Extracurricular Sketcher Fest: UW Quad and Lake Union Park

 

7/8/26 UW Quad cherry trees

Although the University of Washington Quad cherry trees get all the fanfare when they blossom, those same trees have sublime beauty in fall. In summer, they hardly get any notice, but I love these old trees in all seasons.

Cathy is in town for Sketcher Fest, and I thought it would be fun to show her the UW campus, including the Quad’s cherry trees. Without showy blossoms, the massive, gnarled trunks can steal the show.

The next day, despite a light rail power outage that slowed our travel down considerably, I enjoyed showing Cathy Lake Union Park and the vintage boats moored there.

7/9/26 Lake Union Park