10/21/25 Seattle Japanese Garden (I started a fresh square-shaped Hahnemuhle sketchbook with this outing. One thing I love about a square format book is the handy panorama landscape that can be made as a spread.)
Although chilly enough that I was happy I wore multiple layers, including my down parka and gloves, we were smart to meet in the morning right when the garden opened. An hour in, the garden was mobbed with photographers, tourists and others who wanted to enjoy all that color as we did.
The resident tortoises and a heron were sunning themselves next to the pond.
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| Lunch at Arosa Cafe |
After lunch at nearby Arosa Café, we kept walking another mile or so northeast toward the Madison Park neighborhood. Oooh-ing and ahhh-ing the whole way, we snapped photos of the dazzling color all around us. Seeing all the golden oaks made walking on busy, noisy Madison Avenue worthwhile.
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| Madison Park neighborhood |
Affogato at Madison Park’s Scoop du Jour was the perfect ending to a beautiful day.
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| At Scoop du Jour, I enjoyed my Death by Chocolate affogato as I sketched the scene across the street. |
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| The Madison Park neighborhood is afire with color! |
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