Today, after I first went out to a McDonald's breakfast and some shopping at the soon-to-close Foster Fred Meyer, and then after going out again, this time to the comic shop I go to on N. Mississippi, I got around to taking more pictures at the downtown library — and now I can present before-and-after photos.
First, last year:










Since then, two less-than-one-year-old trees have been growing. Here they are, along with the repaired front of the building:
















