Welcome to John's Island
Rock And Roll Marathon
The Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon took place on June 9. This year the runners went right by my place. It was neat to see thousands of folks running by. This popular race has rock bands set up every few miles along the route.
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| Great day for a marathon. |
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| About an hour after the race started I went down to the street. The guy in red shorts has just passed the 1 Mile Marker and is taking a moment to chat with one of the race officials. One mile in an hour and three minutes. Nice pace! |
Farmers Market is Back
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| The Magnolia Farmers Market is Saturdays, June through October. Here, on June 2, the strawberries look great! |
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| $15 for a bouquet of flowers ... how does that sound? |
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| Got a kick out of the little boy waiting for his breakfast of mini pancakes. These things ARE delicious! |
Flowers are Back
A few snaps of flowers in the neighborhood taken on walks ...
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| Do you like irises? |
Woodpecker is Back
Do you remember the woodpecker story from my March 10, 2016 post? He's back! He loves to perch on the neighbor's chimney and alert the entire neighborhood to his presence.
Check out more critter pics at Saturday's Critters. Thanks to Eileen for hosting!
Cruise Ships are Back
The Alaska cruise season is underway. Ships are in port here in Seattle nearly every day for the next few months. My best photo ops are in the early morning as the ships arrive.
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| Holland America Amsterdam June 10th 5:07 AM |
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| Carnival Legend June 12th 5:23 AM |
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| Holland America Eurodam June 2nd 5:03 AM |
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| Carnival Legend June 12th 5:27 AM |
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| Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas June 15th 5:01 AM Be sure to note the Giant Screen TV Midship! Wonder if anyone was watching at 5 AM? |
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| Washington State Ferry June 10th 5:06 AM |
Historic Ship Watch
The Palaces of the Pacific
As you can imagine, my fascination with ships is carried over to my collection of vintage travel memorabilia. The Palaces of the Pacific brochure is fairly rare. It was published by the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company in 1915. There are some really neat pages detailing tours to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
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| Brochure published 1915 by Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company for SS Great Northern SS Northern Pacific |
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| Palaces of the Pacific between San Francisco and Portland |
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| Typical interior page. Love the lower photo of cruisers on deck. Note the attire! |
Sky Watch
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| May 28th 5:02 AM As the full moon was slipping below the clouds I unexpectedly caught the AirLift Emergency Helicopter as it passed through the scene. |
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| A sunset over the Olympic Mountains from the archives. |
Looking Back
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| Snapped this five years ago today - June 16, 2013 Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA Lilly Pond |
Closing Thought ...
Maturity consist in no longer being taken in by oneself.
Heimito von Doderer
Thank you for stopping by John's Island.
Awesome flowers. I like the way you put in the times that the ships are arriving. Summer is a very busy cruise season.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Where to begin? This post is full of beauty.I'll take a basket of the strawberries' $15.00 bouquet of flowers and a walk through the rest of the flowers.Do I like the Irises? walleyes,of course.I love them.I find the ships fascinating.I may never be able to board one, but can still dram about it.Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, John. Excellent choices indeed.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting the Rock And Roll Marathon, precious and beautiful The Palaces of the Pacific brochure. Like the ships and the Skywatch too.
Have a pleasant weekend!
Hello, John! Since you mentioned it, I wonder if my niece ran in that marathon. I love the moon photo and sunset. The flowers are gorgeous. The Flicker must like your neighbors chimney. Great captures of all the ships! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and week ahead. PS, thanks for visiting my blog and for the comment.
ReplyDeleteHappy Father's Day, John
ReplyDeleteSuch a great and varied post, as always. I also enjoyed seeing "what's back" in your neighborhood, including the fun trip down Memory Lane. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow so much in this post. Always enjoy looking at your pictures and reading your posts. Beautiful blooms and sky pictures and great pictures of the ships. Yes, I do like irises.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great Father's day.
Enjoyed your post by seeing all the pictures. Huge ships, colorful blossoms, marathon, cute little pancakes, bouquet, woodpecker...
ReplyDeleteSo much in your post to see and tell about:)
You take lovely photos. Haven't seen you for a while, John. Hope you're OK.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Great photos as usual John, sounds like a good marathon to do though not for me. Like the old northern Pacific memorabilia
ReplyDeleteThank you John for your kind comments on my Blog. I have responded there.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are well.
God bless you my friend.