Seattle, June 04

Seattle - June 04

"The Land of the 9 pm Sun"

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Seattle Public Library
Wild Mushrooms
Mike's Place
West Seattle

Seattle Public Library

"...the new Seattle Central Library, designed by Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture, is not only a work of immense intellectual power, it is visually stunning. Its contorted cage-like exterior is a powerful commentary on the colliding forces - economic, political and otherwise - that shape contemporary society. It is a truly original work." - Nicolai Ouroussoff, Los Angeles Times , May 21, 2004

Seattle Public Library | Wild Mushrooms | Mike's Place | West Seattle

Wild Mushrooms
from the Colombia City Farmers' Market

Seattle Public Library | Wild Mushrooms | Mike's Place | West Seattle

At Mike's Place

Seattle Public Library | Wild Mushrooms | Mike's Place | West Seattle

West Seattle

This was the first time I've been to this part of town. Check out the views! In a sense (remember, people were already living here), this is where the City of Seattle started. Plaques and signs tell of those early days.

Above: Former hospital, now amazon.com HQ

Above: Skyline, Space Needle (l) to amazon.com

Outdoor sculpture

Floating Volcanoes
The plane out of Seattle was late and full. I had a middle seat, but through the window I could see the Cascades. It was late afternoon, not very clear; the hazy blue sky on top, the hazy blue mountains below. And here and there a Cascade Peak - Raineer, Hood, St. Helens, Adams...all the way down to Shasta and Lassen. White peaks floating on a blue sea like jellyfish, tentacles trailing.

Seattle Public Library | Wild Mushrooms | Mike's Place | West Seattle

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