I was on my way back from the dentist's office, and was in a hurry. I'd punched the buttons wrong, and some of what might have been nice flower photos didn't come out, but I did get two shots of an aspect of Fall along the river walk. The lower photo shows the remaining husks of what I believe are called "sea pinks" (
Armeria maritima) although these were purple. There's a spot where some of the flower remains, although it rained hard since I took this photo and I'll have to see what's left. They're in the rock garden outside the Maritime Museum. Sea pinks are found not only near the ocean - we had some nice ones in Colorado. Actually, they started out nice, but we were trying to overcome years of weed killer in the front yard (a legacy of the previous owners) and nothing would grow for very long (except for the weeds) until we'd been working on it for several years.
The top photo is a remnant of one of the lovely blackberry bushes that grow wild on some sections of the River Walk.
I would have had a picture of a crow on this post, but I didn't stop to take the photo. On the way to the dentist's office I'd been in a hurry, walking fast. I passed a woman with two big dogs on leashes. At the same moment, I heard a cat meowing, but didn't think anything of it. The woman stopped me and said, "Can you believe this? Look up there. The crow is meowing like a cat." I looked in the tree just in time to see the crow open its mouth and emit a meowing sound - for all the world like a cat! Really! It was not some permutation of a caw. It was amazing. The two big dogs had taken notice, but to their ears or eyes, it was not a cat after all. The woman was relieved not to have to control the dogs who apparently enjoyed chasing cats, and we were both left in amazement by the crow. I had to hurry on and didn't stop for a pic, although I should have.
After Kent came by to do the payroll, Laurel called and we went out to Coffee Girl for breakfast. I thought this boat looked interesting and took a photo, but I didn't realize the Aleutian Ballad was famous until Laurel told me. Not having TV, I get more done, but I miss a few things, too. Apparently one of the crew members on the show was from Astoria. I read online that the original boat has been fixed up since the TV series and now takes tourists on fishing adventures, which are less dangerous with lots of sea creatures and lots of incredible scenery. One of the web pages I read said, "The ALEUTIAN BALLAD is the only genuine Bering Sea Crab fishing vessel licensed to carry leisure passengers."
Coffee Girl is built into an old cannery on Pier 39. This sign on the women's bathroom doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
This one maybe more so. I'm glad it's functional. Thanks for letting us know.
At Jo-Ann's Laurel wanted to pick out some fabric and get get a couple of sheets of poster board for two weekend projects. It came down to two colors of blue for re-covering the chair. Inside her belly, the baby (Teagan, a boy) is now the size of a cabbage. Each month, the online baby site she subscribes to tells us what size the baby is by comparing it to a fruit or vegetable. I found it amusing from the first. "So, how's the cabbage today, Laurel?" "Fine, thank you." Today at breakfast he wiggled a lot. Maybe the designer coffee wasn't the style he wanted. Or maybe it was. "Thanks, Mom!"
Lots of colors of thread to choose from. I always loved these displays.
Fabrics are fun, too. I have no time for fabric projects these days. I spend all my time on the computer.
Every year I swear I'm going to take a photo of the local witches that apparently have very poor guidance systems. I couldn't get the light in the right spot with the right background and not be in the middle of the street. I was going to keep trying on the way back from our second trip to the fabric store, but my camera batteries gave out so this will have to do for the moment. To me it looks like the witches have a love affair with the light poles, but hey.
Blue eyes. This is Laurel and James's cat, "Meow," on the roof.
We couldn't decide whether light blue or dark blue would be better for the room, so we brought home a sample of each, and of course Meow wanted to get involved. We went back for the dark blue, and then I went home.
