Mattle

A river surrounded by hills covered in trees, shrubs, and grasses. The ground is very dry. The sun shines through cirrus clouds and haze from wildfires.

A hazy Spokane River viewed from Vision Point today.

Every time I see it's still there it brings me a little joy.

A sign for a restaurant called Three Little Birds Cafe with three bird illustrations. Beneath that is a sign with the word Ethiopian. Beneath that is a sign that reads traditional and fusion cuisine, espresso and Ethiopian coffee, and ice cream treats, each with a photo example.

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.

A brick two-story building decorated with a large mural. About the mural: "Her piece honors the spirit of spring in Plateau culture — with Mole, Rabbit, and birds gathering roots, sharing joy, and breathing intention into the land." Birds ride bikes, a rabbit is jumping rope. An older mole and rabbit watch on while working in a garden.

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-...

A cracked seat stay on a mountain bike frame.

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

A large metal sculpture of a praying mantis behind some barbed wire. It is painted bright green and is composed of many recycled metal items like saws, leaf springs, scythes, and rebar.

The praying mantis sculpture at Northwest Seed and Pet.

Five peaches hanging heavily on a tree branch and surrounded by green leaves.

Peaches in the garden this morning.

An elevation gain chart showing a steady climb, a flat bit on top, and a rapid descent to the starting elevation.

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

A mountain bike is leaning against a boulder. Graffiti of a heart with wings decorates the boulder.

Rode at Beacon Hill Bike Park this morning.

www.evergreeneast.org/trails/camps...

The sun is partially obscured by clouds and wild fire smoke. The bottom third appears brighter than the rest and the whole thing looks red and orange due to the smokey haze.

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

A mountain bike is propped up on a trail marker sign next to a dirt trail. In the background a woman approaches on horseback. The trail is surrounded by grasses and sparse pine trees.

A body of water, grassland, and a woman riding a horse along a tree line.

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

A large kiosk decorated with illustrations of a guitar and a violin hanging on a wall and shelves holding various things like books, picture frames, clocks, candles, flowers, and a cactus. A street and trees are behind the kiosk.

There's a new Spokane Public Library kiosk at 6980 N. Nevada Street!

Other kiosk locations: www.spokanelibrary.org/24-7-library...

An old quarry surrounded by trees, hills, and cliffs. Buildings and greenhouses occupy the center. The morning sun rising in the center is casting an orange light on everything.

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

A garbage truck with its back open has dumped a burning pile of trash on the street.

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.

Four metal bike sculptures sit on top of a metal wall. Three resemble penny-farthings and one a more modern frame configuration. In the background are two industrial buildings.

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

That is so very awesome.

Two mannequin bodies from the neck to knees with faces painted on them in various colors sitting on a shelf. In front of them are two mannequin heads with hair and makeup. Plastic flowers line the front of the shelf.

A skirt on a dress form. The skirt is covered completely with pencils of various type and color.

A multi-color snake made of yarn on a twisted metal tree.

A chandelier made of orange plastic medicine bottles and the white plastic lids found on them. They hand down in strings of bottles in various lengths.

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

A disk brake pad replacement kit. There are two brake pads, a spring, a bolt, and a retainer clip.

Time to replace the brake pads on my mountain bike.

Chalk art on a sidewalk showing an Indigenous American woman wearing a red headband and a feather. Below her face is stylized hand with the number 112 on the palm. Next to the hand are the letters MMIW.

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.

Two deer standing in a field of yellow canola flowers with green pine trees in the background.

A couple young bucks among the canola flowers.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Hugs from us.

A river flanked by green trees. A train bridge crosses the river in the background.

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

A white cat sitting in a white tub with her eyes closed and her mouth open slightly.

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.

A duck laying on a rock with water in the background.

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

They had stripes at the end of 2024, but were only recently surfaced with the warmer weather.

Two pickleball courts surrounded by a tall black fence. Two benches face the courts. The court surface is purple and the surrounding surface is green. A playground and trees are in the background.

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

A semi-truck modified with spikey bits around the wheel wells and beneath the running board. Saw blades and large pipes adorn the hood. A large grill guard is decorated with metal skulls and chains. The body is painted to resemble bolted on metal plates.

A view of the front of a semi-truck with a grill guard decorated with chains and metal skulls.

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 deer stands in a field with its head turned toward the camera. There is a line of pine trees in the background.

A mule deer I saw today.