The Norwegian Bliss cruise ship docks on the downtown Seattle waterfront after completing its first trip of the season to Alaska in late April. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
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A Julia heliconian spreads its wings atop a Bidens flower in the butterfly exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo reopening Friday. Over 200 North American butterflies representing over a dozen species are in the garden Ref to more photos online Butterfly exhibit reopens at Woodland Park Zoo Thursday May 26, 2022 220503

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Free bags of produce and dry goods were available for families experiencing food insecurity during the first South Delridge Farmers Market in the courtyard of Hope Academy school in West Seattle Saturday June 12, 2021.

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Earnest Thomas, president of the Onyx Fine Arts Collective, sits in front of art at Gallery Onyx in Pacific Place on May 13, 2022.

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Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
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Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
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Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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