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https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0710.jpgIMG_0710https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0691.jpgIMG_0691Not commentary on the reading material. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0653.jpgIMG_0653Not library scented. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0641.jpgIMG_0641Library scented. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0679.jpgIMG_0679My Big Fat Greek Puzzle. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0668.jpgIMG_0668Admittedly, I'd have been happier if it were a Hoosier rabbit with big ears, but in a pinch, this one will do. 2020-06-22T22:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/10/04/tiny-hands-injures-her-neck/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_2071.jpgIMG_2071It doesn't look that impressive from this distance, but we were impressed. 2019-10-05T00:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/07/31/finding-true-north/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_4141.jpgIMG_4141I don't know why my finger is in this photo or why it looks like a snapshot instead of huge portrait hanging above the desk, but this woman's face is one of the most gorgeous and haunting things I've seen. I wonder if she would mind her image plastered around the resort. 2019-08-01T14:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/05/31/you-are-here/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/c2408ff5-7dc2-4178-a0da-bccf80cda24a.jpgC2408FF5-7DC2-4178-A0DA-BCCF80CDA24Ahttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4791.jpgIMG_4791https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4768.jpgIMG_4768https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4777.jpgIMG_4777https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4772.jpgIMG_4772https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4571.jpgIMG_4571My student & I bonded over my Hoosier tumbler of choice. (It's more about the blue than the chocolate, I swear.) https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4831-2.jpgIMG_4831 2https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/winterbag.jpgWinterBaghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4835.jpgIMG_48352019-06-01T06:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/04/17/the-bug-eyed-of-notre-dame/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4712.jpgIMG_4712Union Station, Portlandhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4689.jpgIMG_4689At least there's one thing I can tick off my bucket list. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4691.jpgIMG_4691https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4695.jpgIMG_4695A serviceable river. I do love those little bridge turrets!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4703.jpgIMG_4703Hotel closets have never been so stylish and accessible!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4710.jpgIMG_4710I wanted to steal one of each of these. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4677.jpgIMG_4677https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4670.jpgIMG_4670A little ambiance at King Street Station, Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4676.jpgIMG_4676King Street Station, Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4697.jpgIMG_46972019-04-17T08:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/03/11/anti-malarial-dreams-iii-a-procrastinating-adventurer-realizes-shes-on-an-adventure/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7297.jpgIMG_7297https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7271.jpgIMG_7271https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7300.jpgIMG_7300These shy creatures can be similarly difficult to spot in the wild. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7287.jpgIMG_7287If you ever see a job listed for photographers of animal backsides, please let me know. (I was pleased that I spotted this rhino though--they look a lot like rocks.) https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7198.jpgIMG_7198I find giraffe to be one of the hardest animals to spot, which is counterintuitive since they just stand around eating leaves with those giant necks of theirs. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7276.jpgIMG_7276Waterbuck, the most unfortunate of the African buck because it comes with a target right on it's backside. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7174.jpgIMG_7174I love a flightless bird. So much easier to get a snap.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7168.jpgIMG_7168A sky that would make Magritte envious. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hararegardens.pngHarareGardensThe bench I taught from was 68% more rickety. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_7229.jpgIMG_7229My photos of the tree-lined streets of The Avenues are similarly bad, so here, have a bushman painting from Lake Chivero. 2019-03-16T17:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2019/01/31/five-shades-of-grey/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_4214.jpgimg_4214Art installation outside the Salt Lake City convention center that explored opposites and left the viewer to figure out what falls between the two. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_4528.jpgimg_4528In case you are thinking Z is a brute, please note these fabulous Post-it page flags were in my Christmas stocking this year. He's a star. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_8003.jpgimg_8003One of these things is not like the other. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_4215.jpgimg_42152019-02-01T08:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/11/02/on-ownership-and-the-naming-of-things/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0696.jpgIMG_0696Mac at Earlhamhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0019.jpgIMG_0019https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/macweddingimg_1756-1.jpgMacWeddingIMG_1756-1The Best Doghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sc0000959c.jpgsc0000959cPhoto credit: Susanna Tanner Photographyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0320.jpgIMG_0320Ever hopeful. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1263.jpgIMG_1263Favorite spot in the bed. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006Mac with a side order of snow. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0001.jpgIMG_0001Mac, never on the right side of a door. