Still Looking Up to Her at 50!

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I took this shot of The Jetsons era beauty looking up through the glass rain shield that covers the gift shop walkway. Seattlites are going dotty for their icon, as the Space Needle is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Here's the Needle By The Numbers:
605 feet tall
Original cost: $4.5 million
Remodel cost in 2000: $21 million
Visited by 1.2 million people a year
Repainted 4 times, using 8,000 gallons
On hot days, the Needle expands about 1 inch
Opened to the public April 21, 1962
Open 365 days per year

Here's a link to the live webcam on top of the Needle. You can manipulate the view to see out in any direction on the compass. So, check out the view from the top, and if you look in the right direction, you might see my house :-).

Economy of Scale

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I was not the only photographer wandering around the base of the Fremont neighborhood's colossal Lenin statue late in the evening. I, however, did not have my tripod with me. This guy got some super night shots with his. His presence allows me to show you the scale of this controversial statue that is considered a neighborhood art novelty rather than a political work (full story here of how this 16' bronze cast in 1988 came from Slovakia to reside in Washington State in 1994). As huge as he is, this is only the second largest sculpture in Fremont. The Fremont Troll (shown here) is two feet taller and much, much wider.

Spring Evening On Greenlake

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My mother-in-law and I were taking a walk around Greenlake when we noticed four paddlers making their way through the cloudscape on the water.

Seattle Buildings @ Le Rêve Bakery Cafe

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While at breakfast the other morning I saw this lovely compendium by local school children of familiar Seattle landmarks. Which buildings are familiar to you? Can you name them in order? :-)


Full time work and full time student-hood these days is keeping me from wandering the Seattle streets with camera in hand much. Thanks for hanging in there with me!