Drink Locally, Act Yokeley

After the somewhat jarring events of yesterday afternoon, we decided to walk (instead of drive) to the weekly meeting of Drinking Liberally at the Montlake Pub.  On the way, we came upon these artichoke/thistles, avidly patronized by a group of largish bumblebees:



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The walk took us through the University of Washington campus.  The evening light afforded us a pleasing view of Mount Rainier from Red Square:




As usual when we’ve attended Drinking Liberally, we met engaging folks with interesting slants on the local political scene.