Yesterday was Mr. H’s birthday, so we spent the day on a sailboat.
The view was amazing
I wondered about these little duckies – what do they represent? Do they have sailboat wars?
Hey look, they monitized their sail.
Skipper and deck hand – the view is still amazing
Heading back home.
One last look at the sunset
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Last night The Outlaw Baker and I crashed The Bite of Seattle. Oh my goodness, such yummy scrumptiousness!
I had to take these pictures to share with Adventures in Roadkill (we didn’t try any as we were already stuffed)
“Butt on a Bun Yummy”
This sign confused me
Then once we’d eaten till we could no longer move we sat in a carbohydrate induced stupor and stared at the Space Needle and International Fountain.
The Bite of Seattle continues all day today and tomorrow. Stop by if you’re in the area.
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beautiful ducky
Jutting 400 feet into Lake Union and offering a spectacular view of Downtown as well as the Queen Anne and Eastlake neighborhoods, Seattle’s Gas Works Park is one of the city’s most unique landmarks.
The Seattle Gas Light Company converted coal to gas from 1906 to 1937 and oil to gas from 1937 to 1956. Gas production ended in 1956; the City of Seattle bought the property for use as a park in 1962 and Gas Works Park opened to the public in 1975. The architect retained many of the old structures in the park; some are off limits, cordoned off behind chain link fences, others were painted bright colors and included in the children’s play area.
You might recognize Gas Works Park from the movies Singles and 10 Things I Hate About You.
There were several concerted cleanup projects to remove benzene and other contaminants from the soil and groundwater. Tar still bubbles up every once in a while. The park is monitored closely for contamination but it is considered clean enough for public use.
Just don’t eat the dirt.
The property is now a monstrous bird condominium and a favorite target of taggers. It has been the site of numerous weddings and a gathering place for rallys and watching fireworks.
Its also a favorite spot for Seattlites to picnic.
The man made hill is made from rubble and top soil and is topped with a sundial. It is by far the best place in the city to fly a kite.
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I spent the day at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum. I had totally forgotten that around Seattle, the first Thursday of every month means free admission to museums. (Note to self, students get in free, you can go on a less crowded day.)
My favorite part of the museum was most definitely the dinosaur and mastadon fossils. This is only the second time in my life I have seen dinosaur fossils. (The first time was a way cool experience. Pacific Science Center had a wine and cheese tasting along with a live jazz band right in the middle of the dinosaur exhibit that was on loan from the far reaches of the planet. They called it the Dino Wino Event)
Today’s exhibit would have benefited from a glass of wine. But I was also amused by watching all the mommys with their toddlers. Mommys trying to expose their little ones to history and culture, little ones much more interested in trying to pull the tile up off the floor. Too cute.
There were also some interesting collections of photography and artifacts from American Indian, Samoan, Chinese, and other cultures that are represented here in the Pacific Northwest.
No photography was allowed inside, so I went clicky-click on the totem poles outside.
