Independence Day

I saw Lucy today.
I am sure of it.
It wasn’t just
the flash of yellow
as she flew upward
in front of the bay window;
it was the long tail,
and that she looked in
on Baby and Nicky
in their cage.

I went outside and called her,
but she wouldn’t come down
or reveal herself in the tree,
where I knew
she was hiding.

This was a cool day
for a parakeet, after all.
If she wanted to,
she could have lit
on my shoulder
and I would gladly
have brought her inside.

But she chose not
to do so.

Therefore, she must be
alright.

I am sure she is
alright.

Scenes from around here

I was out in the field today.

Photos From an Exhibition

Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House, home of the exhibit of the wood fired pottery of Naysan McLihargey from June 26 - August 30.

Seattle & Vancouver [C] 6/14/09 - 6/20/09

Scenes from Seattle

Seattle from Puget Sound

Ancient trolley stop in Pioneer Square

A waterfront restaurant

The Ballard Locks

A highlight from the underground city

Seattle & Vancouver [B] 6/14/09 - 6/20/09

Side trip to Victoria, B.C.

The ferry we took holds over 400 cars, trucks & buses and over 2,000 passengers

The inner harbor

The Parliament

Inside the Parliament

Butchart Gardens

Seattle & Vancouver [A] 6/14/09 - 6/20/09

Scenes from Vancouver

Chinatown sidewalk

The Steam Clock

The pier from Gastown

Carnival Lines cruise ship tied to downtown pier

The observation deck

Busted!

We found this bandit in with the chicks yesterday, chasing them all over the place. Fortunately, they escaped through the hole he dug under the fence. We also found him in with the big girls on three separate prior occasions. But all he was doing was stealing their food. We got him last night. Guilty as sin and with a long rap sheet to boot!

Daredevil Chicks

Chick Flick

Week-old chicks first glimpse of the world