Fire Station & Couch Park
Aug/25/06 03:28 PM | Adventures
After breakfast at Fullers (Teddy Bear pancake for
The Kid, toast from Suzie’s home made
bread for me) we met up with friends who are
new to the Pearl and headed off into the
neighborhood for adventure.
We strolled up Glisan, crossed the freeway and headed North on 17th. The olive trees in front of the old Casanis have thrived, and are covered with fruit. It didn’t take long before both children had spied the two firetrucks parked in front of the station, and the firemen washing them. As always, this fire station goes all out for kids. Soon The Kid and his friend were sporting red plastic fire helmets, sticker fire badges, and playing with trading cards. Neither wanted to ring the fire bell (too scary) but a friendly fireman obliged.
Next stop was the play structure at Couch Park. The adults conducted the requisite safety check, which resulted in the disposal of a used condom. But after that, we all got a work out climbing, swinging, and sliding. As always, the dogs stayed in the dog park, a small group of transients stayed near the bathrooms and the children stayed in the play structure.
After working up an appetite we went straight to Ken’s Bakery for the best brioche in the city and a lemon meringue pie. The perfect fuel for our stroll back into the Pearl.
We strolled up Glisan, crossed the freeway and headed North on 17th. The olive trees in front of the old Casanis have thrived, and are covered with fruit. It didn’t take long before both children had spied the two firetrucks parked in front of the station, and the firemen washing them. As always, this fire station goes all out for kids. Soon The Kid and his friend were sporting red plastic fire helmets, sticker fire badges, and playing with trading cards. Neither wanted to ring the fire bell (too scary) but a friendly fireman obliged.
Next stop was the play structure at Couch Park. The adults conducted the requisite safety check, which resulted in the disposal of a used condom. But after that, we all got a work out climbing, swinging, and sliding. As always, the dogs stayed in the dog park, a small group of transients stayed near the bathrooms and the children stayed in the play structure.
After working up an appetite we went straight to Ken’s Bakery for the best brioche in the city and a lemon meringue pie. The perfect fuel for our stroll back into the Pearl.