Seattle

Springs often get particularly busy and then the posts fall behind. April and May were dedicated to progress on several house projects, so between work and moving pavers and fixing garage leaks, going through photos didn't get much attention.

But by early June, I really had made progress, and was determined that we get out. So on a Sunday morning we grabbed a bus to Husky Stadium, found our way down into the new light rail station, and rode one stop to Capital Hill. We wandered through Cal Anderson Park, where there would be a big gathering later in the day for the Orlando tragedy, and eventually ended up at the Chop Shop on Chop House Row for brunch. I guess that great restaurants and cool architectural reimaginings in chic urban neighborhoods are the upsides of more affluence than we know what to do with and housing costs going through the roof.

We walked through the Farmer's Market on our way to pick up the new street car, which we rode down to Pioneer Square. Where we played ping ping beneath the totem poles in Oocidental Square, Then it was up First Avenue to Pike Place, to mingle with the tourists just off the cruise ships. I gathered some ideas and inspiration at the NW Woodworking Gallery, then we took the bus back to Wallingford,

A nice urban adventure, a chance to check out some of Seattle's newer transit options, and a big improvement over lugging pavers home from Home Depot.