Happy Anniversary to Me!

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Today is the third anniversary of when I started this blog. Time flies!

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of my subscribers who have joined me on my journeys through parks and various other places. When I started out I wasn’t sure if anyone would find me in my little nook in the vastness of the web, but it was something I felt compelled to do anyway.

These days I average around 20 visitors per day on days I don’t post. That’s a tiny number compared to popular blogs, but considering I’ve done no promotion of any kind, I consider it a success. When people do look for Seattle park information they are finding me, and I hope I’ve been helpful to them.

Here’s hoping for another fun year of blogging!

Anywhere There’s Water

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It’s a common topic on this blog that I love water in all its forms. What I haven’t mentioned is that when I’m asked to name a favorite anything, I usually can’t. I love reading too much to have one favorite book. I’ve enjoyed too many great movies to pick just one. Even my favorite color depends on context.

So when the topic for this week’s WPC was “favorite place” it didn’t surprise me that there was no way I could name a single, absolute favorite place. It also didn’t surprise me that most of my many favorite places have a unifying theme of being near water.

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Free First Thursdays at the Seattle Japanese Garden

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The Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum is one of several locations that has long been on my list of Seattle places to visit, but I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Part of the delay is because there’s an admission fee, and though it isn’t huge, it means going on a day I where I am feeling really good so I can make the most of my time. No ditching halfway through and counting on a return visit to finish up. (This happens more often than I care to admit.)

Last year the garden tried a Free First Thursday pilot program, but somehow I missed hearing about it. The program was a great success. The intent was to make the garden accessible for those who may not otherwise be able to visit due to the cost of admission. Over 3,000 people visited on the free days from spring through fall.

The free day program returns this year, starting on the first Thursday in April. Admission is free from 3 pm until closing on the first Thursday of each month. If you’d like to read more about it see this Parkways blog post. Maybe I’ll finally get there this year!