Due to Covid I wanted to avoid heavily populated areas on this Labor Day weekend, so I chose a neighborhood walk in Ballard, which is just north of downtown (Seattle). It was a mile to a park on an overcast, but pleasant morning.

Seattle is very polite. And friendly.


And generous!

I met some familiar friends.



Rock Doves (aka “pigeons”) 
Northern Flicker (red-shafted)
My walking destination was a park that overlooks Shilshoe Bay and Marina [Puget Sound].




The return mile was just as pleasant.




Urban Gardening

….and dinosaurs.

And in conclusion:



