Walking Seattle Again

  It was quite cold, today, as my husband and I walked in the Haller Lake neighborhood. Except for 145th, the streets we walked were quiet on this MLK holiday. This modest neighborhood is just west of the manicured grounds of Lakeside School. After taking this photo of one of  Lakeside's athletic fields (with a huge apartment complex going up in the background), my fingers were too cold to take any more pictures. I wonder what changes the opening of the light rail station at 145th will bring to this area where, except for Lakeside additions, not much appears to have changed in the last 13 years. We walked a little over two miles and spotted one Little Free Library which contained mostly children's books.

  A friend and I started the New Year with a walk in the Wallingford neighborhood. One of the first things we saw was a tree swing. It seemed appropriate for this tidy area just south of Green Lake, east of Woodland Park and north of the Good Shepherd Center. We spotted a rabbit who sat still long enough for us to take its picture. One resident had decorated all the trees in its parking strips with holiday decorations. On this 2.6 mile walk, we passed Keystone United Church of Christ and three Little Free Libraries. They contained children's books, novels, travel, self-help and religious books, text books and classics.