My plans to visit the North Cascades National Park today were thwarted by a snow “event” in the Seattle area.  Schools and many businesses were closed due to the uncharacteristic three-inch accumulation (a mere dusting by Boston standards).  At higher elevations, it was quadruple that amount closing several major mountain roadways. On the bright side, this afforded me more time with close friends Cindy and Rob, pictured with Shasta on our walk through their Frink Park neighborhood. We were joined that evening by their friends Tom and Linda for a delightful dinner at a modern Lebanese restaurant, Mamnoon. Afterward, we toured the Starbucks Reserve Roastery; think highly caffeinated version of a normal Starbucks in a posh space twenty times larger.

Earlier in the day I walked from my downtown hotel to historic Pike Place Market, always a great destination for photography.