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0684.jpgIMG_06842019-01-22T22:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/12/21/there-is-a-light-and-it-never-goes-out/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4177.jpgIMG_4177A fall display back in Seattle, but the sentiment is the same: light and love to you this solstice!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7894-2.jpgIMG_7894 2https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_6947.jpgIMG_6947Christmas, snowy yesteryear. (Do you see why I always want to come home for Christmas though? How cozy is that?)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7928-2.jpgIMG_7928 2Huff singing optional at Winterlights, Lilly House, IMAhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-1.04.26-PM.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-21 at 1.04.26 PMLook away from the screen, Bridget!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-1.02.41-PM.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-21 at 1.02.41 PMNo peeking, Bridget!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4380.jpgIMG_4380American excess as depicted at the Lilly House, Winterlights, Indianapolis Museum of Art2018-12-23T06:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/09/11/anti-malarial-dreams-ii-headspace-edition/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7092-e1536689419698.jpgIMG_7092The backside of Binga. Look at that ridge!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7150.jpgIMG_7150Well-educated poultry!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7103.jpgIMG_7103Binga!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7124.jpgIMG_7124This guy looked very dashing as he barked at us for walking past his owner's office. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7110.jpgIMG_7110Those stuffed animals looked like they wanted to go live in a real house and not a dorm to me. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7076.jpgIMG_7076Look how tiny and blue and orderly!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7132.jpgIMG_7132I love an African thatched roof. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7063.jpgIMG_7063In lieu of soldiers, I give you an old railroad water tank. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7061.jpgIMG_7061Bus photography, 6:45 a.m. outside of Harare.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7532.jpgIMG_7532I was all about the Cadbury Dairy Milk with Biscuits on this trip. 2018-09-12T02:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/07/24/anti-malarial-dreams-part-i-homecoming/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7044.jpgIMG_7044https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7455.jpgIMG_7455We're almost there!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7383.jpgIMG_7383https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7536.jpgIMG_7536https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_3217.jpgIMG_3217This is traveling light for us. Also, those identifying stickers I carefully slapped on our luggage didn't make it out of SEA TAC. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7466.jpgIMG_7466https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7037.jpgIMG_70372018-08-02T20:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/06/29/for-whom-the-bag-tolls/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0233.jpgIMG_0233There's a giraffe out there somewhere. Zimbabwe, 2010. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/photo-78.jpgPhoto 78Poser. Posing. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-29-at-5-47-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-29 at 5.47.00 PMI wonder who the manufacturer of this handbag could possible be? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-02-at-8-34-22-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-02 at 8.34.22 AMIt looked more impressive on the plane.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_3090.jpgIMG_3090Ahoy, matey!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_3447.jpgIMG_3447Ernest _wishes_ he had a field bag so fine. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180629_170227.jpg20180629_170227Seattle and Vera Bradley do not belong together. Look at that map trying to leap out of the pocket from embarrassment. 2018-07-01T16:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/05/31/developments-on-the-northwestern-front/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180531_213145.jpg20180531_213145https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3059.jpgIMG_30592018-06-01T05:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/04/30/i-guess-thats-why-they-call-it-the-blue-a-shoe-obsession/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6971-2.jpgIMG_6971 2Imagine getting intern credit for fancy card writing. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blue-tieks-from-website.pngBlue Tieks from websiteI suppose this woman could be wearing a bag on her head because she's aesthetically challenged, but I bet she isn't. (Photo from Instagram #tieks)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3040.jpgIMG_3040https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3069.jpgIMG_3069You can come over to dinner, but please don't touch the blue napkins. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6966.jpgIMG_6966Suddenly, our casino-style rug looks muted and disappointing. I wonder if Z will go for a new Tieks-matching carpet?https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6965.jpgIMG_6965https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6967-e1524987902286.jpgIMG_6967Since I don't wear high heels, I imagined I would use this to carry flowers and organic fruit home from the market. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6968.jpgIMG_6968Look at how precious and foldy-uppy!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6970.jpgIMG_6970Look at all those thin, leggy women and their colorful footwear!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_6969.jpgIMG_6969How could whatever is inside of this box NOT be life-changing? 2018-05-28T20:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/03/28/the-drumming-unicorn-of-elliott-bay-and-other-terrors/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2931.jpgIMG_2931All of Paula's books are my favorite, but right now, this one is my most favorite. