We were out & about early this morning because we have a lot of things to do. The weather is clear with pleasant temperatures, so we need to make the most of it. Many of the attractions don't open until mid morning so we started with the Olympic Scupture Park.
Olympic Scuplture Park is a greenspace on the banks of Elliot Bay, and just on the outsirts of Seattle's downtown area. It contains a diverse array of outdoor sculptures that are rotated in and out from time to time. At the time of our visit the following sculpures were there. 'Father and Son' (above).
One of the more striking art works was 'Echo' which has some echos of the Easter Island Moai.
This abstract one is called 'Incredible Bench'. The name is almost more abstract....
My personal favourite was 'The Eagle', that looks like a completely different sculpture depending on viewing aspect.
A large part of the charm of the park, is the setting. There is a great network of pathways to walk run or ride, and the views across Puget Sound as far as the Olympic Peninsular or magnificent.
There's no shortage of wildlife around the park. We saw a couple of grey gulls searching for their breakfast.
We were lucky to see a small pod of Harbour Porpoise.
And a noisy flock of Canada Geese were on the move.
The park is spilt in two by a rail line that is a corridor for both BNSF freight trains and the Sounder commuter train.
