Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Mount Rainier and Seattle Skyline
Mount Rainier and the Seattle skyline, photographed from Kerry Park.
The End is Near for the Fun Forest
An original attraction of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, the Fun Forest Amusement Park, located in the Seattle Center, is in the process of shutting down. Closed in observance of Christmas Day, 2009, the facility was empty and forlorn.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrkzCzG8RDlHuJajnLRjQzlkU0dRkgB3JvpDD94ULrD-lJX48e66r08Urh0MEN2rQqr1rmUSMEXpfVDbpel5MO0BIP03hMGiF984mmrfubWhQFcAkWfwMx_eO_OuPaIEB6Zzr8w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-47.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELmWjjjpKj6FglcdW_VDnitXe8L-MrQkQFtTHEPD14vN9CNG5cOSq1ZLCvzVUJARn_w2mqYk765sNOz-q8exVTVAU-5Mhh7QCxZDKqHVfcKpeG3bMaG_kSjJM2yfwZWznxzetSg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-32.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDUghRWhJ11yMtIGw_ldG8YlL5APeoQxmOkEg6PMdlbjeFIOxyU7ikzryrWNkyVKwt9OpHXxsXLc222o1pPb_LRE2Umf2TW8heWOZULQrFUQW-ixt1dqntMQIs0O6C49U5RqHjg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-56.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA8hdptrxSj1SkL7l2XzmZFb-efxitoRPxbEPS9hTsSn8_Zg3eJvraSlA_JaxNVYBHp3XkYpkmVd3_IFqEjDidElmMtAtYvAQ0ZCBJxyA4j_gb95hPP3_dSyjw2SNj-MQWRT-sA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-50.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPysdASjROQB6LbJL0QoxEbqjxCNgwfOebND9AqmW-z2rfYz7ITlZXLjRX8tjOALdanCFpHwFWnDEpDjapP6Q6ZrDcUWHA0yywWmQjX9IyvdcXbX-ESeCN2PZPV9QgiFrkPrYmYA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-15.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKoJXfgrh_BugOZYNgldCR3fDFmolFKzZBuxTLSBD_R2Qb4maUW3HzHQt9ey-5lwn-iJOw6DGa_G5vAJZx-Ujqkvfg5s1R9J213SdXmGjWcC2WsSP8KLq3N-WskH-6bKPejJjqA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-37.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevnohETZhEiFp0MdrMb-hRdbuG8TPWLFS-V2vD78Qx2o24p8UneeFV4wqYUmT1C5_xNIvaLfiC3RcoIwwqDAk8kd4DAUaaUqN2Hzu6FoGihmQz4rVUvto4KaQS8ZmY9r9t5vurQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-88.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKolQoh1tTzXXoOhU0IuCahExpUoegoXR-PkjvRnZovHcDQE3VL4aaCta1YpX8VZZrddzLpPGkyJ_-zooh1fwrLNsNusWpShGJVAVoVqMNsNILTSs7pKdxTPDB16aX0ZY_SrQjqA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-14.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI3EhvadzyCj99diY42uAobNzvDLtv5qSlO6NKHs2kj9NQ_x537sJNXfEwtP8nwl0_4fNHiRZylDPO-c7kAMDOGEFbWLzPoJ204eoOMsmRXEAnvgKK1bRTQyK60__GiK1URWqOg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-34.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXRWoXCb0Xm8FaUehFhBiYcXM2CXhj52-K-O8zXgweRssNCFLj6EizssDjS0TcOloeZ9RG3If42Hx2XnLFhaSIobcNpdw3UMfqOoXKmxbDpK9DEfAKVBOrBUWL8B2kYOZsLq0DQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-103.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPhmSys1kf9Qq9_Xh5czv1HSWQauwFcuKm1WrP5zDyGrJONYquU3yVdMT4PethyphenhyphenvCgH-oawxhKwdnYyczhO5DvfJNGoMtqPWzWuDR2f8hVW_fCIM33MhGCNccLJvOFTw2QrUycQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-55.