https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/botanic-garden/ Recent content in Botanic-Garden on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/06/26/locks-food-and-flowers/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/06/26/locks-food-and-flowers/ <p>Sunday, another gloomy day this spring/summer, found us in Seattle checking out the <a href="http://inballard.com/detail.php?id=hirammchittendenlocks">Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) locks</a> and the neighboring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_S._English,_Jr.,_Botanical_Gardens">Carl S. English, Jr botanic gardens</a>.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Locks, food and flowers." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-5nNMm8H/0/M/i-5nNMm8H-M.jpg" data-caption="locks"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-5nNMm8H/0/M/i-5nNMm8H-M.jpg" alt="locks"> </a> <figcaption>locks</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Locks, food and flowers." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-WpsckS8/0/M/i-WpsckS8-M.jpg" data-caption="salmon ladder"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-WpsckS8/0/M/i-WpsckS8-M.jpg" alt="salmon ladder"> </a> <figcaption>salmon ladder</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Locks, food and flowers." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-qj3KZmV/0/M/i-qj3KZmV-M.jpg" data-caption="baby seal"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-qj3KZmV/0/M/i-qj3KZmV-M.jpg" alt="baby seal"> </a> <figcaption>baby seal</figcaption> </figure> <p>The docks were originally built so coal and timber could be easily transported by boat but today salmon, seals and pleasure boating dominate the landscape.</p>