We always
say here in the USA that Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. So here is the (somewhat cheesy) cover of a brochure of the summer events scheduled for the Emerald City. Check out the orca frolicking in the foreground right by Pier 57 (where the Ferris Wheel is) .. a very unlikely sight!
And I’m still getting used to the Ferris Wheel’s silhouette on the waterfront – but that would pale in comparison to the changes that will be brought when the Alaskan Viaduct (double-decker highway right above the waterline) eventually comes down when its replacement tunnel had been completed.