Holiday 2021: homeless in Seattle

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/21/home-j21.html https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/05/20/king-county-homelessness-soars.html I’m linking here to two articles that I read to help me understand why I saw so many homeless people in Seattle, which by some news accounts now has the third highest number of homeless in the nation. (I don’t know if that’s a hard number, or per capita.) What I saw was

Holiday 2021: Chihuly

Saturday’s lone pre-booked event was the Chihuly Garden and Glass, just south of the Space Needle. The permanent exhibition features works created by Washington native (from Tacoma) Dale Chihuly. And it’s stunning. My favorites were the glass ceiling, and Chihuly’s interpretation of a lily pond. The lily pond: And outdoors:

Holiday 2021: Pike Place Market food tour

Kevin and I booked a food tour of Pike Place Market, using the tours listed on Viator, with which I have almost always been pleased. And this tour was pleasing indeed. Will the Tour Guide was quite an informative chap, helping us understand the history of Pike Place Market through stories and food. He’s a