Jack Block Park

Yesterday I found yet another very cool park in Seattle.  It is just down the hill from my place

It is situated down on the water just across from downtown Seattle.  Normally a person goes to a park and sees swings, big rolling lawns and people playing frisbee.  Not at Jack Block Park.  This park winds through, or along the shipyards of Elliot Bay.  Its a very interesting walk as you see ships anchored just offshore to the north and thousands of shipping containers to the south.  To the east is an unobstructed view of downtown and more!

You can see the park going along the water

See the benches in the above pic?  The picture below shows what your view is when you take a seat and gander off to the east

Now turn around, this is where you came from to get to this bench

Walking along the dock, or dockway - whatever it is?!

Who are these people?

Bagpipe dude bagpiping away

After moving to West Seattle, all of the sudden I had company!  Lets see, Lee and Lisa came to visit.  Truth is, they were already coming and kindly included me in their trip.  On Friday, Lee helped me at work, we installed motorized shades in a few rooms of a 7.5 million dollar condo downtown.  We had a great time the next day, taking the water taxi over to Pikes Market Place.

Check out Lee sticking his head overboard

The next week Mr. Eric Printz decided to show up....lets see if I can put a pic of him on here.  As you will notice, everyone that visits has to come see me at work :)

Dad has been here several times now - check him out

Not sure who this is, but he is enjoying his day down on Alki Beach making music and an extra few bucks

Went for a walk and what did I see...

The sun setting, looking down quite an interesting set of stairs

At the end of my street looking out over the Puget Sound, cool spot to sit and watch the sunset

What would you do if you were hungry and stood on the corner - looking to your left is the golden arces and then to your right is the healthy natural market???  Hmmm....wonder where I ate tonight, any guesses?

More.....

Geez, from noon to just now 6:28 pm, I had my video uploading...finally lost my cool and clicked cancel!!! So instead of a fun ride through many sights and interesting people, the only thing you will get to see is my new bike and me :)
Here is the Cruiser - needing a name for this dude, any ideas? I will tell you what, the contest to name the Cruiser is officially started. Whoever comes up with a name that I end up choosing will get a free dinner at Jaks Bar and Grill on California Avenue (Voted 2nd best burger in the nation last year)

I just had to......

I bought me a Scwhinn Cruiser yesterday...loving it! Took a nice long ride down Alki Beach enjoying the sites and a very relaxing cruise. Will try to post the video I shot yesterday

A short walk....

When I have visitors I will take them out for a nice little walk...a few blocks down the street from my new pad we would come upon the neat little "Admiral Junction" area. For those wanting to shop at cool little stores, sip a london fog, browse the used book stores, rent a bike - or simply people watch...this would be your spot. As we continue just a few blocks more to the north, we would end up at a place named Hamilton Viewpoint Park. It is a great view of downtown Seattle. You can click once on the pictures to bring up a full screen shot....very nice!!!

Moving on...

Well, today I moved a pickup full of stuff over to the other side of Seattle, to what they call, "West Seattle." About a month ago I decided to move over there and so found a nice 1 bedroom apartment right in the middle of all the hubub of so called West Seattle.

The first wave of moving went okay...not counting breaking off a pipe in the parking garage (truck too tall), busting the door on the elevator (tried to block it open to load it up with my stuff) and a small nick on my finger from the box cutter (dont cut towards yourself!!!) Oh, and on top of all that...I am suffering from the worst cold I have had in decades! Not really, just feeling a bit sniffly and stuffed up, but hey...That is life!

I am on the second floor with no one living below me...unless someone lives in the Chamber of Commerce office. It will be interesting to see who lives around me...wondering if it is a friendly place or maybe people just stick to themselves mostly? We shall see.

Here are some pictures of the place...quite a change from Bothell and my little studio. I have a nice kitchen, a bedroom (finally) a great deck and even a WC for all who know what that means.

In the next few days I will post some pics of the finished product and of the surrounding area. It is a very neat spot - vibrant and alive with the feel of Berkely or even Eugene I suppose. I like it a lot!

Keep your eyes peeled as I move along

Upcoming

Congratulations for finding your way back to my little 'ol blog! Keep coming back as you will see soon the new place/area that I will be living in for a bit - West Seattle!

bbq anyone?

Questions?

Are you wondering what everyone else is thinking? What about the neighbor that you see everyday, but never talk to? Or there might be the checker at the local grocery store...you say hi several times a week but never more than that. Sometimes you nod your head to someone that is a familiar stranger to you...but never stop to chat. You even work with a person day in and day out, but never have more than a casual chat...which leaves you wondering, "I am curious how they do this....?"

I have wondered, just what is it that people are thinking in the current economic downturn. What are changes they are implementing? What are some of the habits these familiar strangers are changing, or starting for the first time ever? Are they staying at home more? Are they going for a bike ride instead of dropping 100 dollars on a round of golf? What are their thoughts as they get up and go to work on Monday morning? Did they reach any goals by Fridays trip home from work?

I will be posting on this blog questions and quizzes that I either come up with on my own, or find some other way. The purpose of this is to get inside the minds of the people, the common people that are affected by the ups and downs of life, how they cope and deal with simple every day things. Do they like yellow mustard or fancy dijon mustard...are they willing to buy cheaper brands or will they spend a little more for what they really want and crave?

So, with that said, my very first questions on this blog will be something that came to mind today as I walked down a wooded path and smelled a very familiar and comforting smell. You ask, "What is it?" It was the smell of a bbq being used, hmmmm....yummy!! My senses began to reel and my appetite grew! Isnt this a smell that stops us? It causes us to say, "Hey, I will go get some brickets and bbq tonight."

The questions
-Will you be using a barbeque more this summer than in the past?
-What are your favorite items to cook on the good ol' grill?
-Who does the grilling in your household?
-Do you have any hints and tricks to getting the "perfect" steak, chicken or anything else you enjoy?

I have one trick that has helped me. I will be making a short video to show all who are interested. Keep posted

Thanks and have fun this summer cooking outdoors and away from the hustle and bustle of the resaurants.

Dellas