My first day in Seattle was a rainy Sunday and probably a better day for a museum, but I had made plans to meet Linda and take the Bainbridge Island ferry with her.
Not a lot of people on the deck that trip over, and the view was a bit gray and gloomy. OK. And wet.
The ferry was a recommended thing to do to get a feel for Seattle, and something relaxing to do with a newly met friend. You see Linda is the Bag Lady.
THE Bag Lady from
Thoughts from a Bag Lady In Waiting, a blog I've followed on my sidebar for a while now. Check it out. I think you'll find something to relate to here and there. She writes about her life after retirement, family, and travel. We've shared a few comments back and forth and got to know each other like pen pals did in the "old" days.
She lives a bus ride north of Seattle and picked me up at the hotel for our day out. And so I began my discovery of Seattle.
I didn't have any real shopping desires, but I did see a sign for...
...on the map, so we had to stop in.
For a small place, they had a fantastic collection of fabric. Fabric that I had never seen before.
I found a souvenir to bring home.
Goat fabric.
Well, some goats anyway, and chickens, and more farm stuff.
Oh! How I wish I lived closer.
If we had come a day sooner, we would have been able to join in the
Tour de Coop. Some great coop pictures and story here:
The Tour de Coop Scoop
Part way through the trip Linda reminded me of how many steps we had walked, and I think it was about four miles. We were still on the island, so I imagine we clocked eight miles by the time we both got home. A coffee here, soup there, and a cookie for the ferry home, and we had shared our life stories, and some advice for each of our latest challenges.
On the ferry back to Seattle, we were surrounded by the most elegant violin music the whole way. It was like being in a scored life. It warmed the conversation as we wrapped up our day. As we were all lining up to get off, the musician was still playing to himself, totally immersed. When he momentarily looked up, I silently clapped and he looked around to realize he was alone. With a nod of his head he appreciated the gesture and packed up to leave with the rest of us.
Another hilly, gasping walk back to the hotel, and our day was over.
What a great way to get to know Seattle and surroundings. Thanks Bag Lady!
P.S. In case you were wondering, Dave was busy playing golf in the Make A Wish tournament.
If we get lucky, since Neo got "lucky" today, we could be seeing our first kids December 28th.
The girls were moved across the alley from Neo yesterday, so that we could see if any of them start their tail wagging signals to the buck. 
This morning Aziza was hanging at his gate instead of joining the rest of the girls for breakfast. 
Axel, Alex and Archie - our 2011 boys
Not a lot of people on the deck that trip over, and the view was a bit gray and gloomy. OK. And wet.
The ferry was a recommended thing to do to get a feel for Seattle, and something relaxing to do with a newly met friend. You see Linda is the Bag Lady. THE Bag Lady from Thoughts from a Bag Lady In Waiting, a blog I've followed on my sidebar for a while now. Check it out. I think you'll find something to relate to here and there. She writes about her life after retirement, family, and travel. We've shared a few comments back and forth and got to know each other like pen pals did in the "old" days. 
She lives a bus ride north of Seattle and picked me up at the hotel for our day out. And so I began my discovery of Seattle.
...on the map, so we had to stop in. 
For a small place, they had a fantastic collection of fabric. Fabric that I had never seen before.
Goat fabric. 
Well, some goats anyway, and chickens, and more farm stuff.
Oh! How I wish I lived closer.
If we had come a day sooner, we would have been able to join in the Tour de Coop. Some great coop pictures and story here: The Tour de Coop Scoop
Part way through the trip Linda reminded me of how many steps we had walked, and I think it was about four miles. We were still on the island, so I imagine we clocked eight miles by the time we both got home. A coffee here, soup there, and a cookie for the ferry home, and we had shared our life stories, and some advice for each of our latest challenges.
On the ferry back to Seattle, we were surrounded by the most elegant violin music the whole way. It was like being in a scored life. It warmed the conversation as we wrapped up our day. As we were all lining up to get off, the musician was still playing to himself, totally immersed. When he momentarily looked up, I silently clapped and he looked around to realize he was alone. With a nod of his head he appreciated the gesture and packed up to leave with the rest of us. 
Another hilly, gasping walk back to the hotel, and our day was over. 
The neat thing about this museum is that if you don't want to, or can't afford to pay the entry, there is lots of amazing, unusual art and architecture for no charge at all.
The museum's Hot Shop dome.
When we arrived we were told that the "Hot Shop" starts in fifteen minutes, so we hustled around the halls for a few minutes to take in some of the art that can be photographed. 
Then there is the remarkable Bridge of Glass and the Venetian Wall, also accessed from both sides of the Highway 5. From the Museum of Glass you can reach the Washington State History Museum by crossing the bridge.
We were lucky to have a sunny weekday to explore. Plan to avoid the week-ends if you can.
From the Mt. Rainier National Park site:
Cougar Rock. Do you see it?
Silver Falls - A beautiful hike!
Cascade Mountain Fox 
Grove of the Patriarchs
VIDEO OF SILVER FALLS
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