tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66380920976845871172024-03-13T20:35:17.869-07:00Photo a Day: TacomaOne photograph per day of Tacoma, Washington showcasing the city and its quirks (when I get around to it, that is).Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-8089036923463400082017-12-15T10:22:00.001-08:002017-12-15T10:22:50.287-08:00Tacoma's Art Hangout<div style="text-align: center;">
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-26307352548464500122017-12-14T17:59:00.000-08:002017-12-14T17:59:16.816-08:00Art Jewelry<div style="text-align: center;">
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-21686250195115970122017-12-13T07:27:00.000-08:002017-12-13T07:34:40.868-08:00Lenticular Clouds<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>not an infrequent occurence. But it's rare to see</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>This is taken from a window at Tacoma Art Museum.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;">The building with the red stripe is the Museum of Glass.</b></div>
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-28615395273139423972015-06-11T09:20:00.004-07:002015-06-11T09:20:52.548-07:00After a Hiatus<div style="text-align: center;">
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-49876704864113881672012-11-25T19:00:00.000-08:002017-12-13T07:39:47.737-08:00Outside Corina Bakery<br />
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Blessings from Tacoma!</div>
Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-17089544464237776702012-11-15T08:07:00.003-08:002012-11-15T08:07:54.225-08:00Chihuly Magic<div style="text-align: center;">
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-50911180997517387722012-11-11T07:49:00.000-08:002012-11-11T07:49:00.062-08:00Attention Runners<br />
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There's a store catering to runners on Pacific,</div>
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-62017935674651910142012-11-10T07:21:00.000-08:002012-11-10T07:21:00.310-08:00Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Family sculpture at Pt. Defiance Zoo.</div>
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Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-6565111194018110592012-11-07T09:05:00.000-08:002012-11-07T09:05:14.208-08:00Apprentice Glass Blowers<br />
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It's the best-attended of the Tacoma Art Museum's family festivals.</div>
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at Pt. Defiance Zoo.</div>Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638092097684587117.post-46918770079592981242011-08-29T07:25:00.000-07:002011-08-29T07:25:29.303-07:00Oasis of Serenity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S5waIWWkNz-jooYHu0pqvhp9XDOBb3yCydJd0Z-HdAFrruLs9NcPecwvumek_tXSBjhKERv86lmMxTd-Hy7wYGP0s_U4EypVKcedHL6Q4S7QusDMhuhbdtnbFMV3QIDBBIsd2AIc12E/s1600/Pt+Defiance+10+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S5waIWWkNz-jooYHu0pqvhp9XDOBb3yCydJd0Z-HdAFrruLs9NcPecwvumek_tXSBjhKERv86lmMxTd-Hy7wYGP0s_U4EypVKcedHL6Q4S7QusDMhuhbdtnbFMV3QIDBBIsd2AIc12E/s400/Pt+Defiance+10+web.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Tacoma's clouded leopard cubs, born June 14,<br />
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