A Very Grand Avenue

Every workday for the past 7+ years, I have walked 2-3 miles during my lunch hour - that is unless it’s really pouring down rain - a rare occasion. I walk a street that isn’t far from my home and office and is just above our city’s waterfront. Sometimes my husband joins me when he doesn’t go to the gym. This area is filled with wonderful older homes, many large and historic, including the homes of some very important people. I like to walk here for lots of reasons - there are no traffic lights, little traffic, eagles and hawks fly right over your head, the Olympic Mountains are sometimes in clear view above Puget Sound and there is always something interesting to see. I’ve been doing this for so long that I know dogs as well as homeowner’s names, and am treated like I live in the neighborhood!

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny, slightly nippy day. I took my camera along and this is what I recorded. This is the park at the beginning of my walk. It was recently remodeled - what a fantastic job they did! Where you see the two pillars on the left side, there is a mosaic that was completely hand laid by several local artists. It’s actually sort of a human sundial - you can stand in the center and the sun will cast your shadow on the time.

This is the view from the park - the Olympic Mountains are just under that bank of clouds in the distance.

Below are pictures from the mosaic sundial. This is the center - the earth surrounded by sailing rope. Since we are a seafairing community, the entire mosaic is entirely dedicated to this.
Here is the North Wind.
A local Lighthouse below.
A ferry - a means of travel we cannot live without in the Pacific Northwest.
A tall sailing ship.
Cargo ships frequently pass by.
Captain George Vancouver made a historic landing in his ship at the present day site of the park in 1792.
A tug boat.
One of the creatures of the depths!
Eagles, osprey and hawks are so common now that you will most likely see one fly overhead on any given day. One day I watched transfixed as several eagles flew over me!
Cheers,

Candace