Sunday Randomness #212: Renovations at local pool

Local pool had some recent renovations such as new cement on the bottom of the pool and new tile in the locker room.  I was fortunate enough to go during a mid morning to have the pool and locker room to myself and took some quick pictures.  About a half a year ago they redid the showers with new shower heads, new wall and floor tile, and new drains.  This recent work did a better cement job in the pool-much smoother without being slippery.  And in the locker room they finally did the floor tiles in the changing, sink, and locker areas along with new floor tile in the bathrooms which are in a separate area from the main locker room.  (The door that's labeled Womens.  You go through two doors and past the womens bathroom that's accessed in that entry annex to get to the locker room and showers.)

Sunday Randomness #209: Vending machine at a local laundromat

 

The local laundry mat has a vending machine and sometimes they offer seasonal treats.

Such as The Perfect Man treat around Valentine's Day a few years ago.  He's "sweet & rich". 

Sunday Randomness #196: Tempting storm clouds from a previous January

These grey storm clouds look so beautiful right now with the summer heat starting.

Geese

Another shot of the geese

 

Sunday Randomness #305: Couch content

B on patrol looking out the window, B-B totally content to just sleep on the comfy couch.

B may pretend that she doesn't like B-B or doesn't really want to be around him.   Then we get these pictures of her snuggled up next to him on the couch.  Taken on different days, we found her sleeping next to B-B with her head on his body.  He is a snuggly big teddy bear of a golden retriever.

And finally we have a joking "awkward family" photo-even B-B and B look like they'd rather be anywhere but taking this picture.

B's ears are back and you can see the tenseness in her back.  B-B on the left looks like he just wants to hurry and get this over with.  That's not one of his relaxed happy faces, that's a "I'm looking at the photographer because I've been told to do so and I will suffer the humiliation to get a treat."  

Why the pink bathrobes and pink blanket couch cover? Why indeed. Isn't that kind of the point of awkward photos? An intention, formulated late at night, sounds amusing at the time, but can result in an execrable reality upon execution of the aforementioned, but inherently flawed, intention.  

 

Sunday Randomness #308: One of many library branches in our city

 

Seed library in card catalog drawers, glass display case with monthly rotating displays, some art from the April art show 

Fish tank with rotating monthly display

Artificial trees  past orange support I-beam

Looking down past some self check-out stations on the right side

Book drop return with a treehouse design

Check out desk

Juvenile non-fiction shelves with a grey return cart for items to be checked to in-house status usage

Chairs by the west windows and adult fiction books to the left

Seating in the northwest corner and an assortment of new biography books

Puzzle and game exchange by the Spanish (espanol) section

Teen area and teen new fiction displays

Fireplace area with more April art and book club selections in the southeast corner of the library by the entrance

Sunday Randomness #267: Portland Zoo March 2025 pt. 2

Rhino

Giraffe

Naked Mole Rat

Red Panda

Tiger

Zoo visitors