This weekend was a bit of a downer because there was so much going on in Seattle but even more obstacles to overcome in order to join in on all the fun. I was looking forward to the Solstice Parade/Fremont Fair all week and even the weather man was positive the weather would hold out for it. Boy was he WRONG! Not only did it rain all weekend but getting even close to the festivities was an issue. Bridges were closed, cars were jammed into the tiny streets of our neighborhood all the way to the other side of the hill that leads to Fremont and it's bridge. We decided to backtrack and try a different route but once we made it into Fremont it was even worse so we vacated all plans to attend and took off with the pup over to Carkeek Park.
We have been to Carkeek several times but never walked the trails so we went through the wetlands there and I snapped a few shots of the foliage during our walk. Among the colorful shrubs, foamy flowers and little streams it felt great to get away from the city sounds even if it was for just an hour or so. Clover had been cooped up all week so she quite enjoyed the walk as well.
Here's one of the pictures I took while there and the rest can be found in my Carkeek Album on Flickr.
Today we went to the Asian Art Museum here in Seattle and saw a wonderful exhibit of the woodblock prints by Hokusai, Harunobu, Utamaro, Eishi and Hiroshige. The most familiar of these prints are Great Wave off Kanagawa and Red Fuji but all of them were simply gorgeous. We spent all afternoon there gawking at ancient art and spending some time in a few of the rooms we didn't have time to see on our last visit. I also picked up pamphlets from the other museums in town that have some really interesting exhibits at the moment so I hope to catch a few of these over the next few weeks.
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