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zTwZ9iLsMOs1XpWVvA17AoaYxl4wpQAd00GvfL3m8NidRLGqNc-Y-4geDwWRe9lKBXbV6uU0mIXk9apVJNd-BFGMn3ysFF4491g5Te71JqOW1P1v6DUOqX5tOxvLYAYhFkxBwA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-35.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPinOjW9zriWpfdil_1yH-G_B5ky9X0NERJuGOQ6qe0LJaotEYOLxOG_QUZLWQYtsUnXPBXcF2POotZdv379eQVdkskv7WlxNPTrf8_9NHvvhjbmpk2f2whHIUiDF-kzNKRwGmVQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-29.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtSb6dRRxILAkIN6qM4IfzLmjacR9K4IN1NQXF-wPRx7k5hWrBOPVXYaljeYOnnGhl8ochpjNhqhOoABt9PSdWPTGu2qb8vMy5XGNQAUlqSK37u2O70SuTg2HXrTgs8O-1Wwv0Q/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-81.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrWk27CaQ-Wu37RgKec6sI8ZphTBOiNTtYABJfSLjdItqi-SbM5ZNG0rwphkbwU4oxeIxf2eEh9faeNBN4bTVkqkNunBn28c1sg7KMakOOBrieLZpwp05eAaYeNa0fwM7BcI4hg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-48.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y5F655L-1imRudvqS8vegHTEYl8xoD9IQVEkYPbB9lSEaPinlBwhBMSHpb8j-U_2EXq3vXOAC8fs4lVTcFd6B8t7utz3rJnH_SDDJNoBqvOXUxTlnTIMo2wPoYDfpS9IsIYApQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-75.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezj22KdzwvWSfp5FUHGhsQFxSa4MpgKAIfWLmZeXU_Cm7wxP4OKjtIm3tGGzSSlOiv8I9CjWftJoaZy8lRPTw_AwqPXh6NkWBDsx3C5vmae4ftRR50uehDvXYM6rcuEOG9Qde1w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-77.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajLnyVxf68SAhGIP_b6Zrtz4oLY1YW1iTpLVbhagvG_FNc-QV5eG0AS9tLEzW8b5zg0j-JKGXLLNaJPUG0T-u9du0AwsiNqIm9rMY2uDHko-ydcToSPyrv5FlytXPu2j_NjBM4A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-45.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQG9ythKu6Ls7T86w5gABUoAhheefLoA0rawXN9yAv6_Vciu0lfD6rA2qjXOwYiGD9XcD3FJRwX4vkUiELjz8Ke-1AQsiKjottAhcW5vFI8iXRH-lTAMbXlchVn_sAShf_ylFdQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-96.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErp4PmV04QKEAJO9vYcFPhrRm5gRqiMC9iC_fFUq28E9neUHMx0S2FBUDA_qwEjkCNsAB9VtEMHK7fMHiiQreRjQcIutVsT73nIoHJ4sJoDwhylaA1ystX6wsE25XfLeU4R9j-A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-53.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7m5sc2OudFc-M513S7zuqm_4UT62MtkFcYycyvHOHhPydValum3umwmfvUj4KYeQ-lthVDjxMo_M01uED3ARm2DbaOvNeIV4iiMdFyd42vcoR3JHnUtV04vb_QCIHTgZZZJR1w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-59.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-oFSeZJdBJVcgGpuX3Xf-r-cDlxaJrOgU7buHeHUn5VyFNw2WHAGjQ7Hpv8kTjt-W7SEyG2NYq7Ri3V96fvzhw-NK3CYk6-eZ-GxaKnlyRViC7dDR7oBLIhRtmkH1CrACEBkFw/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-61.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE77f73y_gDLmmXgJzoNf77GjEEi2GCXVXCR4GJ7ZLgoWdkL4K3kIqEOf1L4imtE1KIwDLGtb8wN1APGU5i9WAkz6eDtIb1M5Zbgz3wttca0RtMkuuC90PRl0-oobNd2d36VR09A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-62.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrkzCzG8RDlHuJajnLRjQzlkU0dRkgB3JvpDD94ULrD-lJX48e66r08Urh0MEN2rQqr1rmUSMEXpfVDbpel5MO0BIP03hMGiF984mmrfubWhQFcAkWfwMx_eO_OuPaIEB6Zzr8w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-47.