Seattle is full of small parks and squares, that give life and contrast to the heavy concrete and glass monsters of downtown, and places to breathe for the cute residential neighbourhoods.
The first I came accross was Occidental Park down by Pioneer Square:
A little bit further north, in the middle of the downtown chaos, I came upon this strangely vegetated square:
(You may think I lack any kind of taste, because I like blue trees – but I love it. I absolutely love it! The blue and the early leaves’ green. Ah! It’s amazing.)
Olympic Scuplture Park, down by the water – something inbetween an art exhibition and a park:
A short walk from Miles’ apartment in Capitol Hill lies Volunteer Park and the Volunteer Park Conservatory, with free admission and completely adorable:
In Fremont, this odd art Mecca, I found Gas Works Park, an old gas work plant that was turned into a park with an amazing view of downtown Seattle over the water, and with factory structures still there as odd, industrial art.
For me, there is something very appealing in this rough, dirty industrial ugliness. I love how they’ve reclaimed this unfriendly place and made it into something beautiful and public. Kite flyers and pic nic-ers were enjoying the afternoon sun on the grass hill next to this huge piece of metal, and I just love how that feels completely natural in the wonderful city of Seattle.
Katja Malmborg 