| Peafowl Stops Traffic |
[Apr. 30th, 2012|04:13 pm] |
A few days ago, I snapped a few pictures of peacocks and peahens running across the road.
I didn't realize I was shooting in black and white. But why! Why do peafowl cross roads? |
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| Dubai This and That |
[Apr. 2nd, 2012|01:26 pm] |
This morning, there was a layer of fog over the gulf, which forms the horizon along half of my view. This is the other half of my view, Dubai Creek, with a river of fog floating over it.
( here's a bigger version under the cut )
I was amazed to see this in Dubai. Being Dubai, beer and wine aren't served.
However, one can ice skate there.
Stricklands, this cape's for us.
This is a cat I call Dummy, who loiters outside a tea shop, barking like a dog at everybody who goes in and out. He's very affectionate, but that big cranium does not house the sharpest mind. |
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| Seattle, The Next Morning |
[Mar. 17th, 2012|11:04 pm] |
Window design of a hardware store on the way to (cupcakes for) breakfast.
I've quit coffee (and by "quit" I mean I'm at .01% of what I used to drink) but Quinn said Cupcake Royale had the best coffee. Wow, she was not exaggerating. I can't figure out what they did to it, but it was the gods' nectar.
But I was sugarlogged after the cupcakes-for-breakfast, so Quinn took me to High 5 Pie, where I could eat a flipside stuffed with potatoes and dill.
Plus they made delicious cappuccino with this attractive device.
There is so much going on in this city.
Quinn said, "here's a zine library, women in lingerie, puppies, and the Poetry Apocalypse." Seattle just has it all!
I think our bags look related.
I love a city that is rainbow friendly.
This is a random example of how beautiful the downtown area looks. There are no ugly buildings.
Then we went to the Pike Place Market.
I was enthralled by the cheese makers ~ and most of the experience was the amazing aromas coming from this shop (which had a line around the block).
Thousands of names on the floor of the market.
The Greatest Shoe On Earth!
We both hugged this big ole' hog, "for luck."
Another squirrel, this one in his underpants. (Also SubPop and Rollergirls.)
The Washington flag (featuring all of George Washington's head), at the entrance to the Pike Brewing Company, where we ate and drank a delicious lunch.
One more: my laptop display has a 16:9 aspect ratio, so I'm using this as my desktop wallpaper.
That brings us to midday. More Seattle pictures to come. |
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| Seattle, The First Day |
[Mar. 16th, 2012|10:57 am] |
So I love Seattle. It's my new favorite American city, in spite of the nasty weather we had my second day there. (Snow? Sleet? Winter mix?) The first day I didn't reach the hotel until late afternoon, and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) slfcllednowhere came straight over to take me out and show me her fun city. The laughing didn't stop for forty-eight hours. We're two girls who speak in TMBG lyrics, and we were loose on the town.
It's Quinn! First meeting, and I've only known her for about eight years.
Our first stop was this attractive structure, the Seattle Library.
This is a vegetarian hot dog place, and it looks like it does well.
Seattle is full of voices.
For antivert
This chile relleno was good, but the yam & habanero tacos and guacamole were outta sight.
Used book store, where I finally picked up a copy of Rat Girl.
Oops, this came out blurry. Quinn is actually a curator, and her apartment is a museum which is also a library.
I like Quinn's portrait of her accordian, Sid. |
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