When I was a kid, I liked to ignore the kickstand, I would get off my bike coming up the driveway, and let it wobble off onto the lawn. My dad saw me do this one time and quietly informed me that bikes don’t grow on trees. Yet here we are. My dog and I…
Category: Highways and Byways
The coast guard got bored
I was out walking the dog in the relatively unpopulated area behind the Marysville Mall, and encountered this survey marker in the cement next to the opera house. I thought it was weird, a coast guard survey? and this far inland? So I took a picture of it. I got home and looked at the…
Can’t torment the chickens
There is a chicken house alongside the Interurban Trail in a stretch where we walk the dog; Cody always likes to stop there and go on full alert, tail and ears straight up, wanting to pounce but of course there is a double chicken-wire enclosure, and the main rooster I think could kick his butt…
Trouble at the Home Depot?
Some years ago, we were fixing to go in the hardware store, but then I saw this in the parking lot; was there a zombie incident at the Home Depot? Or is he just picking up supplies? We took our chances. I did see a lot of glassy-eyed people shuffling around, but they didn’t seem…
A devil’s bargain at the buffet
There is no way I am taking a dozen rugrats to the buffet, I don’t care if I can feed them for ten bucks.
It’s D-day for the 4H kids
We went to the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe on Friday. If you have ever been to the fair, well there you are. Nothing is really different. As expected, everything was overpriced. (Nine bucks for an elephant ear!! Are they using real elephants??) We did enjoy visiting the critters and the various judged exhibits. I…
Retired Gator
We saw this alligator at the Reptile Zoo up in Gold Bar, and you can tell by the look on his snout, he is retired. I don’t know if he gets a pension though, or just eats pensioners.
Bad Combo in the stars
We were shuffling down the Walk of Stars in Hollywood a few days ago, and I came across these; Mister Rogers and… Sarah Silverman? I love them both, but worlds are colliding here. The only connection I can think of, is they both visit the land of make believe. A tour guide said there were…
Protection for the stormwater retention pond
This broken Virgin Mary appeared years ago at “Petey’s Pond” (So dubbed after the dog I had when we discovered it). Someone put her back together as best they could, and she has greeted visitors and attracted other artifacts, such as this red candle holder. I only wish she would use her influence to keep…
Cans of Studio City
We were walking around in Studio City and encountered these fun garbage can planters, in the parking lot of an AM/PM, of all places. I think it’s a law in California, all trash receptacles are going green… and whimsical.