Wacky Wednesday - Out of the Corner of My Eye

As I was flying from Wenatchee, WA to Seattle this past Sunday, I was taking pictures of Rocky Reach Dam on the Columbia River far below the plane.

Rocky Reach Dam

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the airplane prop. So guess what? I took a picture of it with my cell phone. Or two. Or three. This was my favorite. It looks like it is missing blades. Eek!

Airplane Prop

Why be normal?

All Aboard!

My work schedule was really hectic in January with having to work at a couple of boat shows on the weekends along with my regular work schedule. One of the shows was in Seattle, Washington. To get there, I took Amtrak from the Wenatchee station. The cost of the train versus fuel, parking and the hassle of dealing with mountain passes via car was significantly less. Plus I love to travel by train.

The train crosses the Cascade Mountains and then runs alongside Puget Sound from Everett to Seattle. It is a very picturesque trip!

Waiting to leave the Wenatchee station

Passing through Skykomish

West of Skykomish

Snohomish

West of Snohomish

Everett Station

Leaving Everett station

Coming into Mukilteo with the Olympic Mountains in the background (do you see the Ferry?)

Mukilteo Lighthouse

Interesting facade on apartment building near Edmonds

Point of land with marine layer near Edmonds

Pedestrian Bridge to get to the Beach

Train Engine in the mist

Crossing at the Ballard Locks

The return trip two days later was at sunset.

Seattle Bridge

Ballard

Sunset over Puget Sound

Sunset on the Sound

Linking to Friday's Fences and Sunday Bridges.

InSPIREd Sunday - Holy Apostles

I spotted this church from the air when landing at Pangborn Aiport in East Wenatchee, Washington last month. I was curious because it was round, at least the main sanctuary was. While unique in shape, it reminded me of an old water tank that was re-purposed into a church. I doubt that is the case but I found the church to be rather cold feeling from the exterior. I guess is it not really my style of architecture.

Holy Apostles Catholic Church - East Wenatchee, Washington

Another View - Even Starker in Appearance (Hence the water tank feel)

Linking up with the InSPIREd Sunday meme.

Heading to the Airport

Going to the airport is so much nicer with mornings like this.

Sunrise over East Wenatchee

TwoFer Tuesday - Corvettes

I actually saw more than two Corvettes this past Saturday, but thought I would share an early C1 (I forgot to check the year but I believe it is a 1959 or 1960) and a 2009 C6 in Atomic Orange. Yes, I have an unabashed preference for the C6 since it lives in our garage.

1959 or 1960 C1 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

2009 C6 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

There were over 90 Corvettes at the show in Wenatchee, Washington, a record turnout! The weather was spectacular to boot!

Watery Wednesday - Columbia River

Here's a shot from way up high of the Columbia River just north of Wenatchee, Washington. The dam you see is Rocky Reach, one of several along the river. This view is looking north. In the flat areas along the river are many orchards. I make the drive along Highway 97 that is on the right or east side of the river every time I travel to Minnesota.

I fly out of Wenatchee so it was neat on the Seattle to Minnepolis leg of my last flight to fly right back over where I started, only at a much higher altitude. The day was fairly clear and I could easily identify places across Eastern Washington as the plane flew eastward.

Columbia River and Rocky Reach Dam

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