Thursday, March 31, 2016

Japanese Garden outing

On Tuesday Nicole and I ventured out to the UW Arboretum's Japanese Garden, which I had never been to before.  Admission was $6.  It's a lovely garden, though not terribly large (the FREE Kubota Garden is SIX TIMES larger -- but it's way way south in the Rainier Beach neighborhood).

We've been having some stunningly gorgeous weather of late -- clear sunny skies and nearing 70 degrees.  I think it was around 65 during our Tuesday outing.  There were plenty of benches from which to do sketches.  I would definitely go again.





Turtles!



Magnolias!



One of the two views I managed to draw:



The second sketch:


You can tell from the photos that it wasn't very crowded on a weekday, so I didn't have to worry about putting any pesky people into my drawings -- always a plus!


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  1. 7 DeweyMarch 31, 2016 at 9:35 AM

    Very nice! I'm not a fan of crowds either so at least we agree on something LOL. Glad you are having such lovely weather. It's supposed to be 75 here today. Yippee!

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    1. Alex MacKenzieMarch 31, 2016 at 9:41 AM

      It's supposed to hit 70 both today and Friday. Good days to be retired! After our 6-hour-long outing yesterday, Tru and I are taking it easy at home today, mostly in the garden. I brought out his wading pool and he's been making good use of it.

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    2. 7 DeweyMarch 31, 2016 at 4:48 PM

      Yes I saw the adorable photos of Truman in his pool. He's so cute!

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