Nearby street

A side street near where I live. This scene will be much greener in a month or so when the trees leaf out.

Pipe Band and Lassie concert at Shorecrest

From the concert last night at Shorecrest High School featuring the bagpipers and the highland dancers. Shorecrest has a Scottish Highlander theme. Held at the performing arts center that stuck up in the middle of the picture of the Cascade mountains that I posted a few days ago. Looked on the map and Shorecrest High is only two blocks outside the official city limits of Lake Forest Park.

Shorecrest High School - Front Steps

The front steps of Shorecrest High School where all four of my kids have attended. It's actually located in Shoreline but it's attendance area includes all of Lake Forest Park

Lake Forest Mall - upper level

Upper level of the Lake Forest Park mall on a typical gray day. Third Place Books is at the center. One rumor is that this mall is located on an Indian burial ground which might explain the difficulties that some of these businesses have experienced over the years. I try to stay local whenever I can so I try to shop here whenever possible. We are so apt to lose all of our commerce to the global enterprises.

There can be beautiful water vistas and verdant views when the sun is out but often it is drizzly, gray and dark.

Dragon

This is really not a theme...of structure painted to look like water creatures. I realized that I already featured Turtle Rock.....

This dragon lives in the playground of Lake Forest Park Elementary School. It had been there for awhile when my son started elementary school 20 years ago. I don't know who designed and put it there. Every once in awhile, it does get repainted. I heard that a high school student repainted the dragon for her high school senior project.

I've seen better color combinations but the kids like it.

Cascade mountains over Shorecrest High School

View facing east from the softball field across the top of Shorecrest High School towards the Cascade Mountains. You can't see those mountains very often!

Shorecrest High School is actually located in Shoreline but its attendance area includes all of Lake Forest Park. The Performing Arts Theater prominent in the center of the picture. Shorecrest very fortunate to have this facility. All four of my kids have attended Shorecrest, it IS a school with heart. Shorecrest has a diverse student body with about 30% minority, mostly Asian. Diverse economically with families with a variety of resources. Kind of a real life mix. I think that's positive.

NOTE: Completely different mountain range from yesterday though the photos were taken just a few miles apart. Check out my main blog for the chilly nature of that softball field

The Olympics

View from a neighborhood above Richmond Beach in neighboring Shoreline just west of Lake Forest Park. Brilliant day here in the Seattle area. View is across Puget Sound to the Olympic Mountains with Bainbridge Island in the middle distance.

As they say around here "The mountains are out today"

This view is looking west, I also have some pictures of the Cascade Mountains looking east