I've been walking on the western edge of Tacoma's North End. Today I found a lovely ginkgo tree on N Vassault St and took this photo of one of its distinctive leaves. Considered a "primitive" species, here's a sprig of the leaves instantly fossilized in Adobe Photoshop, looking much as paleontologists find them (please click on the photo to see the detail):
The semi-secluded neighborhood of the ginkgo specimen is enclosed by Vassault Playfield on the north, N 26th St on the south, Pearl on the East and Narrows Dr on the west. Beautiful homes and gardens are interspersed with unkempt properties and dandelion breeding farms that must constantly irritate their neighbors. Ha, ha, that's life in the city! The best characteristic of this neighborhood is that it sits on a ridge, with the homes at the top able to catch glimpses of Puget Sound or parts of the Narrows Bridge, but it also has quiet cul-de-sacs shaded by giant horse chestnut trees. I saw that a friend of mine in the neighborhood has his house up for sale for $379k; I'm guessing his lovely house falls at near the median price range for that part of town.
