Lighthouses, Ferries & Art

Yesterday, I spent the morning doing a little more sightseeing. I drove out to Alki Beach where the first settlers to Seattle landed. My main mission was to get pictures of Alki Lighthouse. However, as often happens when I have a mission in mind, I was unable to accomplish the task at hand with any real success. The trip was none the less enjoyable. I did manage to get this photo of the light house, but failed to get the photo from the beach. The lighthouse is closed until July, which I knew, but thought I could still get my desired photo. The community at Alki is well developed. The lighthouse is surrounded by private homes and condos which are under construction. I decided with my already tarnished “criminal record” that trespassing would not be a good addition and I thus settled for this photo.

Alki beach lies to the South of Seattle and thus affords great views across Puget Sound into the city. I took some time to just take in the sites and take some more photos. I really do have to ride one of the ferries. Despite previous calamitous events surrounding ferry usage, I still have an unexplained desire to utilize them even when alternative transportation is possible.

I still had a few hours until I needed to report for work (I found a nice family for which I nanny and tutor in the afternoons.) I decided to tour the Seattle Art Museum’s outdoor Sculpture Park. I enjoyed the experience even more than I thought I might. I like the straight and geometric lines of industrial sculpture even when I am oblivious to the true artistic meaning behind the piece. This piece is called "Eagle" (which I do understand the meaning of). I liked how it framed out the Space Needle.