After being relatively OK for the week, the weather turned really wet and nasty on Saturday. So we did the obvious thing and went to the aquarium. As expected, a lot of other people with kids had the same idea, but fortunately we are members and did not have to wait in the very long line that snaked out into the rain.

We also got a snack at their cafe before looking about; members get a discount there too! Though still on the pricey side.
The aquarium was stuffed with people, but that was fine with us. We have been many times this year already. Lonan Kai loved looking at the jellyfish and the reef tank.

We were going to plant our spring stuff in the garden, but it was too wet. I had already prepared the bed earlier in the week. I also processed four trays of worm casings (“poo”) and worked it into the bed. Processing consisted of removing the bottom trays from our worm composter, breaking up the casings, removing all the visible worms (not a lot really, most had moved to the upper trays where the food was), and dumping the casings into a wheel barrow I borrowed from the P-Patch. And straining my back because multiple stacked trays are heavy and there isn’t really a good way to lift them.

The worm compost was very nice and as usual did not smell much at all. It was a lot wetter than an outdoors bin would be, though.

Seattle is starting mandatory food waste composting this week, but since we compost at home and in the P-Patch we are exempt (and also don’t have to pay more $$$ each month to the city for the service).

Sunday looked to be nasty, too, but the sun came out in the afternoon. It was a bit cold though in the shade. We went to the Japanese Garden. Most things still had not bloomed yet, and it was unfortunately too cold to feed the koi, but I always find the garden enjoyable.

I tried to get a few nice pictures of Lonan Kai but he refused to cooperate.

Here he is about to try to back down the steps into the pond (unseen behind him) while continously ignoring the camera.

After a nap for me and Lonan Kai we went to Annabel’s birthday party at Pam and Gary’s new place in Capitol Hill near 18th and Aloha. They had moved relatively recently from a condo right by Pike Place Market. It was a good time and as usual I did not take any pictures.