A hazy Spokane River viewed from Vision Point today.

We passed by what has been an empty restaurant building near us for a while and a new Ethiopian place is opening in the space soon. Three Little Birds Cafe will serve Ethiopian fusion cuisine along with espresso and ice cream. Located at 6115 E Trent Ave.

Visited the newish Hillyard Bicycle today. They opened in March and the building it's located in has a great mural from Emma Noyes. www.hillyardspokane.org/businesses-1... www.hillyardspokane.org/murals/emma-...

Sad day. I found a crack in my bike frame.

The praying mantis sculpture at Northwest Seed and Pet.

Peaches in the garden this morning.

Biking up the South Hill and bombing down this morning. 🚴

Rode at Beacon Hill Bike Park this morning. www.evergreeneast.org/trails/camps...

Demo Time is a cool VS Code extension that makes live code demos easier.

Clouds and wildfire smoke making the sun look dramatic this morning.

Biked the trails of Slavin Conservation Area today with my wife who was riding her horse, Bertie.

There's a new Spokane Public Library kiosk at 6980 N. Nevada Street! Other kiosk locations: www.spokanelibrary.org/24-7-library...

Taken during this morning's bike ride looking down onto The Scale House Market, greenhouses, and other buildings at the quarry.

My wife just sent me this photo of a garbage truck having dumped a pile of flaming trash on the road in Spokane's East Central neighborhood.

Came across these bike sculptures while biking in one of the more industrial parts of Spokane.

The non-profit legal aid organization, The Way to Justice, and Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA) are holding their Community Celebration event in Underhill Park today. www.thewaytojustice.com/community-ce...

Stopped by Art Salvage today. "Art Salvage is a nonprofit Creative Reuse Center that supports the circular economy in the Inland Northwest by diverting usable materials from the waste stream and getting materials into the hands of makers." www.artsalvagespokane.com

Time to replace the brake pads on my mountain bike.

A new chalk art appeared in our neighborhood. MMIW stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and the 112 on the hand represents the 112 indigenous people missing in Washington State. www.nativehope.org/missing-and-... Artist unknown.

A couple young bucks among the canola flowers.

The Spokane River viewed from Iron Bridge on my bike ride this morning.

I turned on the shower and there was a burst of scurrying from behind the shower curtain and our cat Noel jumped out. This is her on another occasion when she was sitting in the tub meowing.

This guy was kind enough to let me take a photo before he dozed off for a nap on his warm rock.

Seen on the mountain bike ride this morning: the pickleball courts in Underhill Park have been surfaced.

Scale House Market grand opening is this weekend! "The Scale House Market is an innovative community space located in the heart of Spokane County. This project transforms a landmark building into our region's first permanent, year-round farmers market and agricultural hub." thescalehousemarket.com

Spotted this truck in the Spokane Valley Mall parking lot.

The Spokane Public Library is hosting Zine Fest this Saturday. events.spokanelibrary.org/event/132311...

A mule deer I saw today.

I stopped to take a photo of this partial bus and turned around to find Bumblebee's legs.

Jessica gave me a painting she did today of our chicken Lilith.

Wokwi is an ESP32 simulator that looks cool: wokwi.com

We bought some plants, hot sauce, and cheese at Casa Cano Farms today. casacanofarms.com

Seen at Famous Joe's Vendor Mall: "Blind date with a book" packages. Each features a book with the cover and its title covered by brown paper. Stickers, tea, and more accompany each book and the covers include summaries and review scores.

I bought another art for my office.

The Friends of the Spokane Public Library annual book sale is happening at Shadle Park Library today through Saturday, April 26th. #books #booksale #library

Oblivion remaster dropped today. store.steampowered.com/app/2623190/...

A neighborhood cat hanging out on the chicken coop roof.

Cherry tree is blooming.

Benn Jordan did a good video on musicians using a "poison pill" approach to fight back against wholesale theft of their work. youtu.be/xMYm2d9bmEA

Went to the Spokane Speed and Custom Show today - spokanespeedandcustomshow.com

Tulips blooming in Jessica's garden.

A moth landed on our window.

Sometimes a rainy day just fits your mood perfectly. Today is one of those days. ☔

KRASE / TURIE / KGB

A white llama looks straight into the camera over a fence. A tall and well weathered sculpture of Jack Skellington looms in the background.

First 60° day and Spokane is buzzing with people everywhere. I saw lots of busy small businesses. Good stuff.

🐔: It's really nice out today!

Thankful for our wonderful hens.

The CPU microcode update on the firewall was as boring as you could possibly hope for. 🥂

My lovely character Veronika in Avowed.