Taking the Babe for a Walk

After ditching me at least three times Rey found time to Skype for taxes. That is I buy TurboTax and he doesn’t need to. Filling out his information is usually short and sweet, although he did have three W2s this year. (He will be getting a refund.)

Working through Rey’s information gave me the impetus to continue with ours as well. I think I am missing two forms and we need to finish adding to some retirement accounts still.

It was afternoon and no rain in sight so we set out to retrieve a wayward bear that had stayed behind at the Museum of History and Industry when Carl and Audrey left a few days ago.

Carl’s alter ego for the walk was the Babe, as in Ruth, who would have been 121 years old today. ( He has been in the Gate of Heaven cemetery in Hawthorne, New York for longer than I have been alive. He even wore a Yankee hat.

The walk was pleasant, partly because our destination was not tied to any particular time, so we could wander at will. In the end it was probably about 9 miles.
Some sights from the wander.

Starting in our front yard, daffodils are on their way already.

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Street end mosaic with house boats

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It turns out this is the boat show weekend

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I don’t think this particular yacht was for sale.

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We saw a boat that had one letter in its name obscured. _oot.

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Maybe Coot, but certainly not Bufflehead.

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A true old coot owns this place. Notice the ladder on the hillside. It looks too dangerous to use, but I’ll bet it is not just there as a storage location.

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Two clowns, and another block of Fremont in transition.

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Our great blue heron sighting for the day.

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Brooks greeter.

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Lots and lots of murals.

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Street art with muscles mussels.

Settling in for a beer and maybe even a foot rub.

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