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LIFESTYLE

Connelly Brooks does a flip off a log at Carkeek Park in Seattle while his brother, Winfield (left), watches. Winfield said they decided to spend the day at the park "to enjoy the blue sky". (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
   
Vera Ranguelova plays on a swingset with her son Yoan in Seattle. She says she is not single but she may as well be as her husband works all the time. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
   
     
  
   
  
     
  
   
Captain Ahab (right) passionately discusses hunting the great white whale with his chief mate Starbuck during a showing of "Moby Dick" onboard the old fishing schooner, Wawona, in Seattle, Washington. Built in 1897, the wooden ship hosts classic films on Saturday nights during the summer, however many in the city consider the rotting ship an eyesore and want it removed. (© Karen Ducey/ Seattle PI)
   
Roderick Smith from Portland, Oregon works on a painting he calls "The Last Tango with Mount St. Helens" outside the Johnston Hill Observatory in Washington. Active seismic activity led scientists to believe the volcano could erupt any day. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
     
  
Shoppers in downtown Seattle are reflected in an ornament on the city's official Christmas tree during the holiday season. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
   
Angie Sherbina, 16, and her boyfriend Rod Lats,19, both from Federal Way, WAsh., skateboard along Alki Beach on Harbor Ave. and Alki Ave. SW on Valentines Day on February 14, 2008. "After this I'm going to surprise her with something." said Rod "and then take her out to dinner." The couple spent the "whole day hanging out together". "Being together on a sunny day is just great." said Rod. (Karen Ducey/Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
   
     
  
Washington Mutual Center engineers spent more than five hours Tuesday afternoon to carefully close window blinds in various parts of the west side of the building to form a giant heart. The 180-foot Valentine was completed shortly after 5 p.m. The engineers estimated it took more than 1,500 adjustments to the blinds to create the heart. (© Karen Ducey 2007)
   
Fred Drake (left) and Aaron Drake(right), age 11, use boxes to shield their heads during the heavy rains which drowned Pacers fans prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The large screen viewing party across the street from Conseco Fieldhouse attracted thousands of people despite the poor weather. (© Karen Ducey/Indianapolis Star)
   
From left to right: Mary Ingram,103, Ruth McDougal, 101, Dorthea Winslow, 100, Lanie Foster, 102, and Helen Wade, 105, pose for a photo during a Christmas party held at Miller’s Merry Manor. (© Karen Ducey/ Indianapolis Star)