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELmWjjjpKj6FglcdW_VDnitXe8L-MrQkQFtTHEPD14vN9CNG5cOSq1ZLCvzVUJARn_w2mqYk765sNOz-q8exVTVAU-5Mhh7QCxZDKqHVfcKpeG3bMaG_kSjJM2yfwZWznxzetSg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-32.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDUghRWhJ11yMtIGw_ldG8YlL5APeoQxmOkEg6PMdlbjeFIOxyU7ikzryrWNkyVKwt9OpHXxsXLc222o1pPb_LRE2Umf2TW8heWOZULQrFUQW-ixt1dqntMQIs0O6C49U5RqHjg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-56.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA8hdptrxSj1SkL7l2XzmZFb-efxitoRPxbEPS9hTsSn8_Zg3eJvraSlA_JaxNVYBHp3XkYpkmVd3_IFqEjDidElmMtAtYvAQ0ZCBJxyA4j_gb95hPP3_dSyjw2SNj-MQWRT-sA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-50.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPysdASjROQB6LbJL0QoxEbqjxCNgwfOebND9AqmW-z2rfYz7ITlZXLjRX8tjOALdanCFpHwFWnDEpDjapP6Q6ZrDcUWHA0yywWmQjX9IyvdcXbX-ESeCN2PZPV9QgiFrkPrYmYA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-15.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKoJXfgrh_BugOZYNgldCR3fDFmolFKzZBuxTLSBD_R2Qb4maUW3HzHQt9ey-5lwn-iJOw6DGa_G5vAJZx-Ujqkvfg5s1R9J213SdXmGjWcC2WsSP8KLq3N-WskH-6bKPejJjqA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-37.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevnohETZhEiFp0MdrMb-hRdbuG8TPWLFS-V2vD78Qx2o24p8UneeFV4wqYUmT1C5_xNIvaLfiC3RcoIwwqDAk8kd4DAUaaUqN2Hzu6FoGihmQz4rVUvto4KaQS8ZmY9r9t5vurQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-88.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKolQoh1tTzXXoOhU0IuCahExpUoegoXR-PkjvRnZovHcDQE3VL4aaCta1YpX8VZZrddzLpPGkyJ_-zooh1fwrLNsNusWpShGJVAVoVqMNsNILTSs7pKdxTPDB16aX0ZY_SrQjqA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-14.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI3EhvadzyCj99diY42uAobNzvDLtv5qSlO6NKHs2kj9NQ_x537sJNXfEwtP8nwl0_4fNHiRZylDPO-c7kAMDOGEFbWLzPoJ204eoOMsmRXEAnvgKK1bRTQyK60__GiK1URWqOg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-34.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXRWoXCb0Xm8FaUehFhBiYcXM2CXhj52-K-O8zXgweRssNCFLj6EizssDjS0TcOloeZ9RG3If42Hx2XnLFhaSIobcNpdw3UMfqOoXKmxbDpK9DEfAKVBOrBUWL8B2kYOZsLq0DQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-103.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPhmSys1kf9Qq9_Xh5czv1HSWQauwFcuKm1WrP5zDyGrJONYquU3yVdMT4PethyphenhyphenvCgH-oawxhKwdnYyczhO5DvfJNGoMtqPWzWuDR2f8hVW_fCIM33MhGCNccLJvOFTw2QrUycQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-55.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zTwZ9iLsMOs1XpWVvA17AoaYxl4wpQAd00GvfL3m8NidRLGqNc-Y-4geDwWRe9lKBXbV6uU0mIXk9apVJNd-BFGMn3ysFF4491g5Te71JqOW1P1v6DUOqX5tOxvLYAYhFkxBwA/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-35.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPinOjW9zriWpfdil_1yH-G_B5ky9X0NERJuGOQ6qe0LJaotEYOLxOG_QUZLWQYtsUnXPBXcF2POotZdv379eQVdkskv7WlxNPTrf8_9NHvvhjbmpk2f2whHIUiDF-kzNKRwGmVQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-29.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtSb6dRRxILAkIN6qM4IfzLmjacR9K4IN1NQXF-wPRx7k5hWrBOPVXYaljeYOnnGhl8ochpjNhqhOoABt9PSdWPTGu2qb8vMy5XGNQAUlqSK37u2O70SuTg2HXrTgs8O-1Wwv0Q/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-81.