How did we miss the Bellevue Botanical Garden all these years? In my working life, I commuted across Lake Washington daily, but now it's a big deal getting us out of West Seattle. Well, times have changed.
Anyway, we decided to finally check out this garden on Sunday, the morning after the 4th, always a great time to avoid traffic and crowds.
The grounds were teeming with lovely insects. I want a bug snug. Given half a chance, nature is adaptable, being just a stones throw from the freeway, skyscrapers in downtown Bellevue, and some of the most coveted real estate in the country. Way to go, Bellevue.
After a mostly sleepless night for me on the 4th, the early morning solitude and quiet in that garden was bliss.
Like most sensible cities, it is illegal to set off fireworks in Seattle, but there's no enforcement so no one pays the slightest attention. I feel for people with pets and small children, not to mention, some of our veterans. Anyway, that's over for another year and I hope to be in Twisp in 2027.
Speaking of east sides, I have bad fire news. To put this Watch Duty map in perspective, that is the exact location along the Columbia River of Lone Pine Fruit and Espresso!
Zooming in, it appears the fire hasn't crossed Highway 97, so our beloved stop on the river side should be OK, at least for now. But those burned out hills will make a very different view the next time we drive over.
This fire is 0% contained, moving toward the northeast. Homes and other structures have already been lost. Horrible thought, but all this destruction may have been started by fireworks.
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