Saturday, August 30, 2008
Morning at the Zahnisers...
Make sure your sound is up.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Vacation Recap - Round 4
At the game...
We had great seats, check out the view...
Luckily Safeco Field has a retractable roof, because it was raining that day...
Mom and I in our M's gear...
Vacation Recap - Round 3
We started the morning the only way you can at Pike Place - with a stop into the Original Starbucks. Jim grabbed this candid shot as I was stepped out onto the sidewalk.
We were actually to the Market really early, by 8am, and things were just getting set up and it was almost completely empty... I'd never seen it like this. It was cool because you could almost feel it in the air that the energy was just about to burst. By 10am these walkways would be shoulder to shoulder with people.
The fresh flowers are one of my favorite things here. They are ridiculously cheap and totally awesome...
Here is the bunch we picked out for my mom...
There are lots of old handpainted signs like this throughout the Market which add to the ambiance.
This was the stand we had breakfast from - I chose a peach and Jim chose a pear. Ordinarilly I would never eat fruit without washing it, but here, you just go with it.
Here's Jim enjoying that breakfast - actually he looks mad - but he wasn't, I swear...
Miscellaneous Produce Shots...
Pike Place is home to the "guys that throw the fish" - Here's the corner of their booth. Dungeness crabs - my favorite!
While waiting for Jim's favorite toy store to open (http://www.greatwindup.com/) , we walked down to the park behind the Market. From there, you have a view of the Port of Seattle, with its giant cranes for lifting cargo off ships...
Before leaving, we headed back to Starbucks again (hey, it's Seattle) so Jim could get a Frappucino for the road. Outside, there was this fun band playing, called Slimpickins. They had an aluminum upright bass, resonator guitar, washboard, and fiddle.
Here's a short clip of them playing...
Then it was back to the car - Jim with Monster cookie and Frappucino in tow, for the drive back home.
What a terrific way to start a morning...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Vacation Recap - Round 2...
Inside the tent before the ceremony
The new couple
The view (you can see Seattle far in the distance)
Coctail hour on the patio (the weather was perfect)
My favorite shot of us from the reception
Great shot of Mom & Dad
Dad, Charley and I. Charley is Kelsey's brother and was home from Iraq for just 10 days for the wedding.
Mom and me again
Reception time
Beautiful centerpieces with limes and starfruit
Delicious and beautiful cake
Chris & Kelsey's "Ultimate Candy Bar"