Dancing Tax Man

Posted on February 20, 2014 | 2 comments

A dancing Uncle Sam


It’s tax season. In case anyone didn’t know that, a few weeks ago Liberty Tax Service on Kitsap Way stationed an employee out front who waves a sign urging people to come in and get their taxes done. Dressed as the Statue of Liberty, he’s there rain or shine and never seems to tire. Apparently more street-level advertising was needed though, as today they added a dancing tax man (see photo). I like the patriotic look, but I hope the new dancer doesn’t replace the real person. Although the photo doesn’t show it, the inflatable is unusual in that it has two blowers—one for each leg.

The Mud Bay blog can’t resist adding a post every time a new dancing man is spotted in the area. Previously I have run photos of dancing men in Silverdale, Port Orchard, and various locations on Kitsap Way. Where is the next one going to show up?

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Rocky Point Pond 2014

Posted on February 18, 2014 | 2 comments

The pond during an afternoon sun break


Rocky Point Pond has looked more impressive in photos I have posted in previous years than it does today. Even so, it rates a picture for 2014. The pond has its largest accumulation of rainfall so far this year due to a series of storms that have hit Western Washington this month. Will it get even bigger in the next few days? Probably as more rain is forecast.

To clarify, it’s not really a pond—just a low spot between two driveways that fills with water after a few days of all-day rain. The address of this informal neighborhood rain gauge is 2609 Rocky Point Road. The pond’s record size—at least in pictures I have posted—was in March 2011.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2014 | 2 comments

Ain’t love sweet?


The photo shows a pair of seagulls on their own little rock, oblivious to all, as the tide slowly rises in Mud Bay. At least I think they are a pair based on observing them for about 20 minutes. The male (another guess) jumped in a few times and swam around the lagoon to impress his lady friend. There’s no word on whether that worked. But clearly he was smitten as he always returned to the rock.

I took the picture yesterday afternoon but held off on posting it until now. Perfect for Valentine’s Day.

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Where Did My ATM Go?

Posted on February 10, 2014 | 1 comment

OK, it wasn’t exactly my ATM. But it was close and convenient and I used it a lot. For as long as I can remember there’s been a Bank of America ATM at the QFC at Oyster Bay Plaza on Kitsap Way. Not any more.
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Driveway Party

Posted on February 9, 2014 | 2 comments

The Mud Cat wasn’t invited.


It’s Sunday morning after an overnight snowfall—the first of the year for Rocky Point. I haven’t been outside yet, although the Mud Cat went out briefly before 6:00 AM. When I viewed the driveway from the upstairs windows to see if I will be snowed in today, a party scene greeted me, both on the hill and in the flat area outside my front door (see photo).

The prints were made by critters, probably raccoons. I don’t get a newspaper, and even if I did, no human would walk down the hill to deliver it to my house. There must have been a good band although I didn’t hear anything (I’m a heavy sleeper). In a few places it looks like the party goers were dancing the two step. The Mud Cat didn’t leave these tracks. His prints are smaller and, well, more cat-like. Besides, he would never date a raccoon.

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Construction Begins

Posted on January 29, 2014 | 1 comment

Soon to be a hardware store

It’s great seeing new businesses open on Kitsap Way in Bremerton. Last week I read in the Kitsap Sun that Ace Hardware will be building a store next to Arnold’s Furniture. As the photo shows, despite wet drizzly weather, construction is underway.
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One of My Dad’s Biggest Days

Posted on January 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

January 21, 1954, was an historic day for the United States Navy. On that cold January day 60 years ago, the Navy launched the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. It was a big day for my dad too. He was the ship’s first commanding officer.
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Go Hawks!

Posted on January 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

The perfect decoration for your Northwest deck


I wonder if the person who designed the Seattle Seahawks logo had a clue as to how widely it would be used this week. With San Francisco playing at Seattle this afternoon in the NFC title game, the logo can be seen everywhere in the Northwest: on buildings, windows, people, cars, clothing, flags, and dozens of other places. But I like the approach shown by a waterfront home along Port Orchard’s Beach Drive (see photo). Proclaim your fandom with a sign big enough to be seen from the Washington state ferries and other boat traffic in Rich Passage.

I just hope the same sign is up in two weeks when I take my usual Sunday bike ride along Beach Drive because that will mean the Seattle Seahawks are in the Super Bowl.

Go Hawks!

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Skipping a Day

Posted on January 11, 2014 | Leave a comment

First I need a word for rain blowing sideways. Since there isn’t one, I’ll use RBS. Modify it with the word heavy. The combination would explain why I’m skipping my bike ride today. The forecast is for heavy RBS all day.
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A New Business in Chico

Posted on January 9, 2014 | 3 comments

What matters is what’s inside.


Creative Looks, a hair salon, opened in Chico this week. I know this because Cindy, the lady who cuts my hair, works there and today was haircut day. Chico is a small community on Chico Bay in Dyes Inlet northwest of Bremerton.
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