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Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

A couple of pics taken while waiting for my flight home at Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle.

Southwest Tails on Tarmac

Alexander Eaglerock Combo-wing at Seattle Airport

And one while on-the-wing, flying over the Rockies:

Flying Over the Rockies

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When I went by this place on Sunday I didn’t know exactly what it was, and figured it was a children’s museum (the banners announcing the Fantasy exhibition were what led me to think that). The tip off should have been the Jimmy Hendrix banner, but for some reason it didn’t register (and while I recognize that Hendrix is one the 60’s era musical greats, can’t say I listen to his stuff much anymore). My co-presenter at the conference I am presenting at arrived late yesterday and told me that the place was essentially a pop culture mecca, especially for SciFi geeks, so we decided to head there during a lull in the conference.

The place is well worth the visit, and here are some pics I took of what’s inside.

Detail from If VI was IX #1

6-fingered Man’s Glove from The Princess Bride

Labyrinth Display

Cowardly Lion’s Costume from the Wizard of Oz

Shirt from Shaun of the Dead

Captain’s Chair from Original Star Trek, Surrounded by Tribbles

Gill Man’s Mask from Creature from the Black Lagoon

Flying Saucer from Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space

11ft-long Discovery Model Used in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Alien Costume from Aliens

A Battered-looking 80s-era Dalek from Doctor Who

80s-era Cyberman from Doctor Who

Nirvana In Utero Angel

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Some Caribbean Birds, St. Lucia

Monday, March 17th, 2014

Male Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Eating Coconut Meat

Green Heron with Tasty Morsel in its Beak

Female Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Carib Grackle Doing a Display on a Tree Branch

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Full Moon as Seen from St. Lucia

Sunday, March 16th, 2014

Moon from Rodney Bay, St. Lucia

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Shells from the Sea

Saturday, March 15th, 2014

All of the following shot using the Olympus Tough camera bought just before the trip:

Bringing a Sand-dollar to the Boat

Broken Sea Urchin Shell #1

Broken Sea Urchin Shells Detail

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Crepuscular Rays Near Sunset

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Crepuscular Rays Near Sunset

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“Love Divine” on the Rocks, Bequia

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Sailing out from Bequia we saw a clearly abandoned boat that was caught between the rocks just outside the island of Bequia. It was called the “Love Divine”.