09-30-20

 

It's a bit foggy on this last day of September.  The smoke is back, this time from northern California fires.

09-29-20

 

Dinner with Xander, then we got to tour his new abode.

09-28-20

 

MAVen book club tonight.  A book we all enjoyed, which makes it more fun.

09-27-20

 

Walking through Queen Anne, enjoying the architecture.

09-26-20

 
A family day.  Lunch with Mom, shopping for the other Mom, drop off birthday gift for Nathaniel.

09-25-20

 

Pier 62 is open.  And what a lovely evening it is!  TGIF!

09-22-20

 

Pretty sidewalk chalk art at the Amazon public spaces.

09-21-20

 

Every day object not normally seen at Escala.

09-20-20

 

Back to old stomping grounds.  Walking the safe streets of Lake City this afternoon.

09-19-20

 

We went to the east side tonight to celebrate Anastasia's birthdya and check out Xander's shopping cart.  Jacob got an interesting mango basil seed drink to boot.

09-18-20

 

Bruce drove me to the freeway entrance this morning.  He left later, I walked earlier.  Got to see some different sites that I don't pass by every day.

09-17-20

 

After days of not even putting on shoes, I got back outside today!  The air quality finally got back to healthier levels.  Woo-hoo!

09-16-20

 

All things on-line this year.

Work.

Family gatherings.

Arts & Lectures.

Book clubs.

Fundraisers.

Yoga.

And tonight, a ghost tour of Fort Worden.  The fifth on-line event of the evening!

09-15-20

 

Not only can I see the Great Wheel, but also the ferries behind it!  Did not leave the house today.

AQI = 163

Portland is worse at 455.  Portland is currently the worst city in the US, with Seattle as #2.

09-14-20

 

The numbers aren’t much better but the sky looks better.  No walk with Mom tonight, we did a Zoom chat instead.

AQI = 183

09-13-20

 

Our worst day downtown.  Thick white smoke.  We went out to grab takeout, but that it’s it.

AQI = 188

09-12-20

 

The numbers look better, but the sky sure looks more ominous.  The sepia hue is here.

 

Morning outing, but homebound now.  Read, watch movies, reorganize the cupboards…

 

AQI = 185

09-11-20

 

Darn it, we cancelled our plans with the kids for Anastasia’s birthday.

 

The sky is getting murkier.  The Great Wheel is visible, but not much further.

 

AQI = 196

 

I feel sad today that America rallied so much at the loss of 2,977 lives on 9/11 but seems very nonchalant about the loss of 200k lives due to COVID.

09-10-20

 

Happy birthday Anastasia!

We enjoy seeing the market reopened and people enjoying the patio.  The sunset is a bit different tonight, here comes the smoke from the west coast fires.

AQI – Air Quality Index = 175

Guide to AQI levels:

"Good" AQI is 0 to 50.

"Moderate" AQI is 51 to 100.

"Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" AQI is 101 to 150.

"Unhealthy" AQI is 151 to 200.

"Very Unhealthy" AQI is 201 to 300.

"Hazardous" AQI greater than 300.

09-08-20

 

More fun architectural detail.  Supposedly the home of Christian Grey.

 A sleek but architecturally interesting building I often walk by downtown...

09-06-20

 

In rolls the fog, out rolls the failing pier.

09-05-20

 

We went to a new coffee shop this morning.  Bruce was very excited about the Coffee Egg Cream.

09-04-20

 

What I love about urban hiking is that you can stop at 7-Eleven for a cold drink.  Or jog over a block to dine at a neighborhood cafe.  The fitbit says I walked 14.5 miles today, Bruce says it was 13 miles by Google.  Regardless, it was a long but pleasant walk from Southcenter along Lake Washington to Leschi.  Then we were in familiar territory and we caught a bus home.

09-03-20

 

Our labor day adventure, an urban hike.  We took the Link to Angle Lake then walked to our nice hotel in Southcenter. We walked about 8 miles, mostly along Green River Trail.

09-02-20

This week I listened to a One Day University lecture on creativity.  One thing they encouraged was a walk to notice new things in the ordinary.  OK, so I've been walking by this building a lot on my morning walks.  I didn't really notice all the dead plants on the wall before.  Too much sun this summer?  Not enough workers with Covid?  General lethargy?