Friday, July 30, 2010
Game Faces
This chess game was being played with giant chessmen in Westlake Park Wednesday afternoon ... just a stone's throw from yesterdays Madonnara action.
I believe these large game pieces were made of molded plastic. In spite of them looking heavy, they seemed to be quite light as the players moved them quickly about.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Girl with a Pearl Earring
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If you're in Seattle this summer, grab a friend by the hand and stop by to see her exquisite work. However, if you're not able to make a personal visit you can see some of her other pieces here. |
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Radio Flyer - small and big
Which reminds me of an image I made a good many years ago ... 1996, to be exact... at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, where I grew up. This Radio Flyer is closer to my childhood memory in pretty much every way except its size. Measuring 27 feet long and 12 feet wide, weighing 26 tons, this wagon is just a bit larger than the one I used to pull. In the background you can see the tall tower of the old Great Northern Railway station and is all that remains today of that train station.
Conceived by sculptor Ken Spiering, it was built in 1990 as commissioned by the Junior League of Spokane and dedicated to "Spokane's children, as a reflection of the past, created in the present, to last into the future".
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
U S Courthouse
This view is from an upper floor of the Seattle Children's Medical Center research building in downtown Seattle. Besides the nice views, I had the privilege of attending a banquet celebrating my wife as a new inductee into the Seattle Children's Quarter Century Club.
I also did a post about this building back in February of 2008.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Bellingham Postcard
The sculpture above is called Sentinel and Archimedean Solids by T. Ellen Sollod, for the City of Bellingham 2009 Campaign for the arts fund of Whatcom Community Foundation and is on the corner of Bay and Holly Streets in the old town part of Bellingham, Washington. The castle-like building in the background was once Bellingham's city hall, though now it houses the Whatcom Museum.
Scooter playtime does yield the occasional photographic dividend -:)
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday Bridge Series - Deception Pass Bridge
The Deception Pass Bridge connects Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands. This bridge spans a deep and turbulent channel which connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Saratoga Passage and was built as one of the Public Works Administration projects by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps during 1934-35.
To view other blogs participating in the Sunday Bridge Series hosted by Louis LaVache of San Francisco Bay Daily Photo, click here.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Whidbey Island Visit
Colorful spinnakers on the waters of Penn Cove at Coupeville, Washington.
I'm on the road to Bellingham this weekend for the Hamster Run scooter rally. Several of my friends rode the 120 miles from Seattle with me yesterday.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Childhood memories
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Exploring Seattle via Monorail
Sitting in the last seat of the last car on the Seattle Monorail train provides a great vantage point for exploring Seattle ... at least between Seattle Center and Westlake Center. Above you see the Monorail train just disappearing through the EMP (Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum) on its trip toward downtown Seattle.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Mortie and Cubby
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Lost Kids
Last weekend was the annual "Bite of Seattle" at Seattle Center. I happened to be wandering around the Center grounds while the vendors were still setting up booths ... one of which was dedicated to collecting Lost Kids.
Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, covers a lot of ground. The sign reminded me of my 5 year old daughter many years ago on a personal quest to find her way to the Popcorn Wagon ... and back again to where her mother, sisters and I were waiting. As my wife often says, "you either have a good experience or a good story".
Suffice it to say, a booth like the one this year would have eliminated a bit of family angst.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Summer Classic
Every so often, when Mount Rainier is on the horizon, I find myself at Kerry Park on top of Queen Anne Hill. This was the view on Saturday night. Seattle's skyline has a particularly symmetrical shape, especially from this classic vantage point. We are fortunate to have a well maintained public viewpoint from which to reliably enjoy our city.
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