Holiday 2021: Shrek

I think I discovered where little baby Shreks spring from the water. Or maybe this is where old Shreks are buried at sea, with a little monument on the dock?

Holiday 2021: artsy portrait

From atop the Space Needle in Seattle, 7.30 p.m. local time, 23 July 2021.

Holiday 2021: Seattle harbor cruise

I started my first full day of Seattle holiday with a harbor cruise on Elliott Bay. Three views of Mr. Rainier: Container ship in port:

Holiday 2021: Space Needle

The 1962 Space Needle has recently undergone a major refurbishment. And the views of Elliot Bay, Puget Sound, and the city, not to mention Mt. Rainier, are just wonderful!

Holiday 2021: arriving Seattle

Mount rainier from the airplane window.

Cradle Days 5

Newborn babies are rarely as cute as their parents and relatives think they are.

The Dean’s Watch

Book #9 of the year was finished yesterday in Seattle. The story: a few weeks ago, I read the obituary for a British choirmaster. The writer noted that his library contained books like The Dean’s Watch by Elizabeth Goudge, rather than Trollope’s social satires of cathedral life. I was intrigued. An ILL search found the

Cradle Days 4

Record of my first and second trip outdoors.

Cradle Days 3

From my Cradle Days book.

Flowers

Mara and Alex brought me a bouquet of yellow-ness for my birthday. Oh, how I love the flowers!! Thanks, Mara and Alex!