Shag Car-pet

I think it's great that this sign welcomes travelers to the Evergreen state, and the only green in the picture is on the sign. Sure enough, Eastern Washington is not the country's prime vacation destination. This is because the settlers of Seattle were wise enough to put up some mountains to retain all the water. I really like state borders that are along rivers because it makes it a lot more of a destination. There's no question when I am officially in Washington because we're going over the Columbia river, but no one could ever pinpoint exactly which lump o' sage brush marks the crossing into Utah. I recently read a book all about how the states got their borders and it was mostly boring, except for a few really exciting parts. If it were up to me, every state would be shaped like the letter that begins their name. That way you'd know exactly which state you're in as you drive through.

Lucy was quite the itinerant cat in 2009. She clocked in about 4,000 miles in the car during the year. Here she is looking around during our move out to Seattle. She doesn't mind the bumping about, its having to wear a seatbelt that really gets her fur to stand on end. Usually she spends the first 30 miles or so sniffing about and barking, but then she just sleeps on through the day. Not very often you can see a cat chin on a blog.