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I did the First Thursday Art Walk tonight with my friend Kaitlin and her friend Sabrina. We visited galleries in the Pioneer Square/International District area. Many galleries throughout the downtown Seattle core participate in the Art Walk, as does the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Admission to SAM is free on first Thursdays. Galleries showcase new […]

My friend K and I took a ferry trip today from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge Island (and back). It was a pleasant way to spend a rainy Monday. Once on Bainbridge, we walked from the ferry terminal down along Winslow Way West. Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day from this hip dude: We ate lunch at Emmy’s […]

That’s art made with flashlights; not artsy flashlights. Photographer/artist Michael Bosanko creates “light graffiti” using flashlights, a digital camera, and long exposure times. Check out this article in London’s Mail Online for more info and some great photos. Bosanko also has his own Web site.

Relax, observe and allow. (Spoken by a 20- or 30-something guy talking on his cell phone. Overheard while I was strolling through Ballard on a warm, sunny, late winter/early spring day in February.)

The Boyfriend (TB) and I had lunch today at In the Bowl Vegetarian Noodle Bistro. It was our first time there, but the restaurant has been around since some time in 2006. Aptly name, In the Bowl offers all-vegetarian “Asia Pleasure” cuisine with a wide variety of noodle dishes. Our waitress assured me (twice) that […]

And now, for your viewing pleasure (OK, really for my pleasure): A hovering hummingbird. [thumb:1652:l][thumb:1651:l][thumb:1650:l][thumb:1649:l]

Hummingbirds aren’t the only birds that come to my deck. I also receive occasional* visits from at least three gorgeous, bright-blue birds. They look like this: [thumb:1648:l][thumb:1647:l] I think they’re Western scrub jays. Or Aphelocoma californica as they’re known in Wikipedia. In describing the appearance of these birds, the Wikipedia article (as retrieved on 12/23/08) […]

It’s snowing in the Seattle area today, and this poor hummingbird has not migrated to a warmer climate. First shot is a close-up of the bird; second shot shows the snow, with the bird at the top left. [thumb:1646:l][thumb:1645:l]

The Ballard Locks (a.k.a. the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) are currently closed for annual cleaning and maintenance. And the lock that’s drained stinks. Of fish and barnacles, to be precise. The grounds are open, but the actual locks are closed to boats until Dec. 7. You can read more about it here.

A display window at Archie McPhee. Currently in Ballard, Archie McPhee is moving to Wallingford some time next year. You can read about it here (or do a Google search for “archie mcphee moving to wallingford” and see what else comes up).