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2934.jpgIMG_2934https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2933.jpgIMG_2933https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-9-35-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 9.35.21 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-9-22-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 9.22.26 PMThis is NOT a "kitty"! https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-3-37-55-pm1.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 3.37.55 PMThis is NOT a "kitty"!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2937-e1522297034166.jpgIMG_2937Best enjoyed from a safe distance. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-9-10-37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 9.10.37 PMI told you it was glorious. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-3-37-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 3.37.55 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_2945-e1522296749595.jpgIMG_2945Elliott Bay 2018-03-31T23:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/02/28/on-fonts-style-and-albus-dumbledore/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-28-at-9-28-33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-28 at 9.28.33 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_1464.jpgIMG_1464.JPGJust two crazy middle aged kids enjoying the Puget Sound in their magical knitted hats. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-28-at-4-53-52-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-28 at 4.53.52 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6962.jpgIMG_6962Why would anybody need these? What does it all mean? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6964.jpgIMG_6964Beyonce is still waiting for this guy to put a ring on it. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6961.jpgIMG_6961Beyonce waiting for her Cinderella story to unfold.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-28-at-2-30-24-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-28 at 2.30.24 AMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-28-at-4-55-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-28 at 4.55.48 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-28-at-4-53-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-28 at 4.53.28 PM2018-03-08T14:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2018/01/31/on-history-and-mystery/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2909.jpgIMG_2909FYI: Immigrant Awareness on Facebook can hook you up with your very own buttonhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2910.jpgIMG_2910Precious.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180128_170549.jpg20180128_170549Not pictured: Z, weepinghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2865.jpgIMG_2865Historic preservation Seattle style. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2856.jpgIMG_2856If my car were in Seattle, it would be sporting this. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2879.jpgIMG_2879Note: there are no actual roses in this parkhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2884.jpgIMG_2884Look at those Irish books, trying to sneak onto other shelves without proper documentation!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2018-01-31-at-7-58-36-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-01-31 at 7.58.36 PMGreat Great Grandmother Ellenhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2822.jpgIMG_2822It's not _really_ Irish, but it is the perfect breakfast food.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_7523.jpgIMG_7523A set of my great-great grandparents, their brood, and one awesome tricycle. 2018-02-14T19:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/12/24/santas-helper/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0201.jpgIMG_0201Mom's tree, which is 10,000 more spectacular up close but my camera won't cooperate. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_6945-e1514105779257.jpgIMG_6945Blue Christmashttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-12-at-12-33-50-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-12-12 at 12.33.50 AMI don't have any horse photos at the ready, so here, look at our wedding cake topper from 8 years ago. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171126_163426-e1514105544810.jpg20171126_163426Who doesn't love a Me Christmas? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-24-at-3-49-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-12-24 at 3.49.15 AM(This photo rudely stolen from Wikipedia.)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0209.jpgIMG_0209My 's tree, ahttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_6877.jpgIMG_6877Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis 2017-12-26T16:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/11/30/hope-wrapped-in-plastic/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2674.jpgIMG_2674https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171118_144234_burst01.jpg20171118_144234_Burst01https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-01-at-12-58-35-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-12-01 at 12.58.35 AMThat's not just a car ride to Cincinnati. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-01-at-12-54-20-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-12-01 at 12.54.20 AMPhoto credit: _The Telegraph_https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-11-28-at-6-46-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-11-28 at 6.46.15 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_6864.jpgIMG_68642017-12-04T00:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/10/31/mushrooms-of-the-eleventh-hour/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171031_225333.jpg20171031_225333Who knows? Maybe gnomes are real too. (Sculpture by Rita Jackson www.ritabunny.com)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_26581.jpgIMG_2658https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2658.jpgIMG_2658https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2606.jpgIMG_2606https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/screen-shot-2017-10-31-at-7-54-27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-10-31 at 7.54.27 PMhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2574.jpgIMG_2574To Tiny Buzz Lightyear, even my tiny phone would be too much to deal with. