A FIRST: We went for an hour-long walk this morning and lo and behold, we saw our first tulips. Sweet!
Our destination was Terminal 91 - soon to be where all the cruise ships will be coming in. But this morning, it was just us, some seagulls, yachts and a few working boats.
To get there, we had to walk under the Magnolia/Garfield St/Suicide bridge.
Elliott Bay was calm again today. The kids spent a good half hour plopping rocks into the water. What is it that's so satisfying about that activity? It's right up there with watching a fire burn.
Every once in awhile we'd get buzzed by a jet overhead. That's one of the (many) things I love about living in this city. I wonder how many times a day I gaze up at the sky.
I could ID the sound of a 787 with my eyes closed, for sure.
Today also involved some science homework, watching the latest episode of "Live from Daryl's House" featuring Brett Dennen, and shopping in preparation for "Hunger Action Week" (much more on that later).
The broadcast will feature stories about science being conducted aboard the ISS, plus include several live interviews with astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata.
I do like how they're promoting this event and trying to capture the attention and fancy of people, but truth be told, you can see stuff like this on a near daily basis on NASA TV, which doesn't require a cable package that includes the Nat Geo channel. You just need the good ol' World Wide Web and a browser pointed the right direction: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
POSTPONED: On our 'to do' list for this weekend was watching the third SpaceX resupply mission to the ISS. It was originally scheduled for Sept. 16, but late today, I saw notice that it's been pushed back to the 30th. Bummer.
thanks for the heads up on the ISS show.
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