Skywatch Friday

On July 22, 2011 By Fred KingIn airplane, Blue SkyLeave a comment

Old and New

On July 20, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, boat, Elliott Bay, SeattleLeave a comment

Rusty old barge tied up at Jack Block Park and a sailboat out on Elliott Bay, Seattle.

Skywatch Friday

On June 2, 2011 By Fred KingIn airplane, Blue SkyLeave a comment

Elliott Bay

On May 30, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, Elliott Bay, SeattleLeave a comment

A section of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay.

Low Tide & Skywatch Friday

On May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, buildings, SeattleLeave a comment

Low tide on the Duwamish River near the Boeing Facility. The building is so large I could not capture all of it, even with a wide angle lens.

Blue Sky

On May 17, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, treeLeave a comment

Skywatch Friday

On May 12, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, SeattleLeave a comment

Skywatch Friday

On April 14, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Blue Sky, nature, Portland, treeLeave a comment

The sky is a bit obscured by the cherry blossoms, but the calendar does imply it is Spring.

Bottles and Bangles

On March 4, 2011 By Fred KingIn Alki Point, Art, Blue Sky, GlassLeave a comment

Rebar and blue bottles with bangles thrown in for good measure. Location: Beach Drive, Alki Point, Seattle.

Black on Blue

On February 24, 2011 By Fred KingIn beach, Blue SkyLeave a comment

Jogger moving along the beach at Alki.

Olympic Mountain

On February 24, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, nature, WashingtonLeave a comment

A section of the Olympic Mountains shot from the south parking lot of Whitman Middle School in north Seattle.

Guilty

On February 17, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, buildingsLeave a comment

I guess I am guilty of trespassing as I wonder around the underside of the 14th St. Bridge. Oh well, part of the fun of photography.

View from Underneath

On February 17, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, buildings, SeattleLeave a comment

View from underneath the bridge.

Mated

On February 16, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Skywatch Friday

On February 10, 2011February 11, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue SkyLeave a comment

New Boeing 787 taking off from Boeing Field on a test flight.

Belated Skywatch Friday

On January 29, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue SkyLeave a comment

Meant to post this yesterday. Oooops.

Statue of Liberty

On January 24, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, New YorkLeave a comment

From the Staten Island Ferry.

Steam

On January 10, 2011January 10, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, buildings, SeattleLeave a comment

Steam coming from the Boeing facility in the background. A rare, sunny day in Seattle.

Houseboat

On January 1, 2011January 1, 2011 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, boat, buildings, marina, Seattle, Urban Decay1 Comment

Moored across from one of the Boeing Plant II buildings, this houseboat is painted one of my least favorite colors.

Windows First

On December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, buildings, Puget Sound, Seattle, Urban DecayLeave a comment

First the windows from the buildings at Plant II are removed as part of the demo project. The EPA declared the lower 5 miles of the Duwamish River a Superfund Site 10 years ago. Apparently there are 11 different options to choose from in terms of cleanup. Depending on the plan chosen it could take as long as 43 years to complete. Demolition of the Boeing Buildings seem to be a first step. This is the site where the B-17 was manufactured as well as the Sheet Metal Shop and other functions over the years.

Note: I think the Duwamish River is our Gowanus Canal. The Gowanus Canal, in Brooklyn, ( which I have posted a few photos of on this blog ) was declared a Superfund Site a few months ago. Both waterways share a past of industrial use and abuse for decades. It will be interesting to follow both sites and see how each responds to clean up efforts as well as post-cleanup developement. As a very young child I lived a stones throw from this area of the Duwamish River, actually just across the river from the photo above, for a few months before moving and starting kindergarten elsewhere. Currently our son lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, just a few blocks from the 3rd St. Bridge that connects Park Slope tp Carroll Gardens.