After some decent rain storms, the weather was clear (or at least not wet) and cool. Lows in the 30s with highs in the 50s. Grandma was in town to see her boys. Zach was glued to her all weekend. Nate’s nap schedule got all messed up but that just meant he fell asleep early (ie, 7:15pm) on both Saturday and Sunday nights.
Yesterday we went to Issaquah Salmon Hatchery and checked out the salmon in Issaquah Creek. Here is a shot of some soon-to-be-dead chinook.
These fish were pretty rotten. There were several dead salmon lying around in the creek. I asked one of the volunteers about the type of animals that eat the rotting fish. He said coyote, cougars, and black bears. This is interesting since we are in the middle of Issaquah – but yes, black bears and cougars venture down to this point to get the fish. We saw one coho (smaller and red in color). The coho run will start any day – I guess they were delayed by a beaver damn farther down stream which the park service had to bust up.
Here are some shots of the boys.
Nate all bundled up.
Zach playing with the exhibits at the hatchery.
Jim’s chickens. We stopped by to see the chickens, miniature horses, and sheep.
Aside from getting some yard work done, I also replaced the water in the hot tub. It’s been exactly 6 months and the water was starting to get an odor. BTW, the recommended time to replace the water is 3 to 6 months – so I was definitely at the long end.
Last night Steph and I went to dinner at Springhill in West Seattle. I had the most amazing $17 burger. Yes, $17, but it was a hand made 1/2 pound burger with fries made in beef fat oil. Pretty amazing.