Our friend Tim Bear on top of City Hall is starting to look like a polar bear.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
McCleary Polar Bear
Our friend Tim Bear on top of City Hall is starting to look like a polar bear.
No bus today?
Don't see any bus tracks at the McCleary Transit Station. The McCleary Community Church, one of the oldest public use buildings in town (built ca. 1905) is in the background. Occasional vehicles were crawling down Third Street.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Smile
That smiling log will be turned into lumber and in turn will create a happy home.
WSDOT Traffic Counters
The Washington State Dept. of Transportation has been installing traffic counters today in order to determine whether or not a traffic light is warranted on Anarchy Intersection, i.e., Simpson and Summit. The counting devices will be in operation for a week.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Timberland Regional Library's "Expanded Access" trial run
This keypad in front of the library is part of an upcoming trial run project called "Expanded Access" by Timberland Regional Library with McCleary being their sole laboratory. The idea is that library patrons will have access to the library from 7 am to 8 pm all week beyond the normal operating hours. There will be no library staff members present during the off hours.
This should be an interesting experiment in human nature.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
The foamer and the ladder
Get it?
You do?
Then why aren't you laughing?
Oh, I see, because it isn't funny.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
The Christmas Light that Got Away
On the corner of Simpson and Summit.
Run wild, little light, run free.
Legal pot
Pot has been legal in Washington for awhile now, but even so this shy kitchen utensil took it's time in allowing itself to be seen out in the open. And today it stands proudly at the corner of Summit and Simpson for all to see. No more hiding! A legal pot!
But there might be a law about panhandling on the corner.
There goes the roof!
A recent windstorm decided to strip off giant sheets of metal from the roof of one of the buildings at Simpson.
New innovation in playground equipment
Yes, a new innovation in playground equipment-- a giant pile of gravel! Fun for the whole family and not as dangerous as many other playground distractions.
Mangled Monkey Bars
No, not a tavern for maimed monkeys.
The park playground is being upgraded, although now it looks like the City is installing a wading pond. That forlorn pile of tangled mangled metal once served as the monkey bars for several decades. Rainbow Park is in the background.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Merry Christmas McCleary!
Santa visits the streets of McCleary courtesy of the McCleary Fire Department.
Saturday, December 8, 2018
The Crow's Pantry
The McCleary Community Pantry was a noble experiment that lasted for a year or two, but it has been gone for some time now. In the meantime, it looks like someone is attempting an open-air pantry near the same location. When I spotted it a very satisfied crow was helping itself to a box of pasta it had poked into.
Talking turkey from Subway
These hammy food puns from Subway really cut the mustard. Not trying to butter them up, but as much as I love puns I am not sure I could ketchup to this signmaker.
Perfect headgear for smoking cigars out in the rain
The winter sun catches one of my hats hanging on the wall. This conical straw hat was brought to me many years ago by a friend after she visited relatives in Vietnam. I have found that in the warmer months this is the perfect headgear for smoking cigars out in the rain.
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Albert Camus, eat your heart out!
Un cône de signalisation est assis sur une chaise sous la pluie à Rainbow Park. Vive l'indifférence bienveillante de l'univers!
Monday, November 19, 2018
First peek at the peak
For the first time in the 61-year history of the old Timbear Cafe building, it will no longer have a flat roof.
It never fails to mystify me why anyone would ever have a flat roof in this part of the world in the first place.
Personally I will miss seeing all those plastic tarps flying around in the wind atop the derelict structure, it had a certain kind of beauty. But I suppose this sort of retrofitting is good for the town so I won't complain.
Friday, November 16, 2018
Creature comforts
A carpet of fallen black walnuts in McCleary equal free eats for a wide variety of wild critters in the cold months ahead.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Flour Power!
The bagels and muffins at Gordon's were calling the other bread products to move their buns and join their bid for Peace! Bread! Freedom!
But no matter how you slice it, the bread section just wanted to loaf around. One of the loaves made a rye comment about how escape went against their grain, and why give up being the toast of the town?
Thursday, October 25, 2018
The Great Garbage Container Caper pt. 2
The mysterious removal of the garbage container rotting fence during the weekend when the staff was away and the shifting of the bin to another location brought this response from Rainbow Park:
"Distruction of this area was not permitted by management or it's employees! Distruction of Rainbow Park property is considered unlawful and will result in criminal charges. Posted 10/23/18"
The Great Garbage Container Caper pt. 1
Over the weekend, when the staff was away, someone mysteriously tore down the rotting fence surrounding the trash bin at the Rainbow Park and moved the container across the roadway.
Daily World
It was only a couple decades ago the front yards across town had either the orange Daily World box or the white Olympian box-- except for Wally Moody's yard. He was the only guy in town to subscribe (by mail) to The Wall Street Journal.
These newspaper delivery boxes are going the way of the phone booth.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Timbear interior these days
The interior of the former Timbear restaurant. After years of being derelict, the roof has been removed and the building will be reborn into another use.
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