Two bobcats lounging in our back yard. They enjoyed it so much they were there for about an hour and a half. I missed them running off, but caught one of them sitting on the fence afterwards. #seattle #kirkland #nature

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.6 - 18 April 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* Large expansion north to Lynnwood City Centre across all of SW Snohomish County

* Extension of Interurban Trail in Edmonds to 78th Place West.

* Improved street labelling, mostly in SW Snohomish County.

* Route indicators at map edges describing continuations to destinations such as UW and City of Snohomish

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RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5.1 - 8 March 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* WATERFRONT TRAIL now open in Downtown Seattle. This is a small section opening, but it is an important connection

* HONEY DEW CREEK TRAIL in Newcastle/Renton. Turns out it's a popular paved shortcut

* Better road name markings a few places

* Warnings on 15th Avenue S bike lanes which are now _closed_ now 'til spring

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5 - 21 February 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* ALL OF NEWCASTLE. Thanks to Kerry Sullivan for help with May Creek Park Drive construction data

* NORTHERN RENTON, including substantial upgrades to Lake Washington Loop markings

* Bike lanes around 100th Ave W. in Edmonds

* Upgrade to 15th Avenue S in the Seattle map – bike lanes now have physical separation.

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Our #kirkland neighborhood is reeling from the 1" #blizzard last night #seattle #wawx

Major blizzard #kirkland #seattle #wawx

Peaceful #Saturday on the lake. The heron seems completely unaware of the in-progress political shitshow. #seattle #kirkland

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.6.

Changes this release:

* Addition of a "Difficult" label on Power Line Trail
* Removal of a bike store icon in Roosevelt and 84th
* Addition of fully-separated bike lane on 11th Ave NE from 47th to Ravenna, and on 12th Ave NE from Ravenna to NE 69th
* Waterfront Trail: Yesler to Union now open
* Eastlake from Fairview to John now has separated bike lanes

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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Calm Saturday. #kirkland #wawx #seattle

Cold heron. #wawx #kirkland

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.5.

Three changes. All apply to the MEGAMAP area, only one applies to Greater Northshore, and even that's in Seattle proper, that being a very much needed new greenway north of Lake City.

The Montlake Lid bike/ped bridge over 520 was supposed to be finished today, and it's not. Opening ceremony is tomorrow, and I'm confident it's close enough for that, but I also suspect there may be landscaping-driven closures.

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Kirkland

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/kirkland-justin-farrimond.html

Kirkland township, a region of Kendal, Cumbria, from the south of the Blindbeck stream. This was an independent settlement 'church land' which had its own manor court and was not officially absorbed into the borough of Kendal until 1908.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Architecture #Heritage #Photography #Cumbria #Vintage #Monochrome #PhotographyLovers #Kirkland

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.4.

It's a minor update: a correction to Seattle's map in the Greater Northshore printed area, removal of the construction warning in Bothell, and a MEGAMAP-only update to Montlake at SR-520.

I was really hoping that the Montlake Lid bike/ped bridge over 520 would be open before dropping this. But it's not, and isn't going to be open before or immediately after the election, so I've updated what I can to reflect what _is_ open.

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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This painting is still available from St Edwards State Park. Its an 8x8 oil on canvas.

https://maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/1373890052/thanksgiving-at-lake-washington-original

I think this is what I'll do, I think it works.

Instead of the start date on the upper two warning signs, I've put "thru Spring 2024" as that's what Kirkland is saying.

On the southernmost warning sign, I've relabelled it "occasional" as there's still signs of construction. That's not road works, that's something off the road but with a gravel private roadway that goes down to the street. Honestly not sure what's up with it.