The beach was far more extensive that morning, but the tide waits for no man, nor child. The kids loved it anyway and found lots of shells. 

A long journey down to the beach, through a deep darksome wood. 

One girl had little pasta space needles, whats got butter on it. 

Yay! Lunch time! 

They so wanted to go in the fountain, but not just before lunch. Who wants to eat while soggy? 

We enjoyed the fountain from a distance. I think maybe this picture should be called Jemma's World. What kind of expression must she have as she gazes at her el dorado? She is after all a big lover of water.

And looked at some more art. 

And we looked at some art. 

We couldn't go up to lunch for an hour and a half, so we had a little snack. 

Of course we went to the Space Needle. 

Surenna, our 'seasoned' little traveler. 

Would Jemma enjoy flying? Or would she scream all the way across the USA? She loves flying! 

Two little rose bushes. We have 2-3 cut flowers every week for most of the summer. 

An herb garden: Chives, cilantro and basil. 

This is supposed to be a giant golden pumpkin--not giant so far but certainly golden. 

We planted Tiger Lilly bulbs last summer and were rewarded with zero flowers--Here is the first (and only so far) this summer. Notice how the black spots stick up from the surface of the petals. One of the girls asked why they are called tigers and not cheetahs since tigers are striped. I replied, guessing, that it must be the orange color--Tigers are orange. 

Here is a view of my wristwatch from a normal angle. The watch is submerged in a sink full of water. Later shots show an interesting optical effect which is seen when looking at the watch from various angles. 

At a fairly sharp angle all of the light reflects off the watch crystal and it appears to be a mirror. This is only observed when holding the watch underwater. I did not test if the effect holds when one views the watch from underwater. My camera, in all these shots, is in the air. 

As I rotate the watch toward a normal viewing angle, one can see the mirror effect fading-out in the 8-5 o'clock region. 

Now we see this odd optical effect. The depth between the crystal and the face of the watch appears greatly expanded--including even the thickness of the numerals.