The weather was so nice today (it got above 60º after all) that I decided to pick up Nick from work and do something outside. We went to Ivar’s for fish and chips and clam chowder. A friendly (and hungry!) duck came up to us as we were eating and stared straight at me. She’d cock her head every time I took a bite and we couldn’t help but laugh at the silly, determined duck. We paid her with a small french fry for the entertainment.

Dinner at Ivar's

Our duck friend at Ivar's

After our meal, we went down the street to Gas Works Park. The park is right off of Lake Union and though Nick and I had seen it several times from the lake, we had (somehow) not been there in person before! Gas Works Park is a 19.1 acre park that was built on a former gasification plant. One section of the plant was painted bright colors and transformed into a children’s play area. We saw lots of people at the park – picnicking, jogging, flying kites, racing toy cars, watching the boats, etc. We even got a nice picture of a seaplane about to land on Lake Union (above). What a nice way to enjoy the good weather. 🙂

Gas Works Park Plant

Boats and Houseboats

Update: I just put together a panoramic picture of Seattle from the pictures I took at Gas Works Park. Capitol Hill is on the left, downtown in the center, and Queen Anne on the right. Not too bad for having been taken with a phone, huh? 😉

Seattle panorama from Gas Works Park