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2593.jpgIMG_25932017-11-06T03:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/09/30/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2562.jpgIMG_2562https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2553.jpgIMG_2553This read "Welcome Back" but it was in a corner & this was the best shot I could get in tight quarters.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2546.jpgIMG_2546https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2560.jpgIMG_2560https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2552.jpgIMG_2552https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2541.jpgIMG_2541Mom (with yet a new friend). https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/screen-shot-2017-09-30-at-3-13-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-09-30 at 3.13.14 PM2017-10-06T19:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/08/18/some-reasons-you-might-think-im-unbalanced-a-summer-sampler/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2341-2.jpgIMG_2341 2Who wouldn't want to come home to a man like Z and this basket of treats? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2341.jpgIMG_2341Who wouldn't want to come home to a man who greets you with love and a basket of treats?https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6369.jpgIMG_6369https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6047.jpgIMG_6047It's on First Hill, not Westeros, but still something the Mother of Dragons might want in her home. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-18-at-5-18-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-08-18 at 5.18.20 PMIt still pains me not to see him in blue and green. Photo: Rick Scuterl/APhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2319.jpgIMG_2319https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2327.jpgIMG_2327The. Best. Corn. Ever.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2382.jpgIMG_2382After the attack. There used to be 50 more branches here and one of Snow White's birds sitting there singing. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2349.jpgIMG_23492017-10-06T19:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/06/29/an-antidote-to-careful-living/2017-07-09T16:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/05/31/summer-of-a-dormouse/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2055.jpgIMG_2055I complain, but would you look how gorgeous Puget Sound is? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2020.jpgIMG_2020Opportunistic goosehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2046.jpgIMG_2046Indiana alofthttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_2107.jpgIMG_21072017-06-26T06:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/04/27/the-chicken-of-productivity/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rgserma.jpgRGSErmahttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_2004.jpgIMG_20042017-05-13T20:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/03/22/veering-toward-wonderment/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rgsbussign.jpgrgsbussignhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rgsbus.jpgrgsbusGet on the bus.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rgsmountainworshipperbus.jpgrgsmountainworshipperbusThough not IN the bus, we see this guy around town doing what we believe might be Mt. Rainier worship. He is always pointed towards the south and he's always in the middle of the crosswalk. 2017-03-26T03:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/02/24/an-embarrassment-of-dragons/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/panarama.jpgpanaramaPuget Sound, the Cascades, and a view from the Boatyard Inn.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gloves.jpgglovesReunited and it feels so good. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-20-51-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-20-51-pmIf I had this horse, it would help me find my missing glove. (Photo: Sundance)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-19-20-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-19-20-pmNot a member of the hoi polloi (Photo: Sundance)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-17-31-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-17-31-pmDon't mind me, I was feeling chilly and decided to take a hike draped in this hand-knitted blanket. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-16-36-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-16-36-pmWere I arrogant, this is how I would expect to look. (Photo credit of Sundance Catalog)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-14-30-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-14-30-pmhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-23-05-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-23-05-pmNot the tidy and artful bed I was found in by the building manager. (Photo: Sundance)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-15-33-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-24-at-1-15-33-pmNot a member of the hoi polloi. (Photo: Sundance)2017-03-14T18:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2017/01/31/unfrozen-the-birthday-blog/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6509.jpgimg_6509https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6507.jpgimg_6507https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6440.jpgimg_64402017-02-02T08:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/12/28/elegy-for-the-rebel-alliance/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-28-at-4-44-23-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-28-at-4-44-23-am2017-02-28T17:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/11/30/in-dog-time/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bethcryingbrowniehat.jpgbethcryingbrowniehatBe forewarned: this is what a tantrum from me could look like. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0798.jpgimg_0798Seattle Irish Wolfhound, perhaps the most dignified dog on Earth. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0012.jpgimg_0012Mac & Luther, best buddies, would have sniffed beyond the handrail. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bestducktail.jpgbestducktailBubbles of Zimbabwehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bethxmasting.jpgbethxmastingFuture art toucher with Ting the Pekingese.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1251.jpgimg_1251Mac and Lilly, being themselves on a ramble.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0276.jpgimg_0276Man and dog in Central Park, big rain, no dark clouds. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_06781.jpgimg_0678Hoosier Shepherdhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bubbles.jpgbubblesThis is not a dog, but the same principle applies. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0389.jpgimg_0389Scottie puppy, Salthill Prom, Galway2016-12-03T01:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/11/11/keep-your-tail-up-america/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6318.jpgimg_6318Don't judge me--democracy is at stake. I can't be bothered to brush my hair!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6327.jpgimg_6327According to the president-elect, these are professional protestors. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6348.jpgimg_6348City Hallhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6240.jpgimg_6240https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6286.jpgimg_6286The puffy-eyed face of disappointed democracy. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6256.jpgimg_6256https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6230.jpgimg_6230https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6232.jpgimg_6232Elsfreth's Alleyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6219.jpgimg_6219https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6209.jpgimg_6209Christ Church, where patriots prayed.2016-11-21T20:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/05/10/on-grail-quests-and-my-hometown/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/depotdistrict.jpgdepotdistrictMittrione's Italian Market 2016-10-30T22:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/01/12/a-2015-blurry-bluebird-of-happiness-to-you/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bluebird.jpgBlueBirdBluebird considering a move to East Central Indiana. 2016-10-30T22:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/08/18/a-horse-with-no-name/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rgsconnemaraponiesreynvyle.jpgRGSConnemaraPoniesReynvyleConnemara Ponies, Renvyle, Irelandhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rgsiueoffice.jpgRGSIUEOfficeMy first and favorite office. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rgsirishwolfhound.jpgRGSIrishWolfhoundNot a horse. (Also, not my dog.) https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bethpony.jpgBethPonyPonygirl2016-10-30T22:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/10/28/two-dreams-diverged/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0980.jpgimg_0980https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rickkingssolomonsmines.jpgrickkingssolomonsminesZ and friend, on set but not scowling.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rgsstevienixwitch.jpgrgsstevienixwitchStevie Nix & I keep our crystal visions to ourselves. Unless one of us decides to blog. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1510.jpgimg_1510Stevie Nix and I, keeping our crystal visions to ourselves. Except when one of us blogs. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6118.jpgimg_6118https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rgspumpkin.jpgrgspumpkin2016-11-12T05:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/09/09/the-sound-of-one-hand-complaining/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5820.jpgimg_5820I can hardly wait to see what this will be.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1379.jpgimg_1379Get-well flowers from Leibowitz coupled with painkillers and Z's ministrations made it all tolerable. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5869.jpgimg_5869Please, feel free. Pick the meat right off my bones. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rgsfacebook.jpgrgsfacebookhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1387.jpgimg_1387https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rgspingpong.jpgrgspingponghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5837.jpgimg_5837Stimson-Green Mansion, a pleasant reminder that First Hill used to be beautiful.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rgsfirsthillpark.jpgrgsfirsthillparkFirst Hill Park, an oasis in the concrete.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5845.jpgimg_5845The only thing this color makes me want to do is go swimming.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5867.jpgimg_58672016-09-11T23:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/07/22/of-minutiae-and-lack-of-momentum/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0636.jpgIMG_0636Graffiti encouragement, Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5794.jpgIMG_5794A girl and her duck.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rgsthesound.jpgRGSthesoundPuget Soundhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1219.jpgIMG_1219Space Needle, Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rgsparklet.jpgrgsparkletRidiculous "park" five feet from real park with trees and water fountains. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rgsrockunicycle.jpgRGSrockunicycleEthan Currier's rock art, Bainbridge Island, WA2016-08-18T06:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/06/30/politics-and-religion-2/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photo-5.jpgphoto 5Whitewater United Methodist Church (Photo courtesy of Val Jennings)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rgschurchinteriornew.jpgRGSChurchInteriornewWhitewater Methodist Church (Courtesy of Val Jennings)https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photo-5-copy.jpgphoto 5 copy(Photo courtesy of Val Jennings)2016-09-12T19:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/04/21/hoosier-ecclesiastes/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rgsbottle.jpgrgsbottlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photo.jpgphoto2016-04-23T03:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/02/10/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-ix-the-final-chapter/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsconnemaracow.jpgRGSConnemaraCowIrish Moiled Cow and friendhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsbicycleonwall.jpgrgsbicycleonwallhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsgothicwindow.jpgRGSgothicwindowLough Corrib, Ashford Castle wallhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgscastledog.jpgRGSCastledogBeware of doghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsashfordcastle.jpgRGSAshfordCastleAshford Castle--I'm _sure_ I can prove this is the family estate.