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I don’t know where all the ducks are in this recent photo, but usually the upper duck pond in Lithia Park is teaming with them. Since returning from Japan, I’ve noticed the duck pond to also be well stocked with koi. Also, the water is no longer green. When did these things happen?
I forgot I took this photo on my cell phone while in Utah in December. Utah has some strange laws regarding alcohol. The first Utah brewery only came into being in the late 1980s. This was the company, Wasatch Beers. Brew pubs were actually illegal in Utah until about 20 years ago. Even now there are only 12 in the entire state.
There are all kinds of crazy rules in Utah, which I don’t fully understand, like when you can buy beer, how much alcohol it can have in it (not much), and where you can purchase other alcoholic beverages in the state. I don’t think you can even get wine at the grocery store.
This Polygamy Porter made me chuckle. At only 4% alcohol, you’re going to need more than just one to feel any of its effects.
This shot could have been really good had I been on the roof in the lower left corner instead of behind it. I took this from Glenview Drive, near the corner where it meets Hillcrest and Vista, looking north. You can see the Ashland Springs Hotel and the Ashland Elks Lodge, built 101 years ago, in this photo.
It’s time to wrap up this series from my recent trip to Seattle. I’ll do so with a photo of the plane we flew on from Seattle to Medford. We arrived at the stroke of midnight (thanks to a delay in our departure).
We had to kill some time on a weekday morning in Seattle. Not much was open, including the brewery. Tours began at 11 a.m. but we had to be on the other side of town before noon. I was hoping to have time for a tour the following day, but it didn’t work out. A Pike Kilt Lifter has to be good, right?
A trip to Seattle wouldn’t be complete without the obligatory photo of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. Last time, they were doing renovations so we couldn’t go to the top. This time, the weather wasn’t clear enough to make the $18 fee seem worth it. Next time…
For capturing a rich assortment of colors, there is no better place than the Pike Place Market. Look, but in some cases, don’t touch.
I somehow missed Seattle’s famous gum wall in Post Alley on my prior two visits to Seattle. The amount of gum has apparently grown in the past few years. The scene didn’t surprise me, as I’d seen pictures before, but what I wasn’t expecting was the strong smell of gum. The spectacle, combined with the smell, was grosser than I had imagined.
One of the things Pike Place Market is famous for is its fish. When you order the fish they throw the fish from behind the counter to the guy helping you on the other side who wraps it up for you to take away. Well, last week, and for the next couple weeks, there are no flying fish. Instead, there is lots of noisy construction.
I have been in older, larger, more ornate, and far more famous cathedrals before, but I think the Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington’s campus is my favorite. Why? I’m not sure. The lack of tourists? The books instead of religious symbols? I don’t know. The place just felt very magical to me. I felt like rapping people on the back of the head and saying, “How can you study here? How can you keep your eyes on your book and not just look around this glorious space instead?”.