<p>Sunday, another gloomy day this spring/summer, found us in Seattle checking out the <a href="http://inballard.com/detail.php?id=hirammchittendenlocks">Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) locks</a> and the neighboring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_S._English,_Jr.,_Botanical_Gardens">Carl S. English, Jr botanic gardens</a>.</p>