Many thanks to Jonathan Axell for sharing this awesome video and photograph with us, shot this afternoon at the Green Lake wading pool:

Green Lake destinations that will cool you off: Restaurants with Air-Conditioning: Nell’s – 6804 E Green Lake Way N Turnpike Pizza – 6900 E Green Lake Way N Greenlake Bar & Grill – 7200 E Green Lake Dr N Rosita’s – 7210 Woodlawn Ave NE Beth’s Cafe – 7311 Aurora Ave N Restaurants with Outdoor [...]

Thank goodness for the sun this week, or I think Seattle would have to have been designated a rain forest!  We’re seeing a lot of mold and fungus on leaves as a result – remove damaged leaves ASAP and dispose in trash (not compost).  But all is not lost: Too many coffee grounds? I check [...]

A large tree fell to the ground some time last night or this morning (Wednesday, June 2, 2010) at Woodland Pl N and N 64th St, near the Greenlake Farmers Market. The tree is not blocking traffic.  We have not heard word of any injuries related to the tree falling. Meanwhile, the rain keeps falling.  [...]

Just before 3 p.m. this afternoon (Monday, April 26, 2010), a loud crash could be heard in Green Lake Park. A tree, located just north of the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N), was felled by a gust of wind. My Green Lake tipster Michael Bowers provided this shot of the tree: [...]