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Jack works on his weather chart started in 1992 after moving to Okanogan County. Its based on a mercury max-min thermometer out in the lath house and an inexpensive remote thermometer backup. Each day is 1/10 if an inch. The narrow vertical lines are inside temps. Total length is almost 85 feet based on several scrolls. Besides “I like to draw and there’s plenty of things to draw here,” says Jack. The top & bottom horizontal lines are the maximum and minimum temps for the day in the past 28 years. I make the base chart from scratch as needed. I have a rain gage out in the yard and record monthly accumulations in blue below in little doodle-type containers. It acts as a diary too – when the bridge was made, the wood sheds, everything. Photo by Linda Holden. Sketches and cartoons by Jack Holden. 213234
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First round draft pick L.J. Collier gets coached up by teammate Cliff Avril at Seahawks Rookie camp Friday. The Seattle Seahawks opened minicamp for rookies Friday, May 3, 2019 at the VMAC in Renton, WA. 210092 210092
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The first protestors gather Sunday afternoon at Westlake Park. The day following Saturday’s rioting in downtown Seattle began with an army of volunteers determined to wash away the stains of the night before, and continued with new demonstrations against Police violence. Photographed Sunday May 31, 2020 214107

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People, some of them kneeling gather in Trafalgar Square in central London on Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis that has led to protests across the US. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Jack works on his weather chart started in 1992 after moving to Okanogan County. Its based on a mercury max-min thermometer out in the lath house and an inexpensive remote thermometer backup. Each day is 1/10 if an inch. The narrow vertical lines are inside temps. Total length is almost 85 feet based on several scrolls. Besides “I like to draw and there’s plenty of things to draw here,” says Jack. The top & bottom horizontal lines are the maximum and minimum temps for the day in the past 28 years. I make the base chart from scratch as needed. I have a rain gage out in the yard and record monthly accumulations in blue below in little doodle-type containers. It acts as a diary too – when the bridge was made, the wood sheds, everything. Photo by Linda Holden. Sketches and cartoons by Jack Holden. 213234

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A group dubbed “The Puffy Pandemic Parade” cross NE 65th St. in the Ravenna neighborhood for a march past the Ida Culver House retirement home, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Seattle. Organizer Jean Bryant describes the group as all NE Seattle friends. The group has marched one other time and the goal is to spread cheer during the coronavirus outbreak. On this march, the 14 staged in the parking lot of a pub, getting into their inflatable costumes to wave to residents at the retirement home for half an hour. Many residents and staff waved back. “I was tearing up when I was doing this,” said Bryant as she saw “lots of smiles, dancing and waving.” The group plans to keep marching. In a follow-up text Bryant said “We will definitely continue as long as the pandemic is around.” 214066
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For no other reason but to send out “good vibes,” married couple Mike and Jacqui Schultz, who want to include mention of their camera-shy daughter Marley, have put up an inflatable in their Crown Hill neighborhood in Seattle, seen Sunday, May 24, 2020 during the coronavirus outbreak. They said it’s working, and many neighbors have responded with happy comments and have made regular visits during walks. 214046
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Framed by small flags on veterans’ graves, bagpiper Neil Hubbard plays appropriate songs on Memorial Day at Floral Hills Cemetery in Lynnwood. Songs included “Amazing Grace,” “Going Home,” the anthems of the military branches, “America the Beautiful,” and more. Ref to gallery online. Hubbard walked the grounds and played for two hours. LO Linesonly Monday May 25, 2020 214050
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Plenty of roam to roam on the Fisher Green lawn at Seattle Center with no Northwest Folklife Festival this weekend, except online. Saturday May 23, 2020 LO Linesonly 214049
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Sorry folks, no Folklife this weekend  VIEW