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Author Archives: William Calvin
Fyre Twins; Before the Basement
Here you see (left) a deep hole being drilled while a three-story-high steel post is being dropped (right) into a previous drill site. I’m guessing that this is reinforcement for the long east wall of the parking garage basement.
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Amazon Spheres, corrected link
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gouwvqjBUWnyBFpK9
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Spheres and Green Walls
The complete slideshow for the expedition to Amazon Spheres is at https://photos.app.goo.gl/gouwvqjBUWnyBFpK9 but here is a sample:
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Worldwide smoke
That’s Seattle in the orange at upper left, Southern Africa at lower center. Note how some of the Canadian smoke has traveled to mid-Atlantic south of Greenland and accumulated there.
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Construction surrounds us
First, here is the south-of-the-Frye assisted living building that will reach 24 stories within a few months. Below is the west-of-the Frye lot clearing for the twin towers that will be a few stories higher than Skyline. They dug out … Continue reading
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Construction begins to the NE and NW
Here is the 800 Columbia lot to our NW. Internal fences are down; new perimeter fence up. Note alley is blocked and no-parking signs on Columbia. Progress photos will be taken from this same spot, the NW corner of our … Continue reading
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Making a meal of an artichoke
Outside on the 4th floor, after lunch.
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Roof Views: The Moon above Venus
Look carefully for the little white dot below the crescent moon, a bit to the left at top, directly below at right (nearly moonset). Venus is directly above the space before PM.
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The Crowd on the Roof
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That’s Skyline in the middle distance.
This is a June 11 picture from WSDOT showing the southbound lane emerging from the tunnel with a SR99 SB on-ramp in the foreground. It also shows the new mirror-faceted building at 5th & Columbia, which we see only the backside … Continue reading
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High-rise apartment building on a floating barge
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A strange bird out the window
As drones go, this is no toy but a commercial one.
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New crosswalk at 9th & Columbia
Note also the tan-colored pavement at the NW and SE corners. Use caution when turning from southbound 9th Avenue downhill on Columbia; you may not be able to see approaching uphill traffic as you used to.
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Jupiter conjunction with the full moon: after-action report
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Weather permitting, a good show Sunday night
A SPECIAL CONJUNCTION OF THE MOON AND JUPITER: This weekend, the Moon and Jupiter are converging in the constellation Libra for a special conjunction. Jupiter is approaching Earth for a close encounter in early May, making the giant planet extra … Continue reading
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What 620 Terry will look eventually like
In case you cannot guess from what’s in place, this shows the eventual 24 stories. They are now starting on the 3rd floor. Soon the NW podium will top out and the tower in the SE corner will continue on … Continue reading
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South-of-the-Frye ground floor done, 2nd begins
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617 Terry fresh concrete pour for parking ramp
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CCRCs
Yet something is nagging at her. What if, after all her careful planning, their retirement community has some kind of financial wipeout? “There you are, 97 years old, the community’s bankrupt, its managers are in jail,” she said. “Now what … Continue reading
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