windy ferry rides. reaching out for D.
we had a lovely experience visiting our friend A's work. so much more than i expected. in her words: It's a beautiful room and there are tables to sit down at and it's pretty low key. A nice oasis, really. =) 
A relaxing indulgent way to spend an hour on a Saturday morning. We had a few samples, saw the factory production rooms (so clean! A says 1/3 of each shift is spent cleaning), and enjoyed drinking chocolate (oh, powder mix hot cocoa just isn't this good!). We got to visit with friends while eating a few pieces of rich chocolate and caramel. yum. thank you to Ms. A. for inviting us. the astronaut statue is part of a couple dozen art installations around the city. i always like those.
salmon fishing open on the Duwamish as of Sept 1. 50 or more folks are side to side on the bridge. first pic is 6am. second is 10am.
commuting through Georgetown involves getting delayed once in awhile.
People inspire you, or they drain you - pick them wisely.
end of summer means one last camping trip. We headed over to Bremerton to Illahee state park. CL and N biked and ferried over to join us for lunch BLATs (bacon lettuce avocado tomato sandwiches- new camping favorite) and a hike. 
R made yummy blueberry pancakes over the fire.
end of karate for awhile. end of summer means tomato harvest. e arranged in a pattern. end of summer means last bike commuting rides home.