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrWk27CaQ-Wu37RgKec6sI8ZphTBOiNTtYABJfSLjdItqi-SbM5ZNG0rwphkbwU4oxeIxf2eEh9faeNBN4bTVkqkNunBn28c1sg7KMakOOBrieLZpwp05eAaYeNa0fwM7BcI4hg/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-48.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y5F655L-1imRudvqS8vegHTEYl8xoD9IQVEkYPbB9lSEaPinlBwhBMSHpb8j-U_2EXq3vXOAC8fs4lVTcFd6B8t7utz3rJnH_SDDJNoBqvOXUxTlnTIMo2wPoYDfpS9IsIYApQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-75.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezj22KdzwvWSfp5FUHGhsQFxSa4MpgKAIfWLmZeXU_Cm7wxP4OKjtIm3tGGzSSlOiv8I9CjWftJoaZy8lRPTw_AwqPXh6NkWBDsx3C5vmae4ftRR50uehDvXYM6rcuEOG9Qde1w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-77.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajLnyVxf68SAhGIP_b6Zrtz4oLY1YW1iTpLVbhagvG_FNc-QV5eG0AS9tLEzW8b5zg0j-JKGXLLNaJPUG0T-u9du0AwsiNqIm9rMY2uDHko-ydcToSPyrv5FlytXPu2j_NjBM4A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-45.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQG9ythKu6Ls7T86w5gABUoAhheefLoA0rawXN9yAv6_Vciu0lfD6rA2qjXOwYiGD9XcD3FJRwX4vkUiELjz8Ke-1AQsiKjottAhcW5vFI8iXRH-lTAMbXlchVn_sAShf_ylFdQ/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-96.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErp4PmV04QKEAJO9vYcFPhrRm5gRqiMC9iC_fFUq28E9neUHMx0S2FBUDA_qwEjkCNsAB9VtEMHK7fMHiiQreRjQcIutVsT73nIoHJ4sJoDwhylaA1ystX6wsE25XfLeU4R9j-A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-53.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7m5sc2OudFc-M513S7zuqm_4UT62MtkFcYycyvHOHhPydValum3umwmfvUj4KYeQ-lthVDjxMo_M01uED3ARm2DbaOvNeIV4iiMdFyd42vcoR3JHnUtV04vb_QCIHTgZZZJR1w/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-59.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-oFSeZJdBJVcgGpuX3Xf-r-cDlxaJrOgU7buHeHUn5VyFNw2WHAGjQ7Hpv8kTjt-W7SEyG2NYq7Ri3V96fvzhw-NK3CYk6-eZ-GxaKnlyRViC7dDR7oBLIhRtmkH1CrACEBkFw/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-61.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE77f73y_gDLmmXgJzoNf77GjEEi2GCXVXCR4GJ7ZLgoWdkL4K3kIqEOf1L4imtE1KIwDLGtb8wN1APGU5i9WAkz6eDtIb1M5Zbgz3wttca0RtMkuuC90PRl0-oobNd2d36VR09A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-62.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeslAStyK3dNil0RtYtkoLLlqPP1i6awrPx7bKTiMVd9_Gd3ze5PmGjoDfltiLTwPn8NdXuLfDW-ZfsyZjhbD0Z2PzdZjKhKTVrPgkLo2o2f0DKtSVtcBoGFezH-7lElarwPT7A/s400/fun_forest_25dec09-67.jpg)
SRJO at Jazz Alley
The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) performed at Jazz Alley in Seattle, on December 13 2009. The big band featured special guest artist Ernestine Anderson (vocals) and Red Holloway (saxophone).
Radio personality Jim Wilkie introduces the band
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MHoUNNumFIKEFRzbrZIQfvV74A0rJX-qiRdAdM1wHEXTJl3Bdx-VVRS7h80rMRXpChJXvAQebYskHIRVxKXaYLgn06Z_TkOTf29YMKGMEZnwrtanDaTxRM2Z4v2tYCEr3PmLow/s400/srjo_jazz_alley_13dec09-10.jpg)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A Visit to Wacky Nut Farm
Liis has 14 years of professional dressage and eventing experience and has trained riders for national exams to become coaches in Canada. As a result, she wanted to visit Wacky Nut Farm, an equestrienne center on Bainbridge Island that opened in August, 2009.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)