Earth Day

I cannot believe that I walked home in my sunglasses and without a coat on November 3rd...loving this!!!

I am not the only one in Seattle who is enjoying this nice weather.  The BB was poppin' with excitement - so many people out and the mood was high!  As I approached, a newbie walked up to a tree and placed his head on the tree.  I didnt think too much of this...maybe he had a bad day at the office and needed to bang his head against a wall/tree?  Maybe the walk to the tree was just too much and he needed a break?  As I was giving him the benefit of the doubt, he proceeded onto the next tree and did the same thing.  Ok...got it!  He is obviously taking advantage of the nice weather and channeling the trees energy...duh Katie, why didnt you think of that in the first place! 

As I get closer to home and I am actually getting rather warm when I approach a building that has scaffolding around it.  I notice that there is something red moving about in the scaffolding...I know this is going to be good!  When I get closer, I see what I can only describe as a washed up, worn down, tired ol' P.I.M.P.  I am talking probably the same red velvet suit he was rocking back in 1965 even down to the cane!  So when I realize that it is a P.I.M.P I immediately wonder, "what is he doing messing around in the leaves and scaffolding?"  He should be working the streets and eyeing broads or whatever washed up, worn down P.I.M.Ps do.  I then come to realize he is picking up fallen leaves and putting them in his pocket.  Now is he going to do something artistic with them...you know maybe put a piece of paper over and run a crayon over them.  Is he doing some early Christmas shopping? 

I do respect these guys' appreciation for the beautiful city we live in so I have to respect that!!

FYI:
I know you all have been concerned as I have about ShuffelyJoe.  Well, I am happy to report that my coworker Erin did see him yesterday.  He somehow shuffled all the way do about 4th and Union which is a pretty good distance from 2nd and Blanchard.  You go ShuffelyJoe!!!!

For those of you who have been to Seattle with me and walked around my neighborhood, I have a piece of news.  You know the restaurant on 1st ave that we walk by and it has the cheap, colorful plastic tablecloths on the outside tables and I always say that I have never seen anyone in it...well, there was a patron in there today!!!  First time I have ever seen that and I have lived in the neighborhood for 21 months!