Jefferson Park, #Seattle - Saturday Snapshot

When my son asked if I'd like to spend a morning with him and my 5-year-old granddaughter at Jefferson Park, I jumped at the chance. My granddaughter has been raving about this park, so I couldn't wait to see it. It's a terrific facility, and we all had a fun time. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

This is just a portion of the playground

This huge park has something for everyone: basketball court, lawn bowling, skate park, tennis courts, spray park, soccer fields, baseball fields, golf driving range, ziplines, an indoor recreation center, walking paths, and more.

Not many kids at the spray park
on this cool morning

But then the sun came out and so did the children

We didn't bring a swimsuit but that
didn't matter. Thank heavens for
waterproof shoes!

Nice view of downtown Seattle to the north, too.

By the way, that red sculpture in the background is not only decorative, it can also be skated on by skateboarders! We didn't see any when we were there or I would have taken pictures.

More info and photos here: Jefferson Park

PS: I'm curious. Can you zoom in and zoom out on this map?

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Vandalism - Saturday Snapshots

I try to have a positive attitude, and most of the time I succeed, but vandalism fills me with dismay. Here are some photos I took at a local park a couple of days ago. We've been taking our granddaughter to the "Discovery Playground" for several years. It has lots of fun things for her to do, and the surface beneath the swings and other equipment is cushioned. The barrier-free playground (built to be accessible to disabled children) opened in 2010.
(Click on photos to enlarge.)

Left: 2016 - The one remaining mallet is taped to a cord. Also, the seesaw (silver arch) is missing and only its supports remain.
Right: 2014 - Two mallets once made lots of music.

Left: My granddaughter playing on the fitness equipment. There were three like this. Now only one is still intact.

Right: Damaged equipment with most of it missing. 
Duct tape? Are you kidding me?

           

Left: The last time we came to this park, there were two swings - one plastic, made for infants and toddlers; the other for bigger kids. Now there's only one.

Right: Obviously, the "river" is choked with sand. I'll admit this was an ill-conceived idea from the get-go. Not all kids who come to the park are supervised, and kids are surely going to get sand in the water if it's only steps away! 

     

Chunks of the playground's surface were also missing here and there.

I plan to contact our town's parks department to see if there are plans to address this problem. I just can't understand why some people feel the need to destroy things.

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