July 26, 2012 - Acrylic on Drywall

What might look like an abstract painting one might find at an art museum or gallery is actually a wall used at the Foley Sign Company as a convenient backdrop when finishing signs.  The Foley Sign Company and their journeyman sign painters have been serving seattle since 1923.

July 26, 2012 - Peek a Boo!

The Space Needle was either being shy or playful this morning.  With an otherwise blue sky, the Needle managed to find some low hanging clouds today to disappear into.

July 24, 2012 - Bird's Eye Duck Dodge

As viewed from Queen Anne Hill, the boats participating in tonight's Duck Dodge on Lake Union look like toys.  The Tuesday evening Duck Dodge is a summer tradition on Lake Union that began in the mid 70s. Dozens of boats “race” on a course for two hours, then proceed to converge for a themed party. The rules are pretty simple: Don’t make a duck change its course and don’t run into other boats. The winners get a duck decal for their mast.


The original handbill from that first summer in 1974, when the race was called the “Lake Union Beer Can Regatta or Tenas Chuck Duck Dodge”, proclaims that any skipper, any sailboat, any crew can participate and that same fun spirit survives. Every race has a theme – prom, Mardi Gras, pirates, pajamas – and every week there is a different host Committee Boat. Tonight's theme: Toga!

July 4, 2012 - Destination Unknown

At sunset, a container ship heads north through Admiralty Inlet, on the way out of Puget Sound to destinations unknown.  Admiralty Inlet is the primary shipping lane through Puget Sound, bordered on the west by the Olympic Peninsula and on the east by Whidbey Island.

July 4, 2012 - Welcome, summer!

The first truly summer sunset is greeted by a girl on Whidbey Island's Maxwelton Beach.  In Seattle, summer weather doesn't typically begin until after the 4th of July.  This year's Independence Day felt like summer....finally!

Photo by Anonymous.  (What you take on my camera becomes mine!)