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 Once again, Wallingford was the location of an enjoyable walk. Starting near Golden Oldies on NE 45th Street, I admired the murals ... ... on both sides of the building. Just across the street was Dick's and ... ... I noted the the entire block behind Dick's had been demolished. I wonder what will be going up there. Walking south of 45th, I filled in streets I had missed on prior walks and came across quite a few tree-lined streets. Houses varied from small bungalows to large, stylish homes with the majority being somewhere in between.  Most houses and gardens were well kept. A few had been replaced by townhomes and I noted two that were boarded up, probably awaiting replacement. I saw a street mural and vegetables growing in the swags along the curbs. The short stretch of Stone Way that I walked today was either already densely populated or soon would be.  Wandering over to 5th Avenue, I could see huge towers which have gone up in the U District. Further west, I had caught a
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  A friend and I were treated to some great views yesterday, as we walked in the charming Madrona neighborhood. We started near Madrona Elementary School, the Madrona Public Library, and St. Theresa's Catholic Church. We admired the quiet, tree-lined streets of lovely older homes. Only a few had been replaced by newer, denser houses.   Madrona Playground was well kept and there was a nice commercial strip along 34th Avenue where we stopped for an enjoyable breakfast at the Hi spot Cafe in an area called Madrona Village. We spotted a Free Little Art Gallery which contained both art and art supplies. A Fairy Village adorned a front yard. Along our 2.5 mile walk, we noted five Little Free Libraries. They contained novels, diet books, computer books, reference books, books on economics, politics, sea life, humor, education and an Italian language text book.
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  Yesterday, a friend and I walked in Wallingford. We encountered businesses along 45th and mostly quiet streets south of this busy area. Many had lovely gardens, one featured well tended grape vines. This sculpture was outside the Wallingford Center on 45th. This mural was on the side of an Afghan restaurant. These steps on a quiet street ... ... led to this staircase. This sidewalk art ... ... provided a posting spot for this poem. On Corliss Avenue, north of 42nd, we spotted this "Art in the Yard." The artist, Brooke Borcherding, displays a different piece of art every day. She will be having a Studio Show August 30th to September 1st with over 100 paintings in the yard. On this 4.5 mile walk, we spotted one Little Free Pantry, two churches (Wallingford United Methodist and First Church of the Nazarene),  one play tree (with a swing and climbing devices), and six Little Free Libraries. They contained  children's books, cookbooks, in addition to books on diet, health, s
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  Today's walk took me to the varied streets of Wallingford. Some of the streets were quiet, tree-lined and included mostly single family homes.  Other streets saw single family homes being replaced by two homes  or abutted I-5 (or both). 45th is a busy street with lots of shop, restaurants and businesses and quite a few murals. The area is home to John Stanford International School housed in the old Latona Elementary School. This sign (across from Westward Restaurant) lead me to ... ... this spot. It looked as if a brew pub would be opening adjacent to this beach area. The Burke Gilman Trail runs through this area. This staircase along the trail gives just a sample of the lovely flowers I admired during this walk. This new building along the trail (and across from Dunn Lumber) includes a plaza area available for public use. Its lower level is a Dunn Lumber Warehouse and it appears there will be offices and a restaurant on the upper levels. This sign lead me to ... ... this view. W
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  A friend and I were dressed for rain this morning as we walked the Wallingford neighborhood but we stayed dry. Our walk started near Lincoln High School and quickly passed by ... ... a lovely traffic circle dedicated to "Lita" Byrnes. Decorated rocks reminded us to "be kind." We admired a colorful street mural and ... ... and some street art  before coming to the Wallingford Presbyterian Church and ... ... Hamilton Middle School. We also passed the old Interlake Public School which is now apartments and the Wallingford Center. We walked through Wallingford Playfield Park  and ... ... along some quiet streets populated by single family homes, mostly modest but ... ... some with lovely architectural detail. We spotted a  "Bigfoot Xing" sign and ... ... a tree stump decorated with birdhouses before stopping for a delicious lunch at Grand Central Bakery. 45th is a busy, commercial street and we had been surprised to find such quiet streets south of 45th and
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