Hello Seattle

I recently got a request from Sally Schupack for more pictures from around Seattle. So I've been collecting photos of late to share with you and hopefully give you a more thorough mind- image of this beautiful city where I live, work and play!

While driving near downtown, I snapped these two shots that show you a little bit of what that part of the city is like. The below shot pictures this also. Things are not super crazy as far as traffic and all of that goes, which is really nice.

A Russian Orthodox Church I spotted and snapped a picture of:

The largest Whole Foods I have ever seen! Complete with restaurant and everything!

The city as seen from the ferry! Sarah Allshouse and Kyle Williams were on board this ferry with me.

Safeco field on game night! Red Sox were in town.

Beautiful view of the city from our seats waaaay up high.

While this is not the best picture of it, this is the U-District as seen from I-5. That tall tower was just recently purchased by the UW. The tall tower on the left side is some student housing. you can see this tower in the next photo, too.

This is 47th Street, which is where our Drop-In center and offices are located. Drop-In is on the left, offices to the right down the alley. That tower in the background is the one I mentioned above, for some perspective.

This is inside Cafe on the Ave - which has been mentioned on this blog before as a place I frequented upon arrival in the U-District in June. Fairly trendy with a dash of undeniable pretentiousness.

Another favorite, this is a place called "The Ugly Mug." Discovered upon referral from a friend, and quickly a favorite, especially after sampling their excellent iced vanilla chai.

This is the Fremont Bridge - just down the street from Cilla and I's apartment, and the frequent cause of auto and pedestrian traffic holdups. This bridge, along with several others in Seattle, is able to raise up to let boats pass that are two tall to go under. It has caused many a delayed bus, as my main stop is just on the far side of it.

This is the view from the Ballard Bridge towards Fremont, Queen Anne, Lake Union, and Capitol Hill. Directly to my (the photographer's) left on the Ballard side of the bridge is Mars Hill Church's main campus. The hill on the left in this picture is Ballard and Fremont. The Fremont Bridge is directly ahead. Queen Anne hill is on the right, which is where our apartment is. This waterway leads into Lake Union, and the hill you can see in the distance behind that is Capitol Hill.

This boat said "E. L. Bartlett" Which made me think "EEEEE Laura Bartlett!"

As I said, the tour was brief, I'm trying to post many pictures this week so you'll no doubt see more of the city through those as well!