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Aki's World: January 2007
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Sunday, January 21, 2007. Olympic Sculpture Park Opening. Seattle has a new public space, the Olympic Sculpture Park, and we all went down for the official opening. The park is on an old industrial space on the Seattle waterfront and consists of three strips of land separated by railroad tracks and a highway, that are skillfully stitched together into one great park. Alexander Calder's "Eagle" perched atop the high point of the park. Aki at the foot of the "Eagle". Posted by Thomas O'Keefe @ 4:00 PM.
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Aki's World: December 2006
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Sunday, December 31, 2006. Everybody loves a road trip and since things were a little slow around the office during the week between Christmas and New Years Years, Aki and I decided to make the trek down to California to visit my colleague Dave in Paradise, CA. We crossed over the Siskiyou Summit and into California. As you come down out of the pass you enter the Klamath River Valley. The Klamath has been the site of some of the most contentious debates over river management in the West. Elmo...We got to...
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Aki's World: December 2007
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Saturday, December 08, 2007. Thanksgiving Olympic Peninsula Trip. For about the past decade we have been going out to the Olympic Peninsula for Thanksgiving with a big group of Seattle friends. Aki was excited to get his boat on the water this year and we managed to drag a few friends along but it turned out to be a little cold for the kids. Floating down the Soleduck River on the Olympic Peninsula on Thanksgiving Day. Negotiating a rapid on the Soleduck River. Posted by Thomas O'Keefe @ 2:35 PM.
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Aki's World: February 2007
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Saturday, February 17, 2007. Looking up the Middle Fork Valley. Aki did a pretty good job hiking up the trail. But he did find a few nice friends to carry him up part of the way. Aki makes his way to the summit at Rattlesnake Ledge. Aki in his fancy new hiking boots (we got these directly from the Merrell rep.). Aki and Tom with the view up the Cedar River watershed in the background. Ben and Alycia on Rattlesnake Ledge. Aki and Benjamin checking out the rocks. Posted by Thomas O'Keefe @ 11:03 PM. In Jan...
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Aki's World: November 2006
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Saturday, November 04, 2006. Aki at the Art Studio. We were at the Seattle Children's Museum today and Aki enjoyed some time in the art studio. His work is inspired by the fish, flowers, and butterflies of Okinawa. Aki in the studio working on his first painting of the day. The completed work. Abstract #1. The artist in the studio contemplating his next work. The artist showing off his latest work. Whoops it's upside down. Abstract #2. Here it is right side up. The completed painting. Abstract #3. Althou...
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Aki's World: October 2006
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Sunday, October 29, 2006. Aki went to the Japanese preschool while he was in Japan. He made lots of new friends and learned some more Japanese. Aki's school, Kodama Hoikuen. The outside of the school. Aki with his class (bottom left). Aki enjoyed playing with the train. Aki has a train set like this one at home. Learning to play with others as another boy comes through and destroys Aki's train track. Posted by Thomas O'Keefe @ 11:37 PM. Japan: A Trip for Seafood. Whole fish labeled for sale. We just got ...
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Aki's World: September 2007
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Saturday, September 15, 2007. Hiking Trip Along the Stillaguamish. In late July Aki and Dad went with Alder and Cyn on a hike up to Upper Ashland Lake ( location map. A light drizzle persisted through the day so we had an opportunity to break out the rain gear. Aki and Alder spend Wednesdays together and enjoyed the chance to get out and do some exploring together. We went at a kids pace and it took us 8 hours to complete the 4 mile round trip hike. Aki deep in a blueberry patch. The week was all about h...
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Aki's World: May 2007
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Monday, May 28, 2007. Trip to the Aquarium. Aki's class at day care studied fish and marine life so the class took a trip to the waterfront to see live fish at the aquarium. Aki finds a plastic crab down at Pike Place Market. Before our trip to the aquarium mom had to get some coffee. Aki scans the pastry case. Mmmm Aki enjoys a scone. Aki with his class at the big tank at the aquarium. Lots of cool fish in the little tanks. Aki's class at the tide pool waiting for the surge to come. Sunday, May 06, 2007.
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Aki's World: August 2007
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Friday, August 31, 2007. Earlier this summer Aki traveled with his buddy Alder over to eastern Washington for some fun along the Wenatchee River and Icicle Creek. Dad took turns with Alder's parents Web and Cyn kayaking on the river while Alder and Aki had a fun day in the park eating lots of strawberries. Strawberries in the park. Aki as king of the mountain. Alder and Aki having a good time. Aki ever the comedian trying to make Alder laugh. Web cooked up a breakfast of pancakes for everyone. On the way...
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Aki's World: November 2007
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Saturday, November 17, 2007. I'm not sure how many three year olds go on an 8 mile backpacking trip into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness at 4500' elevation on a cold and rainy weekend in November, but Aki and Cassia went out for such an adventure recently. Aki heading up the trail with Omar, Cassia, and Jan. Aki and Omar at the boundary marker for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. A cool waterfall on the trail. We find snow as we get above 4000'. Aki had a great time playing with the white stuff. Aki went to work...
