Joshua Train

Over the last couple of weeks I put together this little train complete with puppet passengers. A friend in Atlanta wanted a specially crocheted gift for her son's birthday in a few weeks. I really hope he likes it!

Wetland Trail

Well, I'm officially part of the workforce again and it feels great! I really love the people I work with and it's absolutely wonderful to work for another small company. It would really be hard for me to go back to working for a large corporation again so I'm thankful to be where I'm at now. I was so busy this week that keeping up with my 365 went completely out the window. Oh, well...I'm happy with the pictures I have of my year thus far. I'll try and keep up on a weekly update at this point as I'm sure I'll have my camera with me every weekend anyway.

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.

Clover Training

Clover has had a leash pulling problem and we're trying a no pull harness on her. So far we've had to trade it in for a smaller size and we're still not sure if it's going to be effective but may be worth a shot. It looks so uncomfortable to wear but this happy dog doesn't seem to mind one bit <3

World Cup

First USA game at the World Cup and many were out celebrating. Even in the waters around Seattle. These guys stirred up some yelps and woohoo's while we were enjoying the sun. Really a fun day to be at the park!

Fremont Troll

Finally visited the Fremont Troll this weekend. Huge, ugly and a perfect bridge troll if I ever saw one!

Ninja for my nephew

My nephew's birthday was just a few days before my niece's so I'm sending them a combo cupcake/ninja package.

Emma's Rainbow Cupcake

My tiny three year old niece is just about the cutest little girl in the world. So adorable in fact that she would fit comfortably in a Disney animation. She lives in PA so I've only gotten the pleasure of meeting her once. I get to see pictures of her though and she's growing up to be a beautiful little girl. For her birthday I made her this little rainbow colored cupcake that will be on it's way to her shortly. I really hope she likes it as much as I liked making it for her!

Proof of the cute, little Emma!