I was back in the western part of Laurelhurst today and got so turned around by some of the streets that I wound up walking 5 miles to cover streets that I should have completed in fewer steps. Starting out in an area sandwiched between Sand Point Way to the north, the UW Botanic Gardens and the Center for Urban Horticulture to the south, Talaris property to the east and UW student housing to the west made me feel separated from the rest of Laurelhurst.

There were lots of dead-ends bordering these nine city blocks which include businesses along Sand Point Way and single family homes everywhere else. Many are still the original single story houses but some have been replaced by three story homes. Some of the restaurants along Sand Point Way have changed and the food truck and brew pub may not have been here 12 years ago. 

I noticed lots of new curb cuts and this No Parking sign all over this area. The only thing different about the signs are the dates of the Husky home games.

After filling in a few missed streets south of NE 41st Street, I walked along 42nd Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE with its lovely median strip. These streets are sandwiched between Children's Hospital to the north, Laurelhurst Playfield to the east and Talaris property to the west. 42nd had a different feel from the open and grand 43rd and the abutting dead-end streets to its north.

I passed only one new Little Free Library (which contained children's books, novels and cookbooks written in German) but did see this diorama ...

... and this plant share stand.

Seattle Community Church abuts this area  Children's Hospital and the UW seem to be ever present and ever expanding.