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A Quick Dip on the Way to the Farmer’s Market

(Wallyhood welcomes Kimberly Christensen to our writing corps. If you'd like to join her, let us know!) As any good Wallingfordian knows, sunny + 70 = summer! Happily, today's lovely weather coincides with the opening of Wallingford's wading pool. The Wallingford wading pool will be open Wednesday-Saturday from noon to 7 pm through August 17th. As you may remember, the Saturday hours are made possible by Ask.com, which awarded them to three Seattle wading pools following a contest in May. So,…

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TreePAC: Uppity Tree Huggers Unite

Are you tired of pleading, asking, arguing, and proving that trees have public value? Join TreePAC and make change happen the old-fashioned way - with money! WHO:  Citizen land stewards and tree lovers who are fed up with insufficient funds, laws, and enforcement pertaining to the Urban Forest. WHAT:  TreePAC, a political action committee for the trees of Seattle and King County, is forming and hosting its first fundraiser. Founding members, those who attend, will be asked to donate $25. If…

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Vote to keep Seattle wading pools open this summer

We'd like to thank Wallingford resident Greg Flood who wrote the following guest post: Ask.com is doing a survey to select a project to fund for Seattle and funding operation of our wading pools is one possibility. It only takes a few seconds to vote at http://www.seattleasks.com/ before May 15. If successful, Seattle pools will be saved for this summer, but what about future years? Seattle Parks and Recreation has reduced the operating hours of Seattle wading pools in recent years due to budget cuts.…

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Green Lake gets spiffy for summer

We wanted to give you the heads-up in case you're headed to Green Lake these next few days.  Seattle Parks is holding a "Work Jamboree" between 8:00am and 2:00PM on April 18-20 to gussy up the park and get it ready for the summer. Specifically, they'll be doing rolling closures of the outer running loop to resurface the path. Work starts today (April 18) at the Bathhouse Theatre and then moves clockwise to the pitch and putt golf course. Here's what…

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Celebrate the Original Slow Food: Apples

Show your support for local folks who take the long-term view of food production. Thursday (11/3) from 5-8 pm, join City Fruit, Northwest Cider Association, and Northwest Sustainability Collaborative for a night of cider tasting from some of the best hard cider makers in the region. For $20 you get 5 tastes. Get your ticket on-line or at the door at 314 First Ave. S.  Every dollar goes toward helping feed hungry people in our community. To learn more and purchase…

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Wallingford Playfield play area closed for one week

Last night as I was walking the dogs through Wallingford Playfield, I noticed a chain link fence around the perimeter of the play area. It was too dark to snap any pictures, so I emailed Dewey Potter, the Communications Manager at Seattle Parks and Rec and asked her what was up. She replied: Hi Margaret— Our crew is repairing the pathways inside the play area, and they are posting signs today that explain that. Reader Kimberly went to the Playfield this…

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You Don’t See One of These Every Day

I haven’t received any urgent garden questions from Wallyhood readers lately, so I decided to take a tour around to see if there were any notable horticultural wonders. Sure enough, I spotted something. More on that below, but first, a reminder to send your garden questions anytime to me, Jeanie, at [email protected]. So, the horticultural wonder: when they're not in bloom Chilean fire trees (Embothrium coccineum) blend in to the green background we Seattleites are used to. They tend to be…

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