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgscaherlistraneview.jpgRGSCaherlistraneviewThe Great Grandmotherland, near Caherlistranehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsrainyroad.jpgRGSrainyroadRainy road to Westporthttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5102.jpgIMG_5102View from Connemara National Parkhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsviewfromseaformiles.jpgRGSviewfromseaformilesView from Sea for Mileshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rgsdooloughmonument.jpgRGSDooloughMonument2016-04-10T07:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/01/27/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-viiiconnemara-a-castle-and-cromwells-barracks/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinroad2015.jpgrgsbofinroad2015The narrow roads of Inishbofin.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinsheeponhill.jpgrgsbofinsheeponhillhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofincottagehorse.jpgrgsbofincottagehorseInishbofin cottagehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinbunny2015.jpgrgsbofinbunny2015A Bofin Bunny.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinwalk2015.jpgrgsbofinwalk2015Inishbofin.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinhills2015.jpgrgsbofinhills2015Steep hill, sheep crap, midges--yet I couldn't be happier here. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsatlanticview.jpgrgsatlanticviewAmerikay is out there somewhere. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinbogproposal.jpgrgsbofinbogproposalMaybe next time DON'T propose in the bog?https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofincocoayears.jpgrgsbofincocoayearsThe Cocoa Years predated the Electricity Years. Which would you pick? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsbofinbabydoll.jpgrgsbofinbabydollOn the island, we sleep like babies, but fortunately not like this one, found lashed to a post on one of our rambles.2016-01-29T02:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2016/01/15/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-vii-galway-a-girl-in-a-cape-and-a-dream/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwayboathouse2015.jpgRGSGalwayBoatHouse2015https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwaycathedral20151.jpgRGSGalwayCathedral2015Galway Cathedralhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwaylatinquater2015.jpgRGSGalwayLatinQuater2015Galway's Latin Quarter, geared up for the big matchhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwayswans20151.jpgRGSGalwaySwans2015Galway's iconic swanshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwaycathedralwindow.jpgRGSGalwayCathedralWindowGalway Cathedral windowhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgalwaycathedral2015.jpgRGSGalwayCathedral2015Galway Cathedralhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgscharliebyrnesinterior.jpgRGSCharlieByrnesInteriorOh, Charlie Byrne's--you never disappoint!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsgreencape2015.jpgRGSGreencape2015Z with spendthrift wife, elderly passerby, and the beloved Capeyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgsucgcourtyard2015.jpgRGSUCGCourtyard2015In the UCG courtyard, recounting past glorieshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rgscorribview2015.jpgRGSCorribview2015View from our damp dock picnic 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Seahttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4271.jpgIMG_4271Irish Ferries Club Class which looks the way I imagined the Love Boat's Lido Deck. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4677.jpgIMG_46772015-10-18T01:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/09/10/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-v-a-welsh-interlude/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3458.jpgIMG_3458Ireland is out there somewherehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3392.jpgIMG_3392Thank goodness for the English translationshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4233.jpgIMG_4233https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3985.jpgIMG_3985The narrow roads of Conwyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4007.jpgIMG_4007Caernarfon Castle after hourshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3942.jpgIMG_3942Conwy Castlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3589.jpgIMG_3589https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3854.jpgIMG_3854Conwy Castlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3583.jpgIMG_3583Harlech Castlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3653.jpgIMG_3653Harlech Castle2015-09-19T16:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/09/03/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-iv-a-shrewsbury-short/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3354.jpgIMG_3354View from Laura's Towerhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3349.jpgIMG_3349Shrewsbury, we hardly knew ye!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3323.jpgIMG_3323Clearly Z needs new glasseshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3362.jpgIMG_3362Cozy pub of the dayhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3357.jpgIMG_3357Chuck sitting around his alma materhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3348.jpgIMG_3348Doorway to wedded bliss? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3339.jpgIMG_3339The wages of bad bugling. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3350.jpgIMG_3350Shrewsbury Castlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3312.jpgIMG_3312Hercules and his fig leafhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3306.jpgIMG_3306Few people speak of the elephants who valiantly gave their lives during the Great War!2015-09-11T07:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/09/01/the-ill-planned-grand-tour-part-3/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3183.jpgIMG_3183Gloucester Road Tube Stationhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3184.jpgIMG_3184Slightly Foxedhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3190.jpgIMG_3190https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3157.jpgIMG_3157Canal near Regent's Parkhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3169.jpgIMG_3169London Skyline from Primrose Hillhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3120.jpgIMG_3120Peter Pan/Alan Cumming @ Leicester Squarehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/caketop.jpgMr. & Mrs. Reluctant Girl 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Oregonhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rgstouvellehouseclock.jpgRGSTouvelleHouseclockTouVelle House, Jacksonville, OR2015-02-19T02:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/02/02/lament-of-a-fair-weather-fan/2015-02-07T18:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2015/01/16/flashback-friday-ring-out-the-old/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nashvilleclock.jpgNashvilleclockhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2254.jpgIMG_22542015-01-17T04:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/12/18/a-tale-of-two-or-more-christmases/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgspoulsbobonfirelighting1.jpgRGSPoulsboBonfireLightingVikings lighting the jule fire, Poulsbo, WAhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgsxmasrockfellercenter.jpgRGSXmasRockfellerCenter.JPGRockefeller Center, 2010https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2224.jpgIMG_2224https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nolegroom.jpgnolegroomNo Leg Room for a Princesshttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgsfiggypudding2014.jpgRGSFiggyPudding2014Figgy Pudding crowd, 2014https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgssaintlucia.jpgRGSSaintLuciaSaint Lucia? Is that you? https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgspoulsbobonfirelighting.jpgRGSPoulsboBonfireLightinghttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rgspoulsbobonfire.jpgRGSPoulsboBonfireViking winter bonfire, Poulsbo, WA2014-12-19T18:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/11/21/on-surprises-big-and-small/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rgsfountain.jpgRGSfountain2014-12-09T05:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/11/05/reading-between-the-lines/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cocoa.jpgcocoa2014-11-06T02:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/10/17/flashback-friday-skintuition/2014-10-17T20:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/10/03/betty-macdonald-had-a-farm-e-i-e-i-o/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgsmacdonaldunderwood.jpgrgsmacdonaldunderwoodBetty MacDonald's Underwoodhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgs-bettymacdonaldbarn.jpgrgs.bettymacdonaldbarnThe Betty MacDonald Farm B & Bhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgsmacdonladview.jpgrgsmacdonladviewImagine Mt. Rainier in the distance. We did. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgsmacdonaldloft.jpgrgsmacdonaldlofthttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgsbettymacdonaldfarm.jpgrgsbettymacdonaldfarmhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rgssketchbook.jpgRGSSketchBook2014-10-03T23:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/09/26/flashback-friday-bridget-jones-in-middle-earth/2014-09-26T14:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/09/19/flashback-friday-secret-world/2014-09-22T15:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/09/12/flashback-friday-the-rules-of-engagement/2014-09-16T00:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/09/09/591/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rgsgirlscoutstamp.jpgrgsgirlscoutstamp2014-09-09T21:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/08/29/happy-birthday-baby/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsmac.jpgRGSMacMac on his evening constitutional. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgscrane.jpgRGScranehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgspond.jpgRGSpondhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsbeth1stbirthday.jpgRGSBeth1stbirthdayYours truly, age one. 2014-09-02T15:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/08/21/st-paul-snapshots/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsirishfestival.jpgRGSIrishFestivalMinnesota Irish Fair 2014https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgspaulbunyan.jpgRGSPaulBunyanPaul Bunyan; Cusack style.https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsirishdancerhair.jpgRgsIrishdancerhairIrish dancer "hair"--so springy! so lifelike!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsdancerscostume.jpgRGSDancerscostumeNicki Minaj should wear this--not an adorable 10 year old celebrating her Celtic heritage. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsirishfestivalsigns.jpgRGSIrishFestivalsignsMinnesota Irish Fair 2014https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsgalwayshuttle.jpgRGSGalwayshuttleMinnesota Irish Fair Shuttlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsirishongrand.jpgRGSIrishonGrandIrish on Grand--excellent shop for Eire-ophiles!https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgszsapt.jpgRGSZsAptZ's former leaky apartment. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsmcgregorsgarden.jpgRGSMcGregorsGardenPath into McGregor's Gardenhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgssummitave.jpgRGSSummitAVeHouse on Summit Avenue2014-09-25T18:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/08/08/flashback-friday-uniformity/2014-08-09T06:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/2014/08/06/snapshots-of-a-summer/https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsrainyseattle.jpgRGSrainyseattleCapitol Hill in the rainhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsspaceneedle.jpgRGSspaceneedlePhoto 452 of the Space Needlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsbaroness.jpgRGSBaronessBaroness, Best Neon Sign in All of Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsmarketpig.jpgRGSmarketpigMarket Pighttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eastlake.jpgEastlakeDeck, Eastlake Bar & Grill, East Lake Unionhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsubridge.jpgRGSUBridgeUniversity Bridgehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgspeacechild.jpgRGSPeaceChildPeace Child Statue, Seattlehttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgscurchu.jpgrgschurchSeattle First Baptist Churchhttps://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rgsyellowgardener.jpgRGSYellowGardenerA local gardener attempts to make the place more colorful. https://thereluctantgirlscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1124.jpgIMG_1124Alki Point, West Seattle. 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