Travis' First Bus Ride

The first Thursday of the month is free museum day in Seattle, and I try to take advantage of that each time I visit. Karen and Travis felt well rested enough to join me!

Here we go!

After much debate, we went to the MOHAI - Museum of History and Industry for the day. Here's what Travis thought of most of the museum...

But he was more impressed with this one sculpture, John Grade's "Wawona", as Karen and I were, made from the planks of a decommissioned ship made from Douglas fir. It ran from the basement to the roof!

The inside is designed to have the feel of the boat and the ocean.

There were many excellent exhibits, though Travis slept through most of them, a blessing actually for Karen and myself. While he ate lunch, I went to the "Drawn to Seattle: The Work of Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario" temporary exhibit. The link shows his work much better than this, but, of course, I had to take a picture of his rendition of the Theo Chocolate Factory.



Then I sat down to rest my feet and looked out the window.

Since sketch pads and pencils were liberally distributed and their use encouraged, I did a little sketching of my own.

Before leaving, I needed one more picture of the famous "Lincoln Toe Truck." It just makes me laugh every time I see it!

Thoroughly tired, we headed home with a plan already hatched for Friday!