Friday's Fences - oh the choices

A favorite place to sit - on a bench made from a fence, but wait - look closer. It isn't really a bench for sitting - it is an outdoor shelf, made from a fence. It still makes me want to sit here and see who might pass by. The old fella from down the street, strolling along and always ready to stop for a chat. Or the little kids from next door, running past in their pursuit of the puppy that is galloping down the street. Or perhaps three teenage girls, laughing and giggling, because of course, there are three teenage boys walking behind, wondering if they might be brave enough to speak to the three girls.

Or, for the shelf, bright red geraniums to perk up the grey of the fence lumber. Maybe some bright, trailing nasturtiums in pots all along the shelf. Pansies . . . Petunias . . . miniature sunflowers . . . the choices are amazing.

A fence - or a shelf made from a fence - or a bench made from a fence, it doesn't matter which, our thoughts are happy when we consider the possibilities.
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Seattle - part two

Here are the rest of the photos of Seattle, continued from the previous post . . . this time with the smaller and older buildings . . .

This was one of my favorites - such detail . . .

An apartment house in the middle of businesses . . .

Oh look - someone has made a little garden on top of the apartment building . . . it seems to be walled in with plastic panels - perhaps to keep the wind off the garden . . .

Did you ever wonder what the top of a gas station canopy looks like?  Well, wonder no more . . .

A house, painted a soft green - in the midst of the big tall buildings . . . wonder who lives here . . .

Someone left the dormer window open - it is going to rain - they better run upstairs and close the window . . .

 A church?  A seminary?  Church headquarters?

Another home - dwarfed by all the skyscrapers . . .

And yet another.  At one time this must have been a family neighborhood . . .

A sad house - all boarded up and the windows are covered with plywood - do you think this house sits quietly and remembers the fun times and the families that lived here?

Another church - built of stone, with a very mossy steeple . . .

This wonderful building reminds me of an old high school - do you think it could be?

So many wonderful windows . . .

 And so we come to the end of our tour of one little part of Seattle - it is so interesting and I'm sure these buildings hold many memories.

Seattle - part 1

While Don was at UW Harborview for his eye surgery follow-up appointment I wandered around on the 7th floor - through all the waiting rooms, which encircle the whole floor.  With windows to the ceiling I had fabulous views of Seattle.  Only thing better would have been a sunny day.

I'll start with all the tall or modern buildings.

This is the building I've been wanting to get a picture of since we starting going to UW Harborview back in December 2009.  That ball on the top of the building is lit with a green light.  In the winter we would see the light still on when we arrived for Don's appointments, but in May it was much lighter out and the ball wasn't lit.  I'll be back to get a photo with the ball lit sometime.

And there were tugs and barges in the bay in front of the building - they look so tiny from way up here . . .

Lots of buildings made of glass - it must be something to watch it rain from these windows . . .

And who washes all the windows?

Tall buildings and short buildings.  I have no idea what these buildings are for - if you know - please let us know . . .

One little round building - peeking up over the edge of the tall buildings . . .

Lots of parking . . .

Looking down from the waiting room windows I spied these pipes on the roof of another floor of the building - they look like rockets - but I'm fairly certain they are not rockets . . .

A plane flew over and I nearly tipped over backwards trying to get a picture through the window . . .Good thing the windows were very tall . . .

And what do you suppose this interesting round building is for?

Interesting towers . . .

And a great pyramid . . .

Soon I'll have more photos of Seattle - there was so much to see up there on the 7th floor.

Don's eye check up was great - he is progressing as expected and we don't have to go back for 4 months this time - insted of every two months.  Maybe in September I can get a picture of the ball lit up.