{"id":782,"date":"2010-01-24T20:23:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T03:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steve.isitfridayyet.info\/?p=782"},"modified":"2010-01-24T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T03:23:39","slug":"a-rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.isitfridayyet.info\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"A rainy day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just bought a new digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix ZS1 …
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and took some test shots around Ballard this afternoon. As you’ll see, I need to spend some more quality time with this camera. Some of the shots are a bit blurry. That might be because I was juggling an umbrella as well as the camera, or because I was more focused on being damp and cold than on taking pictures, or because I need to increase the image stabilization option.
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From the Ballard Farmers Market<\/a><\/strong>:
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I took these pictures from the same spot, using the zoom feature for the second one (obviously).<\/p>\n

As a follow up to this<\/a><\/strong> post, here’s an exterior shot of the new Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai<\/a><\/strong> restaurant:
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And here’s a shot of the beautiful cherry blossom light fixture in Moshi Moshi Sushi<\/a><\/strong> (taken from outside of the restaurant):
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And, just for the heck of it, a cabbage in a bicycle basket:
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Here’s the brand new QFC<\/a><\/strong> grocery store on 24th Ave. NW, just north of NW Market St.:
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I love the functional art — the rain gutters drain into a glass bowl supported by two metal hands, then the water zig-zags onto two big glass leaves, then into a huge spoon, and finally into a ceramic pot.
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Check out My Ballard<\/a><\/strong> for an interesting article<\/a><\/strong> about the artists who designed the art for this store. <\/p>\n

Farther south and east in Ballard, here’s what the Kolstrand Building<\/a><\/strong> looks like at the moment (see also this<\/a><\/strong> post):
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And finally, a reminder that spring is on its way and will be here … eventually:
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