Seattle Icon

I can't believe it has been two months since my trip to Pike Place. Dang, time is zipping by! Today's adventure was to another great Seattle icon. It was interesting to approach it from the eye of an artist, and VERY difficult to capture un-touristy shots from this place. I am a bit surprised by how many frames I dropped here; partly because this place is so generic, and partly because I've been uninspired lately. I've even thought about taking a little vaycay from the blog "for awhile." This turned out to be a great day, and I was able to get some fun shots, too.

So, from the pics below can you tell where I went today?


High School Memories, the Musical

These three shots are of amusement park rides. Since my birthday is at the end of summer, this place was a perfect place to celebrate. Wild River was my favorite ride. I am such a big, big fan of water rides/slides/you name it and we lived too far away from Wild Waves, so this was the next best thing.

Don't Steal Art, Junior

This place is the venue of many, many musical performances. I've always loved the funky mosaic backdrop of this stage. I called it "Don't Steal Art, Junior" because as I was taking pictures of it, I had flashbacks to my Pike Place trip when that guy hollered "don't steal art." Two months later, there I am again, stealing art. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I am such a troublemaker.

Almost?

I am not sure if you can see it, but there is a slight hint in the bottom, left-hand corner. That darned seagull stayed on the artwork the entire time I was snapping pictures. grr.

Ok, big hint

I am pretty sure you have figured it out by now, but if not, the next two pics are big hints. Many Seattle skyline shots of this locale also include these arches. And, if you are a science type nerd (like, um, me) or a fan of laser shows (woo-hoo, like me!) then you know all about these arches.

One last hint?

Ok. Here is the last hint. 1) This, um, style of architecture is quite unique (not only to Seattle, but I am guessing to anywhere in the world) and 2) you can see the reflection of the mysterious Seattle icon on its, um, wall.

Yep

Uh, yep, you guessed it... I went to the Seattle Center today, home of the world famous Space Needle. Neat.

Other Views

Through out the day, I tried to capture images of the needle in unique, artistic ways; I wanted it to be obvious that the needle was in the pic, but not super obvious. Enjoy.

The Center was refreshingly busy for such a brisk fall day. The atmosphere had an air of festivity to it; a preview of the upcoming holidays. I am looking forward to the twinkly, sparkly, magical transformation of the city for the holidays.

Thank you for checking out my pics, and for putting up with my cheesy story telling and corny "guess the locale" game. You are awesome... just because you humor me. Thanks :)