Y of U?

Can you guess where we went on our urban adventure today? Here's a piece of a tree (cactus? succulent?) we found lying on the ground.

Alex entrapped by the strange downed plant. Note the buildings in the background.

Time to get your ducks in a row if your guessing.

This fountain is an enormous clue.

These roses ring the fountain.

Lots of roses.

Lots and lots of roses.Even more!
Lisa and Mary among the roses.

Cone flowers down in the gardens.

Another cool flower.

A fuzzy flannel bush flower.

Artichoke ginormous!

And finally a hollyhock. Note the background.

Did you guess?

Here are a few more clues:

The buildings behind Alex lead to the Quad. The fountain with its rose gardens are iconic, and the botany green houses peek out behind the hollyhock.

And the answer is the U of W.

We went to the grounds of the University of Washington with Lisa and her niece, Mary. We visited the Burke Museum and then had lunch on the Ave which sadly to say has suffered significant decline and decay since the opening of a large snazzy shopping center nearby. Almost all the cute little shops and eateries are gone!

We finished up our trip with to Archie McPhees, Seattle's own superstore of the wild, weird, and funtastic. Here you can find boxing nun puppets, a bacon belt, rubber chickens, devil duckies, and life size inflatable aliens. The teenagers had a blast exploring the store. (ok, ok, so did us adults!).

And the fun was not over yet... After we dropped off Lisa and Mary, we took a nap (much needed) and then went to the Kirkland Crit Bike Races where brave souls race their bikes around a small circuit of downtown at breakneck speeds! It was very exciting!!!

We ended the day with David taking the kids for pizza while I went to a movie. Phew! I need a weekend to recover from the weekend!