Journal Des Muses
An ongoing visual and conversational diary about my work and life as an artist.
Seattle Yacht Club, Opening Day, Boating Season. Seattle. May 2016.
May is the month when boating season officially begins in Seattle. The celebration is called Opening Day.
This year's festivities were kicked off on a beautiful, sunny Saturday on May 7 with the Windermere Cup Regatta through the Montlake Cut. The spectacular weather was a perfect for opening day.
Opening Day for boating is a Seattle thing.
Read MoreOpening Day 2016. The pomp and circumstance begins at 8:35 am sharp as the 1st Corps Army Band Brass Quintet begins to play. Marching to the tune of the band, Past Admirals and Amiralettes form an honor guard. Commodores from all visiting yacht clubs, parade judges, and visiting VIPs fill the neatly coiffed grounds. The flags of the United States and Canada are raised while their respective National Anthems are played. In addition to the country flags, the burgees of the visiting yacht clubs are raised. A colorful array of cloth.
Read MoreOpening Day, May 7, 2016. Portage Bay (foreground), leading into the Montlake Cut, connecting to Lake Washington. Cascade Mountains in the distance. The Seattle Yacht Club (not seen here) is to the right.
A few Saturdays ago, I decided to go on a 22-mile bike ride on the Burke Gilman trail that runs along a portion of the west side of Lake Washington. I didn't set out to ride 22 miles round trip, that is just what it turned out to be. I ride a vintage 1970s French-made Motobecane. Being an older bike, the ride was not one of speed, but rather of leisure. A great way to enjoy the Burke-Gilman.
My ride took place the same day as Opening Day, the official kick off of boating season in the Pacific Northwest. The weather that Saturday was perfect. The sun was out, the sky was clear blue, the temperature in the 80s. It was a classic Seattle kind of day.
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