Kubota Garden (Seattle part 1)

The first stop we made on my recent trip to Seattle was Kubota Garden.
Here are two sites you can visit to learn more of the history:
Kubota Garden


We flew into Sea-Tac airport around noon on Sunday. The airport was mostly empty. So we were able to quickly navigate our way to baggage claim and then out to catch the rental car shuttle. I must say I found Sea-Tac to be one of prettiest airports I've ever seen. That day was partly cloudly and the way the sun shone through the walls of windows was invigorating.

There are windows at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, but there is also tons of concrete too. I loved walking through the sunlit airport.


After picking up the rental car, we stopped at a Bartell Drugs and picked up some gloves, which I had been unable to buy in Phoenix. I think you can only really buy gloves here in November. Apparantly Bartell Drugs has been in Seattle for forever and my mom shared stories of her brother working there as a teenager in the early 1960's.

Then, we were off to Kubota Garden. None of us had been there before so were unsure what to expect. The garden is open to the public year round and is maintained by volunteers and funded by donation. It is 4.5 acres of well kept trails through a variety of landscapes. Here are a few of my pictures:



This is the marker at the front of the garden. It helps you know where to turn to get to the parking area.



One of the few flowering plants/trees there. Much of the garden looked just about ready to bloom. We thought it looked like popcorn on the tree.



There was a series of paths that led by many waterfalls. Each waterfall was beautifully framed by the nature around it. The sound of the falling water only added to the peacefulness of the place.

You see the beautiful clear skies? We could not have asked for a better day to spend the afternoon walking through a carefully crafted garden.
If you are going to be visiting the area or are lucky enough to live nearby I highly recommend you visit. There were many places with benches that would make for peaceful meditation. I think my kids would have even loved the place. I think the calm would even have infused them.

Keep an eye out for my next Seattle post: Magnolia (Seattle part 2).