Beacon Hill, 13th Ave S at S Shelton St

224) This photo looks like a promo shot for a new Vince Gilligan show. Those birds flying off as the exact moment the shutter clicked — that’s some heavy symbolism right there. And what exactly are we to make of that door on the right that presents a harsh one-foot drop to anyone leaving the building? Then there’s the mailbox, and his mysterious past that he only refers to as “the Tuscon days.”

West Seattle, 16th Ave SW at SSCC

223) One thing I’ve made abundantly clear during this project is that if I’m presented with a nice bench, I’m going to sit on it. The fine students, faculty, and staff of South Seattle Community College apparently know that their visitors arrive weary, and they have kindly provided this functional resting bench right next to this fine mailbox. The box and I had a nice chat about the sorry state of student load debt, and then I was on my way.