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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 2:54am.
Food Mart

Food Mart with signs, including one saying, "Peace on Earth"

Peace on Earth, wouldn't that be great! So, it's cigarettes, ATM, lotto, energy drinks, beer, wine, and Peace on Earth.

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Submitted by jusbytheclown on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 1:19am.

Thanks to Christian Carroll for this pics.

No small change, please, kids.

The pie will come toward her face, but she will be prepared. 

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 5:36pm.
Moon over Capitol Lake and 5th Ave Dam
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at about 10:15 pm Full Moon Rise over Capitol Lake
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Submitted by security_six on Sun, 06/15/2008 - 8:43pm.

Finished sorting the last of my pics today. I took these while I was thinking about condos in downtown. I honestly think I could live with them, but that is my take. Anyway I have to remind myself sometimes of the beauty that is Olympia. Having lived in the Puget Sound nearly all of my life it is so easy to get used to these views and the scenery around us.

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 12:47am.

Link to set

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 11:53pm.
Here are some pictures taken Tuesday May 13th, 2008 from around town. Included is a picture from Artisans Café, a 'mouseover' processing comparison of Capitol Lake, and several photos from the Washington State Capitol Conservatory green house (which has been downsized) including a 115+ year old cactus, as well as flags being flown at half-staff on the Capitol Campus to commemorate the death of an active duty military person:

Artisans Café, May 13th, 2008

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 11:33am.

Here are a few videos and photos from yesterday's May Day Events:


In case the above video player doesn't work, here's a link.

link to photoset

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:48am.
Peace is Possible

There were 13 of us gathered at the Northwest corner of Sylvester Park in downtown Olympia, Washington yesterday in order to bear vigilant witness to the crimes and human rights abuses that are being committed by members of the Government of the USA.

Participants gathered, also, to bear a message of hope and peace, that the problems of the world, the violence and ecological/environmental degradation, the greed and exploitation, etc. - these problems and others - can be solved. There is a better way.

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 9:37pm.
I also have some pictures from The Procession of the Species and Arts Walk! And I want to share them. I'll start with three mouseovers, then I will include some regular pictures and an embedded flickr slideshow.

MouseOver one:

This is one of the many fantastic Procession of the Species Dance Troupes.

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:33pm.
Inspired by enpen's vertical panoramas, I tried a couple myself:

Landing Ivy Gated Alley

more on the flipside:

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