Posted by Adrienne on September 1, 2010 under Baseball, Brewers, Mariners, Photos | 
There are always lots of things to see at the ballpark. Obviously, there’s the game, but there’s also the crowd, the scoreboards, sometimes a skyline or body of water and the antics of the mascot. When we go to games at new parks, I like to look at the design of the park. One of the things that has caught my attention has been the images on the sides of the seats, because they are different at every park. Often, the seat bears the club’s logo, but sometimes it has a person, like Fred Hutchinson in Seattle, Hank Aaron in Atlanta, or a nameless, archetypal ballplayer, like in Milwaukee, Baltimore or Cleveland. Sometimes the logo is in color, and sometimes it’s the same color as the seat itself. Sometimes when a team moves into a new stadium, they change the logo on the seats – compare Old and New Yankee Stadiums. It’s always interesting, though, no matter what the ballpark. Have a look at some of the seats we’ve seen and sat in during our tour of Major League ballfields:
Safeco Field, Seattle:
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Posted by Adrienne on August 25, 2010 under Photos |
Perhaps you read the title and were expecting the postcard version of the Seattle skyline, taken from Kerry Park, with the Space Needle in the foreground. Or maybe you were thinking of looking east at the city from somewhere like Alki or on Elliot Bay, which are other popular views. No, this is a view you don’t see too often, unless you live on the shores of Lake Washington:
This photo was taken from Seward Park, looking north and west at the city. Most of what you can see is the downtown skyscrapers (the Columbia Tower is the big black one in the middle) – notably absent are the Space Needle and Smith Tower. The Mt. Baker neighborhood is in the way; it is the houses and trees in the middle of the picture, while the Andrews Bay arm of Lake Washington is in the foreground.
It’s interesting to look at a place you know well from a different perspective, which is why I like this photo so much.
Posted by Adrienne on August 18, 2010 under Photos |
Aside from cheesesteak sandwiches and the Liberty Bell,* Philadelphia is probably best known for Independence Hall, where the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence:
We’re on vacation in Philadelphia now, so we’re soaking up the history that buildings like Independence Hall have seen in their lifetimes. And we’re probably either eating a cheesesteak right now, or are just about to.
*those are actually pretty great things to be known for, when you think about it.
Posted by Adrienne on August 11, 2010 under Photos |
Mount Baker is north of Seattle, but it’s far enough away that we don’t see it that often. It took a trip to Canada for us to get this picture:
White Rock, BC, is just over the US-Canada border. We took this picture from the White Rock city pier, which juts out into Semiahoo Bay (isn’t that a great name? I think so).
While Mt. Baker may not be quite as tall as Mt. Rainier, as dramatic as Mt. St. Helens or as pointy as Mt. Hood, it is still a lovely peak. You can’t beat the blue sky, snow, trees and water for a great picture!
Posted by Adrienne on August 4, 2010 under Photos |
Sadly, they don’t build libraries like this any more:
The entrance to the Central Library in downtown Milwaukee is right below this beautiful rotunda. The entire building is pretty striking – it’s on the National Register of Historic Places – but it’s also a neat place to go and browse the stacks. They have a nice reading room, too, and a great space for children. I wish that more libraries had striking architecture like this; it tells you that the library building is Important and a place to Get Things Done, even if all you are getting done is picking out your next book to read. It also gives you the impression that information is important and powerful while also being available to you, no matter who you are. With all the changes happening in how we search for and receive information, these are things that should be remembered. Good job, Milwaukee!
You can find out more about the Milwaukee Public Library at their website.
