Pike Place Market random view.

I liked how this picture turned out. This was a random picture I took a few days ago at the Pike Place Market in Seattle.

I think I like how this picture looks, because that woman is wearing a very blue dress, and the man next to her is wearing a cream color.

It sort of looks like there is four squares, the partial "NO STOPS" sign, the two people, the Public Market sign, and the "Meet the Producers" sign. If the upper left wasn't so dark, it probably would be really good.

Still I like it. Here's another from roughly the same spot.

James Fitzgerald fountain in front of Jefferson Terrace.

This picture requires a little explanation.

This picture was posted by my other Brightkite account. This is a fountain in front of a housing development in Seattle.

This fountain was done by an artist named James Herbert Fitzgerald in 1969. There had been water running in it, when the fountain was originally installed back in the 1960s. There are other fountains in Seattle that were done by this exact same artist. There are even fountains, like this one, that originally had running water, but to due to neglect they no longer have.

The difference is, that the other fountains by James Herbert Fitzgerald that had have their water turned off, now have their bases filled with flowers. This particular fountain now sits empty, and garbage collects in it.

After I discovered this fountain, I decided to post some pictures of it. I also decided that that this would be a great idea for a story, so I sent it over to a cool neighborhood blog, and they wrote a story about it.

Hopefully the water that used to run in this fountain can be turned back on. If not, hopefully flowers can be planted in the base.

View of a flower in Interbay with south end of Ballard Bridge in distance

I like this picture. This picture was taken on June 18th of 2010. This is near the south end of the Ballard Bridge, which you can see in the background. This is in an area of Seattle known as Interbay.

I liked how this picture shows a colorful (yet tough looking) flower. Plus there are train tracks, and an out of focus bridge in the background.

I've gotten to know this area better recently, and I think that there are many things that could be done in this area of Seattle. I recently went on a walk with a friend of mine through this area, and we walked from here to the Fremont bridge.

Each time I have been down here, I have run into people using these train tracks as a trail. If you walk along these tracks towards the East, you will actually run into the start of a bike trail.

There is also some really cool art down under the bridge, if you follow the train tracks seen in this picture.

If you like taking pictures, I recommend taking a walk around in this area. If you do go for a walk, try to imagine different things that could be done in this area.

Interbay freight train with green plants in the foreground.

I like this picture, it is very green! This picture was taken on June 18th of 2010. The location of this picture was about seventy five yards from the south end of the Ballard Bridge.

This is in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood. The "8193" is painted on the side of a parked Burlington Northern freight train. This is actually a very beautiful area, a mix of train tracks, industrial buildings and bridges. I think that this would be a great area to extend a bike trail through.

I posted other pictures from this same day here, and here, and here.

If you'd like to view of the front of the "8193" train, you can do so here.

Low to the ground view of stream in Carkeek Park on 07/05/2010

This picture was taken in a park in North Seattle called Carkeek Park. It was taken on the afternoon of July 5th, 2010.

This picture is of a freshwater stream that runs through the park. I climbed down into the creek bed, and held the camera close to the ground - this was probably about 12 inches above the ground.

I took some other pictures of the surface of this stream that day and posted them here and here.

Sinaloa Restaurant in Merced

I was just looking back through my Merced pictures, searching for a mystery photo I had forgotten about, when I came across this picture.

I had to post this picture because, it makes me nostalgic! I used to eat at this very spot when I was a little kid.

It had a different name then (what was it called?) but I can remember going here when I was very young.

Now it is called Sinaloa. Good times! It is a little hard to see, but to the right of the Sinaloa sign, you can see a very old 7 UP sign in the background.

If you are interested, you can see another picture of this restaurant here.

Leaf submerged underwater in a stream in Carkeek Park

This picture was taken yesterday, 07/05/2010. This picture was taken in a place in Seattle called Carkeek Park.

The water in this picture is a shallow stream that runs through the park. As you can see, there is a leaf submerged underwater.