The Office

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Some jobs need doing, and there's only one way to get them done. How would you like to have the great outdoors for your work cubicle? This guy was sitting aloft getting his sail rigging ship shape, his shadow his only companion for the task. Our CDPB friend Marcel in Sitka would know what this is like. He and his wife built a sailboat and lived aboard her for many years before moving ashore in Alaska. I miss him and Sitka Daily Photo, and this made me think of him. More shots here.

Tomorrow marks SDP's 1000th daily post, and its also Theme Day, so hope you'll come by!

Neck and Neck

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. . .but the Clipper won this race with the Washington State Ferry :-). The Victoria Clipper is a passenger ferry that can get you from Seattle to the beautiful city of Victoria, BC, Canada (see Benjamin's fantastic VDP blog for daily proof) in just 2 1/2 to 3 hours. It is not a car ferry, and most travelers don't mind at all as Victoria is a very walkable city with great public transit. One can also get to Victoria by driving aboard a BC Ferry from just below Vancouver, BC or points north (I love them, they are so grand and comfortable) and driving to Victoria after disembarking on Vancouver Island. Ferries are a pleasant way of life here on Puget Sound, but have grown much more expensive than in my college days when many of us found them to be a great place to study.

Les Seattlennes, Weekend Edition

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I always love to see Eric's shots of Paris street life, especially some of his street fashion captures of "les Parisiennes" in their element. Seattle has its upscale fashionistas, as well, and I'll share some downtown shots of those sometime; but, here are a couple Seattlennes in their element walking Alki beach on the weekend and wearing some popular elements I see around town, perhaps more like a Pemco ad, a little different. The current winter-into-spring casual look here includes boots, leggings, denim skirt, black jacket, oversize bag, jeans, Vans sneakers, scarf, headband, pony tail, Michele O haircut, and, as in Paris, le chien.

Blue Glow Windows at End of Day

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The back windows of the 60's era US Post Office building on 1st Ave N is picking up the evening blue glow of the surrounding sky and reflecting it back to the neighborhood. The Space Needle is peeking over the top like a curious giant. These colors look a bit Miami-ish, non?

Leaving First Hill

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Crossing over the freeway on Yesler, turning attention from the noise of traffic below to the serene view out to Alki and beyond. Seattlites continue to wait to emerge from the black and white of these cold gray days into the color and warmth of spring. We seem to be teased every other day or so :-). Hope this is a great Friday and beginning of a good weekend for you. We are happy to be starting spring break tomorrow.

A Bunch of Us Were Busy Waiting

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I wonder from which direction the bus will be coming? ;^) It will pull around the corner to this multi-route stop in the Uptown neighborhood any second. Meanwhile we can enjoy the view up hill on Queen Anne Ave. N and be thankful it is dry and relatively warmer.

Dog Knows

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She's listening while he sees. Here is another reason many folks step outside these days: to take a phone call. The striking black and white faced dog caught my eye as he watched me passing by Yesler Terrace on First Hill. The nation's first racially integrated public housing project is 70 years old now and home to over 1100 residents. It will be redeveloped in the next two to five years into mixed income single and multi-family housing, and current projections say it will be a convenient and well-designed urban village that will house 3000 to 5000 residents when complete. Current residents have sought provision that at least an equivalent number of of low income units will be acommodated in the building plans and that any residents wishing to stay may have the opportunity to live in the redeveloped housing.