Kent

 Now some incredibly steep downhill riding alongside the biggest, most threatening big rigs & semis -- I've really entered the heart of industrial Puget Sound now -- lucky the sidewalks still accommodate and funny to hear the voice on the Kent crosswalk announcements sound like a brusque impatient male (!) -- then re-find the Interurban trail and immediately feel so much better surrounded by green foliage and bird songs...ahh!

& not too long ahead, there's Kent!

Had long thought that Kent has the toughest, most challenging cross-section of patrons of all KCLS libraries and my opinion was not so dissuaded by who I espied here this day (both inside and outside the branch)

Met one lovely library staffer Talei (?) but when I found out her name was Fijian immediately greeted her with "Bula! Ni sambula!" but hardly got an acknowledgement that I had gotten the language right....& other staff I knew were once again all in meetings, ah well....

Some nice baubles hanging at least!

& that makes 32 down I believe -- so only 18 left to visit..?!! Only wish there was a different solution than all the long, slow bus and light rail rides to make it back home afterwards....!