Last day in Seattle: July 18, 2016

Tom enjoying the Sound (I think) at what I call Totem Pole Park, near Pike Place Public Market.

Construction has begun on the long-anticipated three giant biosphere that Amazon is building in downtown Seattle. The three intersecting domes are described as “gigantic spheres resembling melted-together Milk Duds in the shadow of Amazon's new 500-foot-tall office tower.” Each one will be 100 feet tall, and together they’ll host plants from around the world — more than 300 different species, many of them endangered — and even trees. “[A] plant-rich environment has many positive qualities that are not often found in a typical office setting,” says an Amazon planning document, promising a three-block area where employees can “socialize in a more natural, park-like setting” — at mild temperatures between 68 and 72 degrees.

Here's one of the totem poles at the park.  The other is of a Mario-style lumberjack perched atop a pole.

Still haven't ridden the ferris wheel.  On the list for next year.  At night.  Or maybe at sunset.