Sunday, March 17, 2019

St Patrick's Day at Green Lake

Mostly clear skies and mid-40s at the start of today's walk.

Green Lake, Seattle, WA
March 17, 2019  9:00 AM

Mallards
March 17, 2019  9:29 AM
Day #17 of my personal challenge to walk Green Lake daily and post about it on the blog. A beautiful morning for a walk.

Looking southwest across the Lake.
March 17, 2019  9:23 AM
Earlier this morning, marine traffic ...

On the left ... Tug and Barge arriving Seattle,
possibly from Alaska
On the right ... Washington State Ferry
northbound
Puget Sound, Washington
March 17, 2019  8:20 AM
A vintage postcard for today ...

To greet you on St Patrick's Day
Vintage Postcard from John's Island



Saturday, March 16, 2019

March 16 at Green Lake

This morning's walk ... I'm halfway to my goal!

Green Lake, Seattle, WA
March 16, 2019  7:17 AM
First pic today at start of walk.
[Click on pics for larger view]

March 16, 2019  7:20 AM
Crews are setting up for today's
Green Lake Spring Regatta

March 16, 2019

Lots of Crew Teams here for the Spring Regatta
Getting ready!
March 16, 2019

Female Mallard
March 16, 2019  7:49 AM
(In an earlier post I was inclined to say, when it comes to Mallards, the
males are the pretty ones. On second thought, this little lady looks
very pretty.)
Love critters? So do I. Check out lots more at
Eileen's excellent Saturday Critters
March 16 2019 Green Lake Spring Regatta ...

Green Lake Crew Website
Looking back at last night's sunset ...

Looking over the Elliott Bay Marina
March 15, 2019  7:03 PM
To those who comment ... Thank you for all the comments encouraging me to keep going on this goal of walking each day in the month of March and posting about it here on the blog.


Friday, March 15, 2019

March 15 at Green Lake


March 15, 2019  7:19 AM
Green Lake, Seattle, WA

March 15, 2019  7:30 AM

March 15, 2019  7:46 AM
Recent sky pics ...

Previously, this month, John's Island has 14 posts mostly focused on the morning walk. I don't want to pass up a few other sky shots, all taken in March, starting with last night's sunset.

March 14, 2019  7:05 PM
Looking out over Puget Sound
Elliott Bay Marina
Bainbridge Island and Olympics in distance

March 14, 2019  7:33 PM
Unusual pink clouds about half hour after sunset.
Taller mountain on the left is Two Brothers

March 3, 2019  10:51 AM
Again, the taller mountain is Two Brothers in the Olympic Range

March 7, 2019  5:52 PM

March 8, 2019  5:54 PM

Thursday, March 14, 2019

March 14 at Green Lake


A pretty awesome sky right at the start of my walk today.
March 14, 2019  7:17 AM

If you walk Green Lake, watch out for this thing.
It's a HEAVY DUTY BLOWER.
Seeing it coming, I stepped way off the path.
It blows any loose particles off the path and into
a dust cloud behind it.

While off the main path I got a good chance to snap my
favorite evergreen tree from a new angle.
March 14, 2019  7:54 AM

By the end of the walk the sun is up, filtering through the morning
clouds. A couple of fishermen are at work. No sign of the Crew
this morning ... must be their day off.
Looking back to yesterday ...

After my early morning walk yesterday it was time for this week's special outing ... a visit to the Lemay Family Collection of vintage automobiles in Spanaway, Washington. Harold Lemay started collecting cars in the late 1960s and his collection grew to be the largest private collection of automobiles and trucks in the world.

I had been looking forward to visiting this collection ... I know at least ONE of my followers out there would enjoy this as much as I did. A fascinating way to spend the day.

My favorite in the collection ... a 1937 Cord ...

1937 Cord
288 cid, Lycoming V-8, 125 bhp
Price new: $2,445.
Inflation Calculator for the '37 Cord

Lemay Family Collection Website
One last shot from yesterday evening ...

A CMA CGM Cargo Ship departs Seattle
March 13, 2019  7:02 PM

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

March 13 at Green Lake

Dry, cool and dark at the start of today's walk.
As they say, Ohhh-Dark-Thirty when I arrived at Green Lake today.
March 13, 2019  6:53 AM PDT
(3 mins before beginning of Civil Twilight)

At about the 2-mile mark.
I love this big evergreen.
March 13, 2019  7:33 AM

Looking back to yesterday ...

March 12, 2019  6:13 PM
About an hour before sunset.
Looking southwest across Puget Sound from home.
Looking small in this picture ... distant Olympic Mountains
Looking back 4 years ago today at my post on John's Island, March 13, 2015 ...

Around the Hood ...

Went for a walk in the new hood and snapped some spring-like delights ...

Tulip tree

The tulip trees have not bloomed yet this year. Coldest February in decades (this year) has set us back a few days.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

March 12 at Green Lake

Moderate rain and 43F during today's walk at Green Lake.

March 12, 2019 10:57 AM
Later start than usual, 10:43 AM
Although this shot makes the trail look empty, there were
actually quite a few walking, given the rain.

Today's highlight ...

Great Blue Heron


My current goal is to walk around Green Lake daily during the month of March. On track so far and thanks to those of you who've left me encourging comments.

Monday, March 11, 2019

March 11 at Green Lake

Partly cloudy and quite cool this morning. Today's most memorable moments ... enjoying the sunrise.

March 11, 2019  7:13 AM
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
This pic was snapped as soon as I arrived at the Lake.

March 11, 2019  7:20 AM
About 7 mins after the first photo.


March 11, 2019  7:46  AM
About 25 mins after earlier sunrise pics I'm around the the
eastern side of the Lake and the sun reflections are blazing off the
windows of buildings to the west.
Last night ...

Daily posts for daily walks in March ... that's the goal. However, I can't forget some of the sunsets and some of you have commented that you especially enjoy the sunsets. So, they will be included from time to time. Last night's was pretty sweet ...

March 10, 2019  7:04 PM
First sunset during Daylight Saving Time
Overview ... Looking out over the Marina
to the Olympics in the distance.

March 10, 2019  7:04 PM
Zoomed in a bit on shot above.
Happy Monday to all.

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