While mom straps little sister Carlyn into her stroller 2-and-a-half-year-old Elsa Anderson darts across the slanted water fountain at Ballard Commons Park trying not to fall off.
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Butterflies and Blooms
Tue, 07/17/07
Numerous varieties of North American butterflies and their plants and shrubs can be seen at the Woodland Park Zoo Butterflies and Blooms exhibit. It is open through September 30, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
MOREThe mooch without a tail
Tue, 07/17/07
What kind of tale can this critter tell about being minus a tail as he sniffs carefully for a handout at Ballard Locks?
MOREWaiting for action
Tue, 07/17/07
Two fishing boats tied up at Fishermen's Terminal awaiting time to go to sea.
MOREPink pig sighted on Market Street
Tue, 07/17/07
Artist Dennis Warshal created this pig as part of the Pike Place Market's fundraiser "Pigs on Parade 2007." The pig sits in front of the Majestic Bay Theatre which sponsored Warshal's version of the porker.
MORETrain heading south
Tue, 07/17/07
The pedestrian overpass from Carkeek Park to the beach is a great place to experience the power of trains, as they pass by underneath. Train buffs often set up their cameras at this spot to wait for their arrival. They use high powered…MORE
'Mike' Sweeney remembers his Seattle city and port history
Tue, 07/10/07
J. M. "Mike" Sweeney isn't actually quite as old as the City of Seattle, though you might find that hard to believe that after being regaled with one of his impromptu Seattle history lectures.
He still remembers the old Seattle Pacific…MORE
Sidewalk cinema, in fourth year, is 'very West Seattle'
Tue, 07/10/07
Bring the family, order pizza - even set up a couch - at West Seattle's outdoor cinema, now in its fourth year.
"It's a neat little event," said Lora Vickrey, who chairs the cinema committee for the West Seattle Junction Association. "It's…MORE
At The Admiral - 'Mr. Brooks' is satisfying drama
Tue, 07/10/07
Kevin Costner is the koala bear of actors, finicky and unadaptive by nature. If the role fits Costner - provides him with the right metaphorical eucalyptus tree of an "Open Range" or "The Upside of Anger" - he snuggles right in and owns the story…MORE