Out and About

BARK IN THE PARK: Sunday, we made our second pilgrimage to Safeco Field, er, I mean T-Mobile Park for the season. CJ was especially excited about the event, because it was a "Bark in the Park" day, where people are encouraged to bring their dogs to the game. 

Even though we didn't have a dog with us, we went and sat in the dog section, in the top row. We saw So. Many. Dogs. Dogs of all shapes and sizes. A pair of brindle boxers sat next to us for several innings, as did some big labradoodles.

We saw a little Dachshund in a sporty Mariners ballcap a few row down from us. The little guy was paralyzed, but it's owners had a chariot-type wheelchair for its back legs.

There were two big 'comfort stations' for dogs to check out, complete with lush sod and plenty of fresh water.

I asked the kids if they thought the dogs were looking down at the ballfield, wishing they could mark some territory down on that expanse of grass

SATURDAY PLAY: April 13 was Record Store Day. It's kind of like an extra Christmas for music enthusiasts. :)  Last year CJ and I waited in line for a couple of hours before opening at his favorite record store, Silver Platters in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood. This year, there was nothing he was 'dying' to get, so we skipped the line thing. Instead, we went to the record store at about 1 or so, and still came home happy.

I found both of the only two items I wanted - a collaboration of Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen with Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters on a track originally recorded by Dennis Wilson of Beach Boys fame. (Hawkins also happens to be arguably the biggest Queen fan in the world.) 

I also found Brian May's over-sized "New Horizons" single. It was inspired by the space probe of the same name. Far out!

Saturday evening, we headed to downtown Renton for a special festival celebrating a new public art piece, a metal dragon atop a building in the center of the city (It's atop the Old Western Hotel at the corner of S. Third Street and Wells Avenue.) 

One of the festival events involved a Dungeons and Dragons session, hosted at a local web design company, Bloqs. It's worth noting that D&D was created by a Renton-based company, Wizards of the Coast. 

CJ and Annabelle spent about 90 minutes involved in a campaign. The dungeon master did a great job, and it was very entertaining.

 Here's the dragon's head. ...

 And here's a side view. 

 It's a unique addition to the city, that's for sure!

MONDAY SUN DAY: After a series of shades of gray, finally the glowing yellow orb made a reappearance overhead. That inspired us to get our tomato starts outside.

 Look at how happy CJ was to get his hands into the dirt. ;)

Hopefully our tomatoes will thrive. Time will tell.

In closing, here's a gratuitous tulip shot, from our back yard.