Sunday cat: Ankle rub


photo by Ballard Avenue

It's what they do best.

G**D*** Chicken


photo by Ballard Avenue

Jamie and Autumn's other chicken. The "G**D***" stands for what you think it does. She can be contrary.

Bardahl



The story goes that Ole Bardahl cooked up the first batch of his petroleum additive in the family bathtub. He ended up selling zillions of gallons of it, all made right here in Ballard underneath the iconic sign captured in the video. All night long it implores us to add it to our oil and add it to our gas.

No Trespassing


photo by Ballard Avenue

Eastern Washington is not all rolling hills and amber waves of grain. It's also the Hanford Reservation, where the country plays with nuclear energy and never quite gets around to cleaning up the mess.

Bennington Lake later that morning


photo by Ballard Avenue

Imagine there's a place so nice,
they liked it so, they put up photos twice...

Walla Walla First Congregational


photo by Ballard Avenue

Continuing the eastern Washington theme, we spend this Sunday at Walla Walla First Congregational Church. The seemingly faux-New England quality of the building isn't as faux as you might think. Walla Walla was one of the earliest American settlements in the state. It was a thriving farming town long before Cap'n Ballard's real estate schemes bore fruit here in Ballard.

Friday birds: Geese afloat


photo by Ballard Avenue

This Friday we have birds instead of cats. These geese spent the night on Bennington Lake. Soon after sunrise, they all headed south. We overheard a few honking on and on about sampling the pleasures of Puerto Vallarta, but first they have to get past the hunters around Sacramento. Good luck, geese. Remember us with that first margarita.