Category: Puget Sound

Moon Snails

On By Fred KingIn beach, Nikon D7000, Puget Sound, SeattleLeave a comment

DSC_0930-001 DSC_0931-001 DSC_0933-001 DSC_0935-001 DSC_0936-001 DSC_1046-001 Was a minus tide yesterday. We spend some time on the beach hunting marine life of all sorts, crabs, snails, sea cucumbers. Here is a few views of the some of the moon snails we encountered. Some were so large they had to be held with two hands as they emerged from their shell. Note the slimey substance wrapping around the fingers above.DSC_1206-001

Beach House & Tenant

On By Fred KingIn Animal, buildings, nature, Nikon D7000, Puget Sound, Rust, Urban Decay, WashingtonLeave a comment

This building is probably only fit for reptiles and rodents. I would have liked to have gone inside, but it is fenced off. It’s always a good sign when you see foliage growing out of the sides of a structure. 

The Interurban

On By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, nature, Nikon D7000, Puget Sound, Seattle, SignageLeave a comment

A section of the Interurban Trail, not as scenic as the Green River Trail, that is straight and flat. A large portion of the Green River Trail is closed due to flood abatement efforts. The trail has turned into a six foot wall of sandbags covered in black plastic.

Hiram Chittenden Locks

On By Fred KingIn droplet, Duck, Park, Puget Sound, SeattleLeave a comment

 

Also known locally as The Ballard Locks, this is one section of the locks that work to get marine vehicles from Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The duck is swimming around in a calmer spot on the waterway. The locks are  quite a tourist draw in Seattle. I’ll be posting some photos taken at this location over the next few days.

Windows First

On 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.

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