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(5407/5409 22nd Ave. NW)

(Souvenir, 5325 Ballard Ave. NW)

Swedish Medical Center/Ballard broke ground last September for a new medical office building on Tallman Ave. NW just off of NW Market St. The facility is expected to open in the fall of this year. Progress to date:

I just bought a new digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix ZS1 … and took some test shots around Ballard this afternoon. As you’ll see, I need to spend some more quality time with this camera. Some of the shots are a bit blurry. That might be because I was juggling an umbrella as well as […]

Technology aims to replace animal cosmetic testing From KOMO News: Technology is being worked on to do away with “controversial” — not to mention horrific and fatal — testing of cosmetic-related chemicals on animals. A “working prototype” is expected to be available in 2011, and European laws require this type of testing to be eliminated […]

hauling a lot of stuff:

This fluffy guy (girl?) is all set for winter:

View from Sunset Hill Park, 7531 34th Ave. NW, Ballard:

Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai Cuisine opened a second restaurant a few weeks ago in Old Ballard. I dined there this evening for the first of what I’m sure will be many, many times — they are within a short walking distance of my apartment. The atmosphere is similar, but not identical, to their Wallingford location — […]