Contrasts

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This morning, I rode to work in a light rain that turned
to a heavy mist as I got closer to the Sound. You know,
I love the Pacific Northwest.

I rode up the Left Coast one summer, and spent five days in Washington
in a near-continual downpour. One day I had to stop because it was
raining so hard I couldn't see. By the time I reached Port Angeles, my
chain was rusted.

Yes, the Pacific Northwest is a lovely place, but sometimes it can be a
bit too wet for my liking.

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"LioNiNoiL_a t_N e t s c a p E_D 0 T_N e T" <[email hidden]>
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Yes, the Pacific Northwest is a lovely place, but sometimes it can be a
bit too wet for my liking.

On Friday, I was riding from work to a barbecue/picnic, up at Golden Gardens
State Park. It was 55 degrees and lightly raining. I bought a 7 pound salmon
at the Pike Place Market, and had strapped it on to my rack, along with the
marinade, with a bungee cord. As I rode through Myrtle Edwards Park, right
along the waterfront, I felt very Northwest-y: rain, cool day in mid-July,
water lapping against the shore, ships are moving in and out of the harbor,
big salmon strapped on the back of the bike, headed for a picnic that no one
would think of canceling just because of a little precipitation.

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Claire Petersky said:

I felt very Northwest-y: rain, cool day in mid-July,
water lapping against the shore, ships are moving in and out of the harbor,
big salmon strapped on the back of the bike

You have a way with words, Claire! ;-D

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In article <eGcIc.68943$XM6.63022@attbi_s53>,
"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> writes in part:

Quoted message said:

I felt very Northwest-y:

The blackberries are already starting to ripen.

I'm not usually much of a dessert person, but warm blackberry
compote poured over a big, fluffy dumpling and topped with a
scoop of ice cream can be a toothsome delight. Heck, it can
almost be a main course.

cheers,
Tom

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Quoted message said:

On Friday, I was riding from work to a barbecue/picnic, up at
Golden Gardens State Park. It was 55 degrees and lightly raining.

Lucky you: here in Las Vegas on Friday it was 103F, and you can believe
me when I say my ride home from work was no picnic, although it was
somewhat like a barbecue.

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Tom Keats said:

In article <eGcIc.68943$XM6.63022@attbi_s53>,
"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> writes in part:

Quoted message said:

I felt very Northwest-y:

The blackberries are already starting to ripen.

I'm not usually much of a dessert person, but warm blackberry
compote poured over a big, fluffy dumpling and topped with a
scoop of ice cream can be a toothsome delight. Heck, it can
almost be a main course.

I haven't been feeling the need for any desserts lately. I've been
gorging on the Rainier and Bing cherries available very cheaply at
my local asian grocer. I think last time I popped down there on the
bike I picked up 6 pounds of Bings and 4 pounds of Rainiers. I
haven't managed to make them into anything, because they are just so
good by themselves.

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a sharing of deep, dark secrets"
-Milton Zelman, publisher of "Chocolate News"