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October
23, 2004
Dear
Mr Weatherman,
Gee. Thanks for your forecast of rain, thunderstorms and generally
pissy weather. We stayed home today. Silly us.
But woohoo, we took advantage of my birthday present from Brian
and Beth - a gift card for Dukes
Greenlake Chowder House.
Yessiree, a yummy late lunch cheered us up wonderfully. You can
see how *ahem* gray and rainy it is in the picture on the
left.
NOT!
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It appears
that Dukes is named after a Hawaiian dude:
"Hawaii's Duke Kahanamoku is singularly credited with popularizing
surfing world-wide during the 1920s." So says the Dukes website,
anyway. More information can be found here.
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Dukes
is decorated with lots of pictures and "Duke" memorabilia,
not all of which is Hawaiian related. There was a Dukes of Hazzard
ball cap near this picture.
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I read
the fine print on this sign, and it appears that if the Mariners
won, it was a "buy one dinner, get one dinner free"
deal.
Hmmmppppfffff. I guess ol' Duke got off pretty easy this year
;-)
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This
pinup lady looked down on Tim. There were many pictures all over
the restaurant but as I didn't want to be a nuisance to the other
diners, I had to be content with just looking at them.
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Talk
about a blast from the past - the Duke Of Earl was displayed on
a paddle next to our table.
"Duke,
Duke, Duke, Duke
of Earl, Earl, Earl, Earl." :D
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I felt
it was my duty to try their famed Fish and Chips, since I'm always
on the lookout for a good fish and chips place close to us. This
did not disappoint - the fish was crispy and yummy, the fries
were out of this world and a cucumber and cilantro salad provided
a great contrast.
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Tim
got tucked into a Caesar salad, and then enjoyed Halibut and Chips.
We'd intended to have dessert but we were too stuffed. :D
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As we
were leaving, Tim couldn't resist comparing his growth with the
palm tree's growth.
(I think Tim's was longer, heehee). |
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Next
stop was The Palm Room, a tiny, eclectic shop in Ballard,
where I wanted to look at an exhibition of paintings done by one
of my workmates, Ragna.
Ragna was (wo)manning the desk today so we got a personal
tour by the artist :)
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Her
paintings are bright and colorful and uncomplicated, and were
set off really nicely by all kinds of interesting plants.
Ragna's daughter modelled for the picture on the right.
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The
exhibition is named "Roots"
and there were many paintings of trees amongs the displayed works. |
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Ragna mentioned
she was very fond of trees and cows and tended to paint a lot of
them.
I loved the trees with the wavy trunks. |
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On the left
is one of the pretty little cacti on display. It was very colorful.
Above
is a grouping of lithop or Stone Flowers. They really did look
like stones!
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And on the
way home, we saw a group of Witness Trees
Bergen, Norway is one of Seattle's sister cities, and in Ballard
is a small park called Bergen
Place Park.
In this park, artist Jenn Dixon created a display called Witness
Trees. “Witness” or “Bearing” trees were used
as markers for the first U.S. governmental land surveys in 1851.
These five "trees" symbolically blend Norway and the Northwest.
They were placed atop already existing cedar posts in the Park. |
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"New
Growth Tree
'Inarching' unites two trees without separating either from its
roots.
The trunk of 'New Growth Tree' is the remaining original Norwegian
Maples, first planted in 1975."
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"Immigrant
Tree
Through the many branches of maritime trade, blue and white porcelain
was passed down from China to other cultures, finding an enduring
legacy in the distinctive Danish patterns of Royal Copenhagen.
The flower motif is based on traditional embroidery of Telemark,
Norway." |
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"Clam
Tree
When the Locks were dredged, giant mountains of clam shells were
found, that had been discarded by the Lake People of the Duwamish
tribe.
Clam Tree takes its shape from the Coast Salish clam baskets."
closeup
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"First
Tree
About 420 million years ago, plants first appeared on land. These
trees had no roots: a tangle of specialized branches lay on the
surface in the debris of moss and seaweed from the sea.
The First Tree was inspired by the paper cutouts of Danish writer
Hans Christian Andersen." |
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"Fossil
Tree
Paleontology is a Greek word meaning "study of life".
The fossil tree reflects the countless eons of rich marine life
in Shilshole Bay."
Though not as awe-inspiring as time spent in our beloved mountains,
the day turned out well after all :))
Ang
and Tim
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