Sweltering in Place

HOT STUFF: We've been in the throes of a record setting heat wave. We are sooooo pleased that one of our pandemic projects last summer was installing a heat pump here on 'campus.' (And by "we", I mean Christian. He really did it all by himself, and says it was the most challenging home improvement project he's ever undertaken.)

Here's a graphic from the National Weather Service regarding the recent heat.

On Sunday, we checked out a new ice cream place not too far from our house, and then decided to swing by a couple of nearby waterfront parks we'd never visited before.

These ducks were enjoying the cool waters of southwest Lake Washington, at Beer Sheva Park. (Beer Sheva Park was named for Beer Sheva, Israel, one of Seattle's International Sister Cities).

And then just a few block to the north, there were hundreds of people trying to beat the heat at Pritchard Island Beach.

PRESIDENTIAL: The latest Dean's and President's list honorees are out from South Seattle College. CJ is still in the president's column, which represents students who have achieved a 3.8 or higher cumulative GPA and have accumulated 30 or more credits at South Seattle College.

Well done, CJ! He worked very hard to earn that distinction.

Just today I dropped CJ's official high school transcript into the mail to UW Tacoma. Bet it's the only one they get sealed with colorful ice cream bars printed on washi tape, ha ha.

THE OLD BALL GAME: I never did get around to posting any pictures from the fantastic Father's Day game at the ballpark.

T-Mobile park is inching back toward a full open (that happens July 2).  On Father's Day, we sat in a vaccinated fans only section, which meant there wasn't social distancing or seats in 'pods.'

Even given that, we still didn't have anyone RIGHT next to us, which was nice.

The weather was perfect, we had fantastic seats, and the Mariners won in extra innings. You really couldn't have asked for a better day.

Before the game, we did the obligatory mitt photo. Once upon a time, CJ and Annabelle could fit in it at the same time.

Speaking of T-Mobile Stadium, back on June 19, it was lighted up for Juneteenth, as was Lumen Field (formerly CenturyLink). We thought that was pretty cool.