After 26 dry days. I have never seen parks, lawns and roadsides so completely dried out as they are this summer.
This area always gets a dry spell in the summer, when the grass dries out and the trees get grayish. This year the dry weather has gone on so long that I wonder if everything can come back. By next spring we could see many dead trees - but I hope to be proved wrong.
On Sunday the Sousa Band played at the Ballard Locks, everyone's favorite gig. The time and weather were both perfect - 2 p.m. on a suddenly sunny summer Sunday - and the crowd was the largest I've seen for any of these concerts.
This year I was in the audience, wishing all the while I could be up there playing.
If you missed this concert, think about coming to Leschi Park next Saturday, when the band plays for its centennial celebration. (Liz, the band director, said on Sunday that the Sousa Band has become Seattle's favorite centennial celebration band - ever since 2007 we've been playing for various commemorations.)
More information at the Sousa website: www.sedentarysousa.com
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