Detail of James Abbott mural, Elma, Washington
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Phone photo 3002
Phone photo 3001
James Abbott mural, Elma, Washington. He played with perspective in this one more than in his other works. It faces east, protecting it from the coastal winds, so this is in a better state of preservation than most.
Favorite Movie Quotes: Gangs of New York
"You kill a king, you don't stab him in the dark. You kill him where the whole court can watch him die."
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Postcard - Athens, Greece
Sylvie Vartan Sings Bacharach
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Phone photo 2994
Labels:
Fetid Lake of Doom,
Legislative Building,
Olympia,
Phone photo
Petty Booka Sings Bacharach
Cliff Richard Sings Bacharach
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Sterling Sings Bacharach
Postcard - Athens, Greece
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Phone photo 2989
1980 Ford Firetruck For Sale
Grays Harbor County, Washington
That little cloud up there had temporarily blotted out the sun, creating a weird light
How Would You Like to Join This "Bunch"?
From the Clayton News-Letter, Aug. 15, 1912. It is unusual to find local cartoonists published in weekly newspapers in any era. Paul Weeks was 18 or 19 years old when he drew this. Mr. Weeks now qualifies as an official fellow Washington State Obscuro cartoonist!
I can't make out the word balloons of the bystanding bird and farmer, but the driver is declaring, "We're going huckleberrying!" A passenger notes the old farmer at the fence and observes, "I bet that fellow wishes he was goin' to."
At the rear of the wagon someone is singing, "Do, do, do, a huckleberry do!" And another, with rifle in hand, shouts, "I'm goin' to kill a bear!"
Man, I loved picking and eating huckleberries around here in the woods when I was growing up. The bushes were frequently found growing out of Old Growth stumps. And once in awhile I would run into a black bear after the same delicacy, so I would just let them be and move on. The huckleberries here are red and tart.
I can't make out the word balloons of the bystanding bird and farmer, but the driver is declaring, "We're going huckleberrying!" A passenger notes the old farmer at the fence and observes, "I bet that fellow wishes he was goin' to."
At the rear of the wagon someone is singing, "Do, do, do, a huckleberry do!" And another, with rifle in hand, shouts, "I'm goin' to kill a bear!"
Man, I loved picking and eating huckleberries around here in the woods when I was growing up. The bushes were frequently found growing out of Old Growth stumps. And once in awhile I would run into a black bear after the same delicacy, so I would just let them be and move on. The huckleberries here are red and tart.
Labels:
bears,
Clayton News-Letter,
Clayton Washington,
huckleberries,
Loon Lake Washington,
Paul Weeks
Phone photo 2988
Phone photo 2987
1980 Ford Firetruck For Sale
Grays Harbor County, Washington
One of the WPPSS towers can be seen on the horizon
Goodbye to Apollo's Pizza
One of my fave pizza places has closed up, I am sorry to say. Apollo's on Olympia's Westside made some of the best pizzas I have ever had. I even hid a couple Morty Comix there as well as phone photoed a discarded portable dental floss by their front door, so the joint had some history here on Morty the Blog.
This picture was taken a year ago when I hid a Morty Comix in that bench facing the camera.
Thanks for all the good memories, Apollo's. One of my best recollections was around 2007 when there was a bad storm and the power went out. Ian had a bicycle helmet headlamp he lent to you guys so you could continue working in the kitchen since the ovens remained hot and we all ate by candlelight.
This picture was taken a year ago when I hid a Morty Comix in that bench facing the camera.
Thanks for all the good memories, Apollo's. One of my best recollections was around 2007 when there was a bad storm and the power went out. Ian had a bicycle helmet headlamp he lent to you guys so you could continue working in the kitchen since the ovens remained hot and we all ate by candlelight.
Labels:
Apollo's Pizza,
Ian Bickelhaupt,
Morty Comix,
Morty the Blog,
Olympia,
pizza,
portable dental floss,
restaurants
Phone photo 2986
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