Busy Week, Slow Down Sunday

I have continued on my mission to Reduce. I am now well down on my list, having this week crossed off cleaning out kitchen cupboards, the pantry, the china closet, coat closet, and the guest room closet. And yes, Kay, I did clean out my refrigerator. 

As for reducing me, at least I didn't gain, and worked off that fancy french toast from last Sunday. We have walked every day and I have been faithfully doing my stretching exercises daily, trying to keep arthritis at bay. 

We also went to two movies this week, The Post, and The Darkest Hour. I can highly recommend both of these movies. They are both historical, both skillfully presented, and both very well acted. I found them both to be inspirational. 

Today, Sunday, we decided to take the day off from any work projects, take our walking to a new location, and do some urban trekking. We drove into the city to the Fremont area, parked along the ship canal about a mile from the Sunday Market, and walked along the canal before checking out the market. 

 There were some interesting ducks in the canal. 

 This female Common Merganser was enjoying her bath time. 

 There were Greater Scaups.

 Dinosaurs - moved from their original location at Seattle Center, from the World Fair days. 

 Lots of bikes everywhere. You pick them up, put in your code or phone app, and ride wherever you want to go, then leave them for someone else. 

 Birds, bikes, bridges, and boats - lots going on along the canal. 

 Common Merganser males. 

 Under the Aurora Bridge.

 JP Patches and Gertrude are still doing their thing. Long gone but never forgotten from the childhood of many Seattlites. 

 The Fremont Sunday Flea Market is always funky. 

 We browsed and talked to a few vendors. We saw a new kind of food vendor, Raclette, where half wheels of cheese were being melted over burners and then scraped to top baked potatoes or salad ingredients with, warm, melty goodness. 

 And then we walked on, back along the canal to where we had parked our car. 

From here we drove west to Ballard, where the Sunday Farmers Market was in progress. But first we parked ourselves outside at the Starbucks across the street for a little coffee and chocolate. Here's our view from our sidewalk table. In case you didn't notice, it was a beautiful day, and folks were out en masse. 

 Tom went full bore caloric with a double chocolate brownie. I was content with one of the chocolate covered grahams and will save the other for another day. Such sacrifice. 

Of course I made up for the calorie economizing here. No one can resist these freshly made mini donuts, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and so hot you have to wait for them to cool down a bit. 

We sampled cheese and smoked salmon and toffee and then bought freshly made ham and brie crepes for lunch. 

Then we found a bench and just sat in the sun for a while, listening to street music and people watching before we walked back to the car.

Since returning home we have accomplished very little. I guess now I'd better send this post on its way and figure out what we're having for supper.