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A colorful tiled wall reading MAIZ in sharp almost pixelated black tiles on a whilte background. Below it is a countertop lined with canisters of dried corn of many colors and sizes. Below the counter is a wall of multicolored tiles in floral, hearts, and patterned designs.

Three tacos in a cardboard clamshell. They are dark blue corn tortillas layered with chicken, carnitas and steak, topped with thin slices of pickled onion and radish. They look mouth watering good.

Hitting Maiz has been on my list since moving to Seattle, and today I had an afternoon to explore the market on my own, so I stopped in for tacos. So good! What a spot.

Josh Ritter on a low stage in a cathedral. A huge pillar rises beside the stage and the stone walls are lit with blue and purple light. Warmer golden color lights up the large window behind the stage. Josh is smiling and singing, with his eyes closed and chin raised. To his right is a grand piano, where Sam Kassirer sits, head down, playing.

Seven years since the last time, I saw Josh Ritter in concert last night. He played from a small stage in a cathedral, flanked by wood and stone and stained glass, giant pillars, and Sam Kassirer at a grand piano. It was a joyful show that made me feel like part of a community in this city where we now live.

Every heart is a package, tied up in knots someone else tied.

I admire everybody who is able to complete all 29 stops on the Seattle Independent Bookstore tour in the past week. I checked off ten of the total stops and am looking forward to visiting more of them (and returning to many). After last weekend’s long Sunday of ferries plus walking around downtown I decided I deserved a big gelato. What a great event to motivate exploring across the entire city and into the outskirts.

A big scoop of orange gelato atop a big scoop of chocolate gelato in a small speckled black and white paper cup.

The view from the upper deck of a ferry. In the distance is a cargo ship loaded with colorful containers. In the foreground on the lower deck a person watches the ship. They are wearing a green sweatshirt with the Grateful Dead split skull logo on the back.

I got out yesterday for a ferry ride across the sound to Bainbridge Island. On the return trip this container ship crossed directly ahead of us. I was happy with the lineup of the person watching the boat below me, with the boat further off. (And their sweatshirt lets me call this photo Freightful Dead.)

My first trip of Indie Bookstore Day yielded a couple of books, a cookie and a cappuccino at Third Place. I’d say it’s a success! I’ll be trying to hit up all the indie shops in town over the next week to complete my passport book.

A cappuccino and a big chocolate chip cookie on an outdoor cafe table

The sign of a shop on a brick wall above the door. It reads ‘Third Place Books’ and announces Indie Bookstore Day.

This sea of people at Seattle’s Hands-Off rally yesterday was an energizing affirmation. Even after moving much closer to the front, I could still barely hear anything coming from the stage, but the energy and happiness of the crowd — to unify and to recognize in one another the hope we require — was just what I needed.

Monochrome photo in high contrast, of a sea of people attending a rally. In the foreground, a protest sign is visible, reading ‘we won’t be divided: defend trans rights’. In the background, rows and rows of people and protest signs lead all the way to the far side of a long grassy circle. Behind them are buildings, a steeply climbing hill of houses and tall antennae, and a clear spring.