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| The entry to Seattle is always framed by views of the Cascades and Rainier is always spectacular. |
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| A Wallingford Air B&B was waiting for us. |
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| It's the beginning of Spring and the Macintosh apple tress were blooming |
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| And many other fun plants |
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| Typical gray for this time of year, temps in mid 50's with lows in mid 40's but the air is fresh as you can get it. |
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| Taking the kids to their riding lessons and a new stable. |
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| Several barns and lots of horses around here. |
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| A nice walking trail surrounds the property. |
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| Grandparents day at the grandkids school. |
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Back to Snowball and the first project was replacing the two 4D batteries that provide most of the juice for the boat. They weigh 130 pounds each and are a challenge to get in and out of the boat. I asked our good boat friend Lee Youngblood who might I ask for assistance with this endeavor and he recommended Mike DANGER! Well good news, Mike Danger has a boat on our dock and also works at Fisheries Supply where we were going to purchase the new batteries. It worked out perfect, I stopped by Fisheries and paid for the batteries, Mike brought them home from work and together we manhandled them into their space. |
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| Then it was Mothers Day and we went along with our Seattle family for a day at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island. It was a perfect sunny day with temps on the upper 60's and the ferry ride over offers 360 views of Elliot Bay and the Sound. |
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| The pond is a spectacular spot for kids and adults. |
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| The trip back on he ferry with perfect views of Rainier. |
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| And the city of Seattle. |
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| These ferries are huge. |
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| Every walk down a Seattle neighborhood sidewalk is Serendipity |
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| The Sealions have recently moved into our Marina at Shilshole. They are fun to see but they leave lota of poop and given that there are 300 liveaboard slips at Shilshole some disturbed sleep with their late night barking. The marina has specialized staff to assist in removing the sealions when they become a nuisance with a water hose. |
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| Low tide. |
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| Our go to chanting spot |
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| The Kingfishers are healthy here, |
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| A snack for the Blue Heron |
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| Fun vintage vessel. |
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| It is almost June, the Alaskan fishing fleet is just beginning to depart for Alaska. This picture is taken on Ballard Bridge which is adjacent to the Alaskan Fishing fleet that mores at Fisheries Terminal in Seattle. They will begin to return in three months beginning in September. |
See: https://youtu.be/MudPYu6uIKU The vessel is the Coastal Standard
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| It's easy to identify ships with a AIS App. like MarineTraffic |
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| You can see the Washington Ship Canal from this AIS image, the Coastal Standard has now made its way through the Ballard locks and out into the Sound. |
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I used Google Lens to identify this mega yacht since they must of had their AIS system turned off. It has been anchored just below Magnolia Bluff for several days. It is called the Live O. See: https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/liva-o/
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| Owned by Stephen Orenstein (born December 28, 1963 in Frankfurt)[1][2] is a German-American billionaire businessman, and Principal of Supreme Group, an overseas supplier of food and and fuel that notably supplied U.S. Army military personnel in Afghanistan that was founded by his father. He currently owns 75% of Supreme Group and oversees day to day operations[3]. He had two hands in the candy jar. see: https://wikitia.com/wiki/Stephen_Orenstein |
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| This little house is located next to Trader Joe's along a very busy two lane road serving a shopping district and the waterfront along the very busy Washington Ship Canal. We just notice this house even though we drive by here countless times. We wondered about its story since it is sandwiched between to very large buildings. |
Edith Macefield’s House has become a local landmark after its comparisons to Carl Fredericksen’s from “Up.”
In the middle of Ballard’s neighborhood in Seattle, you can find a small house surrounded by tall buildings, just like the protagonist in Pixar’s 2009 film “Up.” And the story of the house’s owner is eerily similar to the protagonist’s from the movie. Edith Macefield moved into the Whitewood Cottage in 1952 and lived there until she passed away from cancer, aged 86. She was married four times and outlived all of her husbands. Her name appeared on local headlines for the first time in 2006 after turning down a one-million dollar offer developers had made for her small house. Her home remained standing and she became a local celebrity when they began building a five-story mall known as “Ballard’s Blocks” around her property. 1 woman VS Corporate America See: https://secretseattle.co/edith-macefield-house/ |
After several days of atmospheric rivers, a day of sun
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| And a Sunset |
