aka Steve -

The Ballard Locks (a.k.a. the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) are currently closed for annual cleaning and maintenance. And the lock that’s drained stinks. Of fish and barnacles, to be precise.
The grounds are open, but the actual locks are closed to boats until Dec. 7. You can read more about it here.

A display window at Archie McPhee. Currently in Ballard, Archie McPhee is moving to Wallingford some time next year. You can read about it here (or do a Google search for “archie mcphee moving to wallingford” and see what else comes up).

I love having a hummingbird feeder on my deck. At least 3 hummers dine at Steve’s Hummingbird Café. I frequently try to photograph them … and fail to get good pictures. However, one hummer obliged me a few days ago by hanging out on my windchime hanger/hummingbird perch* for several minutes and remaining fairly still. [...]

The Boyfriend and I drove to the Mount Baker Neighborhood, parked the car, and took a stroll. We started at the intersection of S. Mt. Baker Blvd. and S. McClellan St. and headed south (I think) along Mt. Rainier Dr. S. We continued along Hunter Blvd. S., then west down to 37th Ave. S. From [...]