Playing at the park

Another beautiful day in Seattle. The sun came out and the temps are in the low 60s.  This is our 2nd trip to the park today. This morning we played with diggers and now he wants the see saw and slides.

Last day on the snow?

While Simon and Joanie are enjoying the sun in Florida the weather in Seattle is about the same as it has been since October. Mid 50s and overcast. We've had so much snow in the mountains (which of course means rain in the Puget Sound) that Crystal Mountain's ski area is still getting snow and still open.



I went up with friends yesterday. It was still pretty cold at the summit, there were flurries up there and freezing rain at the base. The snow itself was a bit lumpy, I took more falls in one day than I did most of the season. The actual highlight for me was using the 'My Tracks' app on my phone to plot my runs and upload it to Google Maps.

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The straight lines are lifts. It's pretty cool to see where you went and how fast. My max speed for the day was 31.3 mph. The conditions were really tough so I am interested to see how fast I can bomb down a run on a nice groomed day next year.

This was probably my last day on the snow this season, though we may sneak up again in June just to say we did it. I made it out 10 days this season which isn't too bad all things considered.

Kickin' Back in FLA

We've been having a grand time visiting Nana and Gramps at their new home in Florida. To date, we've seen the second-to-last-ever space shuttle launch (the Endeavour), battled love bugs at Cocoa Beach, visited cousin Jacob (and of course his parents Dan and Meg), went to another beach on Tampa Bay, had dinner in the historic Columbia restaurant, visited the Florida Aquarium AND spent time in the pool. Whew. No wonder I need to kick back and relax at dinner...

Soccer in Seattle

Taking advantage of my lack of family responsibilites I am at a major league soccer game with my friend Brian. However there is a serious amount of rain falling on this balmy 45 degree night. I am in gore-tex head to toe. Other people at the game didn't plan ahead. They look really wet and really cold.

I'm off to Florida!

Can't you tell?

Sunny Day in Seattle

The sun finally came out in Seattle. We had a gorgeous sunny morning out. We went to breakfast then hit the Ballard Locks to watch the boats go up and down.

In addition to the boats the trains cross over this ancient railroad bridge. Very exciting indeed.


After leaving the locks we went to Golden Gardens park to admire the view of the Olympic Mountains. Simon insisted on getting out of car and walking along the beach. There were holes along the path and he couldn't help jumping in.


Of course it rained the next day . . .