I survived the line
This restaurant is so popular that they make money selling T-shirts which say I survived the line at Pick Place Chowder in Seattle.
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peaceful
My wife was getting a mani-pedi at a Salon. At the same time I enjoyed this peaceful water fountain across the street in the University Village shopping mall.
newspaper stand
Today’s photo shares a sad reality about newspapers. The sign on the newspaper stand says “this is not a trash can”.
An internet search finds many articles about the demise of newspaper stands. Such as Newsstand sales are officially dead!
This photo was taken in the Ravenna area of Seattle.
Interestingly, the wiki article on the Ravenna neighborhood, states “Human habitation in what is now Ravenna dates to the end of the last glacial period (c. 8000 BCE)”
pineapple upside down cake
Today’s photo has nothing to do with Seattle other than it was the weekend and we felt like baking.
The trick to Pineapple upside down cake, is that you flip it after it bakes 🙂
Following is a link to the CoPilot AI generated recipe we used to bake the cake.
https://copilot.microsoft.com/conversations/join/ibZgHaB6hzEGtyqt44i2K
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man in a gold suite
This photo was taken because of the ferry departing under a beautiful sun set sky. However, when I lighted the shadows I realized that the man, in the gold suite, was the real focal point of this photo.
This photo was taken at the Port of Edmonds which is close to Seattle.
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local geography meets travel
Today’s photo shows an exterior wall graphic on the Starbucks at UVillage in Seattle.
The graphic is ment to evoke “local geography meets travel”. I like the graphic because in truley depicts local geography: mountains, water, drawbridges. buildings on every hill, float planes, sail boats, and rowing (crew). The University of Washington is also depicted.
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restaurant and home
Last night, we ate takeout from one of our favorite restaurants: Birrieria Pepe El Toro on University Way. It was great as always.
But the focus of today’s post is the long history of restaurants operating inside houses. I understand this history was shaped by zoning and immigrant entrepreneurship. But the main reason we enjoy restaurants in homes is the neighborhood culture they build.
Following is a link to an article titled Dive into Seattle restaurant history starting with the city’s first cookhouse.
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prospective
This photo does a great job of showing prospective. When you see the 747 tail on the plane, the tail does not look very large. But when I take of photo of my wife in front of a 747 tail you see how large the tail is.
This photo was taken at the Future of Flight in Everett Washington which is very close to Seattle.
fish toss
This last weekend relatives came to town and naturally we went to the Seattle Pike Place Fish Market to see the fish toss. We were not disappointed. Look closely and you will find a fish in mid-air.
I understand this an old tradition where fishmongers hurl heavy salmon cross the counter while shouting load, rhythmic chants.
Following is a link to a Facebook page with a video of the fish toss.
Saginaw Bay
I took this photo because of the song Saginaw Michigan by Lefty Frizzell. The photo also does a good job of showing the size of Yachts often seen in the Seattle area.
This photo was taken on our recent trip to Friday Harbor in the San Jaun Islands.