. The spider releases a sticky thread that is blown away with the wind. If the breeze carries the silken line to a spot where it sticks, the first bridge is formed.
The spider cautiously crosses along the thin line reinforcing it with a second line. She enforces the line until it is strong enough. And so it goes, bridge by bridge.

You can read a little more at this site and view more bridges at Louis La Vache's Sunday Bridges.

Reflections Weekend: "I dig skinny guys," says she, "and their dogs!"

The girl on the poster is eying this fellow and his dog. Other dog out of sight was a greyhound, too..... They say people resemble their dogs... I'm wondering how I look like Bibi; no underbite!

Again, snapped this at a red light; reflection and all.

See other reflections at JAMES' Reflections Weekend.

SKYWATCH--Big sky, big sign...

Sunny skies today, to continue through the weekend, or so they tell me. This is Seattle's University District Department of Licensing, where I had to go to put my mother's car in my daughter's name. Their billboard on the left is just about the same surface area of the 'department'.

See other skies, perhaps unhampered by signs, at SKYWATCH FRIDAY.

Once Upon a Mattress....

I get such a kick out of seeing people dressed up advertising products on street corners. So far this trip I've seen a pizza, a hot dog, a Statue of Liberty, and an Uncle Sam. What's next?

This fellow was more than happy to wave to me when I snapped him at a red light.

Theme Day: "Under construction" and ABC Wednesday: T=Terrific

My "Under construction" entry is my first grandchild! Also, making it a double-header for the letter T on ABC WEDNESDAY, here is my daughter-in-law, Jelena, who looks "Terrific".

We know what the latest family addition is, but you'll have to wait until the end of July/early August....!


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