Another Day Trip Idea

It's supposed to be a fairly nice weekend

with only a few showers late today

and early tomorrow.

How about a little outing to Pt. Townsend?

Victorian houses galore.

Scenic waterfront.

An Episcopal Church with a red door.

Charming little shops and restaurants.

It's only about 90 minutes away,

give or take.

Beach Time

Sorry. . . .

I've been a bit preoccupied 

since I spent a week at the beach

and I've not gone out to take new Tacoma pics.

So I'll show you some beach photos.

Cannon Beach, Oregon is about 

a three or four hour drive 

from Tacoma,

depending on how often

the dog needs a pit stop.

p.s. This was during a small interlude
between impressive early spring storms
with high winds, driving rain, and intermittent hail.

Daffodils

Fields in nearby Puyallup

are filled with 

daffodils.
The Daffodil Festival kicks off Saturday.

Reflections

Sometimes the reflection has more drama.

Gone, but Still There

The old F.W. Woolworth store.

Gone, but not totally forgotten.

Blue Skies, Nothing but Blue Skies

and a couple of buildings.

Detail from Yesterday's Post

He's such a dapper guy

I though he deserved a closer look.

Not in My Lifetime

Oops. . . cut off the N in Washington.

I needed a different lens.

Can you imagine a time

when $1 a week

would dress you?

Chinese Monkey Mask

Another mask from the Broadway business district.

Sun Wu Kung (Monkey) Mask.

Chinese.

Monkey's mischievous magic caused Buddha

to seal him in the Mountain of the Five Elements.

When released, Monkey helped find

the sacred Buddhist sutras

and became a saint.

Monkey Magic.

Monkey Mischief.

Trickster born from stone.

Buddha seals you

in the mountain

til you can find

the sacred sutras.

Monkey Saint. 

A Sunny Day in Paradise

Would you believe me 

if I said this is Tacoma's Commencement Bay?

I didn't think so.

April Fool.