out on the corner, freezing, waiting for the bus

o'hare airport, beautifully flagged in the morning light

overlooking north downtown from a small terrace on pike st.

inside the public library lobby, facing southwest

inside the public library lobby, facing northeast

inside the public library lobby, facing northwest

overlooking the main lobby, one floor up (it was actually the 5th floor, I believe. the library has one street entrance on 5th Ave, the east side, on the fourth floor. the west side, 4th has an entrance on the third floor. this is all due to the lovely steepness of downtown)

fifth floor cublicles/tables (cubibles?)

the two long escalators that roll through the spiral floors. these 2-3 floors are staggered, so even with a floor on your right, you'll see the top half and the bottom half of two separate floors on your right.

further up in the library. could have been the eighth floor, i got disoriented after the spiral floors.

mindy, same floor, overlooking the spiral floors below

some random piece of art across 4th ave from the library. looks like a broken pelvis.

half of a failed attempt to patch together a panoramic shot of the library's southwest corner

it's the dynamic duo, reflected by some shiny marble-sided building

you can get an idea of the grade of downtown from this shot. i thought the sign was mildly funny, given it's position.

a real downhill slide, complete with cool brick sidewalks

some manhole covers in the city display cool regional artwork, this is such a manhole

down at the waterfront, looking out on elliot bay. boats, seagulls, and the like

out on a pier, looking back on Qwest Field (Seahawks, white) and Safeco Field (Mariners, black), nestled just south of downtown

looking out to the bay, off the wide open space of the pier

still mindy, still the pier

hey, that's me

the famous public market, just up the hill from the waterfront

that's right, it's the very first starbucks

6th and James, at dusk

my new bag. beautiful, no?