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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My mother has loved the ocean since she first saw it at age 13 or so. She grew up in the Interior, which is lake country.
Me? I love the lakes and take the salt water for granted.
Having always lived in flat places until now, I generally disbelieve in the existence of mountains until I see them.
Ahahaha! I didn't believe in flat until I flew over the middle of the country. I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
From a geological standpoint, ocean v. mountain results in a win for the ocean, every single time.
Besides, oceans have mountains. And mountains don't have oceans.
I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
I think mountains are just showing off.
Ooh, I like ita's.
I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
Plei speaks for me, go figure. Flat is strange. So are places that don't have a lot of trees/moss/groundcover.
My assorted vistas
[link] (Seattle skyline)
[link] (Looking east to Bellevue)
[link] (Crummy phone photo of the Sound from my parents' place--on a clear day, you see the Sound, Vashon, and the Olympic range)
[link] (The actual view from my Aunt Olive's deck is spectacular, but that just gives a small hint at it. Okanagan Lake in the background.)
[link] (I love the Interior. That's Kalamalka Lake)
[link] (More of the Interior, the greener section where Mother grew up.)
Al Jazeera covers NYC street food. (I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but it seems neat.)
I can't get a great shot of it today, because there's a lot of haze in the air, but here's the vista from my current living room window:
And here's another (quite spectacular) view of it: