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The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden at Grant Park turns into a spray park in the summer. Pictured here are Ramona and Ribsy.
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Ramona Quimby’s Portland: A self-guided walking tour through sites in Beverly Cleary’s books

Explore the northeast Portland area where beloved children's author Beverly Cleary grew up, and which was used as the setting for her classic children's books. This self-guided walking tour covers a 3-mile loop.

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It great fun and laughs learning to toss pizza dough at the 30th annual Italian Festival at Seattle Center. The event is for children only and takes place again Sunday at noon, 2 and 4pm. Grape stomps, a Bocce tournament, cooking demonstrations, entertainment and much more continues from 10:30 a.m. with free admission. more photos online LO Linesonly from the 30th annual Italian Festival 2017. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.

Enjoy the Italian Festival at Seattle Center, plus other fun things to do this coming week

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*** READER’S LENS – ONE TIME USE ONLY *** Greta Nehrenberg duckfan@live.com Kent, WA 2068833630 vielmusik Columbia National Wildlife Refuge 2021/03/19 I heard the snow geese flying overhead, quickly aimed upward, zoomed in and snapped a photo. Afterwards I noticed that everything had lined up perfectly. Taken with a Canon Powershot SX530. IMG_2961.jpeg I agree to the Readers Lens Terms and Conditions 16:03:10 25 Mar, 2021

Snow geese toe the line as they parade before the moon

*** READER’S LENS – ONE TIME USE ONLY *** Blaine Amidon bfamidon@comcast.net Edmonds, WA 425 301 1781 blaineamidon Deception Pass, WA 2021/03/15 Conditions looked promising for a nice sunset so and friend and I made the 90 minute drive up north to Deception Pass. Things fell into place very nicely for us as the sun dropped down where we anticipated, and there was a very nice orange tint in the sky as the sun set. Taken with a Nikon Z7 with a 150 – 600mm Tamron telephoto lens. DSC_9550.jpg I agree to the Readers Lens Terms and Conditions 11:31:49 16 Mar, 2021

Our star is aligned for a picture-perfect Deception Pass sunset

*** READER’S LENS – ONE TIME USE ONLY *** Vance Thompson alexavance@mac.com Seattle, Washington 206-619-2633 Seattle, Pike Place Market 2021/03/10 Waterfront area construction area as viewed from Pike Place Market. Other than the colors, patterns and shadows, the orange jacket caught my eye. Sony a6600 mirrorless. Zeiss Batis 85mm shot at f/1.8, 1/4000 sec, ISO 50. Steelworker.JPG I agree to the Readers Lens Terms and Conditions 17:22:21 18 Mar, 2021

Patterns meet shadows, colors and light — and just 1 human — along Seattle waterfront

*** READER’S LENS – ONE TIME USE ONLY *** Marc Deaver 2mdeaver@comcast.net Auburn 2537092491 Nisqually Wildlife Refuge 2021/02/17 This coyote was hunting in the tall grass. While I got several clear shots of him in the open, I think this one best emphasizes his stealthy hunting skills. I had to switch to manual focus to get the shot. I used a Nikon D850 at 500mm. Coyote.jpg I agree to the Readers Lens Terms and Conditions 09:23:47 09 Mar, 2021

This wily, highly camouflaged coyote stalks amid stalks of grass

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People wear face masks to curb the spread of coronavirus as they disembark from a train during the morning rush hour at Waterloo train station in London, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London to enforce the use of mask wearing on buses and trains as a “condition of carriage”, even after legal restrictions in England are lifted on July 19. Khan said he was “not prepared” to put tube, tram and other transport users in the capital “at risk” by removing the rules on face coverings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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It great fun and laughs learning to toss pizza dough at the 30th annual Italian Festival at Seattle Center. The event is for children only and takes place again Sunday at noon, 2 and 4pm. Grape stomps, a Bocce tournament, cooking demonstrations, entertainment and much more continues from 10:30 a.m. with free admission. more photos online LO Linesonly from the 30th annual Italian Festival 2017. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.

Enjoy the Italian Festival at Seattle Center, plus other fun things to do this coming week