Bigelow In Bloom

Today I took a photowalk down the streets of my own neighborhood. According to the signs posted around here, the historic Bigelow neighborhood was established in 1854 when Daniel Bigelow built a house here, right up the road from my current dwelling place. Back then this area was mainly forest and wilderness. The city of Olympia grew up around it, though, and soon the land around the Budd Inlet became a center of trade for the state.

Today the Bigelow neighborhood is an enclave of calm in the midst of the busy downtown. Though the vibrant and noisy places around 4th Avenue and Capitol Way are just a few minutes walk away, my neighborhood is quiet and peaceful. (It is also full of Obama signs and stickers, but you can't win them all.)

The Bigelow House, built in 1954. The Washington
State Park service operates a museum and daily tours.


As always, the State Capitol rises above the neighborhoods.




A few of the flowers in the neighborhood. Check out
the full web album for more.