Flowers at Pike Place

Shifting Paradigms, Shifting Seasons

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April 19th 2008
Spring is finally here! Birds chirping, sun peaking through the cloud layer. The city is alive again. We are alive again. Almost. I'm trying to be optimistic. It's been a difficult adjustment these past few months settling back down into a routine, but as the weather warms and the greying sidewalks and street corners become swathed in the colorful patina of spring, our senses are once agai ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more