I had to be in West Seattle to take a class on Saturday and since the venue was only a few miles from West Seattle Nursery and the class got out early it seemed like a golden opportunity to look at plants. There's exciting news about the nursery that I'll share later in the week. The parking lot of WSN is small and was full (rats!) so I decided to find street parking nearby. There looked to be space in the block behind the nursery and as I approached I saw something rather interesting. A naked lady out walking her dragon. One doesn't see that every day.
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A kind woman out walking her dog saw me taking pictures and she explained that the house had been moved from across the street from the nursery and was undergoing a "very slow" remodel. The figures are carved from trees that were diseased/rotting and the city thought it was unsafe to leave them standing. The homeowners came up with this idea.
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In a few of these indentations, in a different part of the garden it looked as if they'd put stained glass inside the mold before pouring the concrete. I wonder if they abandoned that idea. It would be super simple to cut glass to fit inside and affix it to the concrete.
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If I'd parked in the parking lot of the nursery as I always have before, I'd have missed this spring fling. What a shame that would have been. Party on!
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Getting out of the car, a minotaur and friends greeted me.
A kind woman out walking her dog saw me taking pictures and she explained that the house had been moved from across the street from the nursery and was undergoing a "very slow" remodel. The figures are carved from trees that were diseased/rotting and the city thought it was unsafe to leave them standing. The homeowners came up with this idea.
"Notice the fairy on the chimney," said my tour guide. "It was the first thing they did."
That's a pretty fancy chimney pot!
The poured concrete retaining walls were unusual and were topped with river rock.
A path up to the yard. I wasn't bold enough to trespass but was sorely tempted.
In a few of these indentations, in a different part of the garden it looked as if they'd put stained glass inside the mold before pouring the concrete. I wonder if they abandoned that idea. It would be super simple to cut glass to fit inside and affix it to the concrete.
Looks like quite a party.
If I'd parked in the parking lot of the nursery as I always have before, I'd have missed this spring fling. What a shame that would have been. Party on!
