outandabout : The Arboretum at SSCC

This week Steve's car is in the shop, which means Sophia and I get up early to take him to The Junction to catch his Metro Vanpool. We're out of the house before 7 AM and we stop and walk somewhere on the way home.

We live down the street from South Seattle Community College. It is a great asset to the community - not only did we both end up going to school there for new Associate degrees (Steve 2001-2003, Wendy 2003-2004), but there is a great arboretum there, and the Seattle Chinese Garden (currently closed for a new phase of construction).

It was raining this morning, which is a good thing since my hair was a mess and it was normal to wear a hood. Sophia is not a big fan of the rain, but in her little fleece-lined yellow rainjacket she doesn't mind so much. It seems the curiosity to explore overrides her distaste of the rain. Not mudpuddles tho - she won't walk thru a mudpuddle.

We will be visiting different places every morning this week, to see what our favorite woodsy haunts look like in the morning light. The birds are singing, the camellias, clematis, and alyssum are blooming, and even some of the rhodies are getting an early start.

More Information

Tuesday: Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail south of Greg Davis Park
http://www.longfellowcreek.org/trail/trail_brochure_index.htm

Wednesday: The Arboretum at SSCC
http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/arboretum/index.html

Thursday: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/Environment/camplong.htm

Friday: Lincoln Park
http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/lincoln.htm