Not far Afield

BACK AT IT: Another day, another post from Safeco Field. Tis the season, I suppose.

Wednesday we were at the field earlier than ever - by 10:15 a.m. - for a special event. It was the Mariners' annual Weather Education Day. About 5,000 kids bused in from local schools for the event. 

Weather experts from KOMO were on hand, including Steve Pool.

The event started with a Trivial Pursuit-style game show, with all the questions being about the weather, of course.

There was also a segment on life jacket safety, featuring some Coast Guard members and a local swim team. 

KOMO's weather writer and blogger Scott Sistek showed a cool video all about weather, with clips ranging from beautiful to terrifying.  

After the weather program, we went and warmed ourselves by the fire for a bit. It was a chilly morning!

Annabelle, as always, had her sketchbook with her and produced lots of artwork. 

The game itself was (yet another disappointment).  Annabelle's moose face says it all when the last out was recorded.

Ms were swept at home, by the blasted Yankees. Ugh.

SUMMER COMING:  Today was the kids' last day in a couple of their classes (art for Annabelle and social studies for CJ).  They have really enjoyed the classes and are sorry to see them ending. 

While at the learning center, we dropped off some summer-forever inspired cookies for a travel-loving teacher who is retiring. 

THROWBACK THURSDAY:  Check out this lovely snapshot of our home planet, taken on this day (June 4) in 1965 by an astronaut on board Gemini IV. 

Image Credit: NASA

The photo is of the Florida Straits and Grand Bahama Bank. It was taken the day after astronaut Ed White's historic first American spacewalk.