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It's the 21st, and I don't really even know what this page is all about? It was supposed to be about motorcycle riding, for my friend Ken. Then I added some cat pictures, odd job pictures - and why I didn't just put these on the January 2004 picture page, I don't know. Maybe because that page is so full, due to the FL pictures, and it must take forever to load at 28,000 KBS.

Whatever.

I was out riding yesterday, and inspired by the boat picture from Ken, Ken's Cottage PAGE, I tooled on down to the dock to see who was in town. This is some kind of sea food processing barge, I think. Does that 'flash freezing'.
big boat yours truly by the boat
This is the WA state Ferry that was in another shot from Main street.
WA state ferry in floating drydock


It seems funny to go from new to old, but that's how these pages work. The riding pictures (farther down) were the first on this page. The cat on the hood and TV pictures came later, but they're first to look at. And here they are:
This is the neighbor across the street's cat. The neighbor is Bob, and the cat is nameless, to us. Local Tomcat, tho. Very friendly. Usually a bit banged up, but pretty smooth today.
Bob's cat

Bob's cat

One can never be sure wether this cat will accept petting gracefully or not. Sometimes, it's all claws and teeth.
tentative petting
Today all forms of attention were welcomed.
all ok petting the cat

This TV sat beside the bed in the guestroom. Took up too much space. Ann suggested that it might fit atop these two bookcases. I said, 'No way'. The fact that it sits where it does says it all. Moral? Always listen to your wife, of course!
TV mounted just where Ann said
She also suggested that the TV be fastened to the wall, in case of earthquake. You will notice that it is securely attached to the wall, as advised.
bolted to wall
This shows where the TV used to reside. Now there is plenty of room for a bedside table and a few guitars.
new bedside area

The following discussion is a follow up to climate questions from around the country. And explains why I went riding today.
The question is; What's normal?

Is twenty degrees in January normal? Twenty below?
Is 55 degrees normal? 75?
What exactly is normal, anyway?
It was so normal here today, we decided to uncover the scooter and move it back onto the street, for easy access. Since the sun was out, and all, a quick trip around town seemed in order.
letting the bike warm up
Decided to try and take a few pictures while under way. The first one was a bit shaky, didn't allow for the affect of the wind. Note the speed, over sixty when the shutter clicked.

After things got stabilized, a shot of Hiway 20 on the way into town.

Here's what I saw at the end of main street today. That's a ferry in drydock. Also notice the vintage of some of the vehicles on the street. No rust, here. My MI wintered rust bucket Saab, is an anomaly.
One of the WA state Ferrys in drydock
The same shot backed off shows the Honda parked on the right.
Honda on street Happy while riding on the 17th
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