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Greetings from Washington, Val...I have been lurking, and am just amazed at your pics...you really do seem to have an amazing eye for great pics, and a real talent for photography....

The weather here in western Washington has been wonderful...clear blue skies, warmish temps, the mountains in full view, ,and leaves turning colors...this is supposed to continue clear into next week....its probably the best weather possible, for this time of year around here...if it really does continue through next weekend, the hubby and I just might go camping up at Mt. Rainier for the weekend, or at least get up there for the day....it will be just gorgeous up there...

I dont suppose you got to see Lou Pinella throwing a fit at the Mariners game the other night...there was a bad call in the 9th inning, at first base, and Pinella came tearing out of the dugout, and was flailing his arms, and I am sure shouting obscenities at the umpire, and of course he was immediately ejected....but he was not about to leave, and he was furious...his face was red, he was shaking, and you could see the veins popping of our his head....some other guys from the dugout, tried to restrain him, but that did nto work...he ripped his hat off, threw it all over...still not satisfied, he actually ripped 1st base out of the ground and threw it...chased it down, and threw it again....finally somewhat satisfied he left the field...

I guess, it was a season of pent up frustration, as the Mariners just are not doing so well this season....

Well, the Mariners did go on to win that game, in extra innings, and the fans sure got a good show out of Pinella acting up....

My husband went to an exhibition game at the new Seahawks Stadium, and said, its just like Safeco Field, just as nice...

Seattle looks so differently now, from when we first moved here...first there was the monstrosity, the KingDome, and now we have SafeCo field, and Seahawks Stadium, standing in the same place...

Seattle, I notice was also graced with the terrible distinction of having one of the highest unemployment rates in the country....7.6 percent or some near number....I guess the decline of the tech companies, added to layoffs at Boeing, are making for unhappy times...

Bill and Melinda Gates had a third child, a baby girl...I think her name is Phoebe, tho I may be mistaken...

Well, I am sure you get the news about Washington from you family, and on the internet, but thought I would give you just a slice of life, up here in the Pacific Northwest...

Thanks, Mom. You'll really enjoy your trip to Mt Rainier if the weather holds. I miss it.

Gavin was watching the Mariners game on TV (I don't know what channel) and ran into my room to tell me all about Lou's temper tantrum. He thought he was going to have to go to the hospital or something. I saw some of it on TV the following morning during the sports report. It was classic Lou!

I'm glad the cheeseburger Kingdome is gone (what a waste of money that renovation just before demolition was!) but people had better get some good paying jobs in the region if they're going to be able to afford tickets to the pricey games in the beautiful new stadiums.