With several fireworks shows to choose from in Seattle and surrounding areas, decisions must be made. Most years, I go to Gasworks Park in Fremont for the show. The variety of colors and streams used in those fireworks push the boundaries of traditional fireworks shows. Downside is that Gasworks gets suffocatingly crowded.
When reviewing the choices, Myrtle Edwards Park combined with a trip to the Olympic Sculpture Park seemed a good plan. I hadn't yet been to the nine-acre waterfront park (opened in January 2007). I'd seen this austere beauty a few times whilst driving by. A tree constructed of metal:
In a daydream state, you could walk by and overlook that this is not an actual, breathing tree. In the setting of an industrial park gone fancy, it especially works. As you enter the park, you see the first of the giant orange cones:
The entrance has several eye benches. The are functional art pieces that people actually use--see the heads occupying each seat.
For the fireworks, guards were checking the contents of backpacks and larger bags and containers:
Getting into role:
Once in the path, here is what you see:
Being Myrtle Edwards newbies, we had no idea from where the fireworks would be launched. What added to the confusion was how little crowded it was. By 5:30, to have arrived to find a good spot at Gasworks would be tough, but here there it was no problem. We found a spot and put down the blanket. Scene of love next to us. (Please see background):
The weather was cooperative:
There were patriots all 'round. Please notice the fantastic work-of-art red-white-blue mohawk:
The fire brigade was either putting on a pre-show or perhaps testing the water pressure/hoses/safety setup. Pix don't do it justice:
The crew:
The show began a little after 10pm and seemed to last a long time--about 28 minutes. Gasworks wins the fireworks content--much more spectacular, but Myrtle Edwards wins the venue contest. I wasn't able to get terribly wonderful shots. Here are the heroes:
Fountain on the way out of the park. Triptych:
Post-fireworks shenanigans:
View of downtown waterfront from Bell Street Pier overpass:
Seen at Lava Lounge. We argued about this. Most of us believed this was by design:
Grand finale...lamp graffiti:
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