Laurelhurst Playfield

Dear Diary,

Today, as planned, I went to the nice, but hard to reach park I've mentioned before.  Technically, the restrooms are in the Laurelhurst Community Center, which is a building located within Laurelhurst Playfield.

I went quite early, and was astonished that a man came to open the restrooms just minutes after the park's opening time of 6 A.M.  I used the same room as I'd embarassed myself in before, so there's nothing new to report about that.

But today I explored the playfield more thoroughly than before, partly looking for water fountains.  First, though, the only neat stuff near the restrooms that isn't out of reach behind the Community Center's locked doors:  two fixtures in a playground just north of the building that offer visual appeal for adults as well as fun for kids.  One sort of pays attention to a treehouse theme:

The other follows its historical ferry theme rather more closely.  (The Laurelhurst neighbourhood has a shore on Lake Washington, where this ferry operated.)  The equipment is for children ages 2 to 5:

But the historical explanation is definitely aimed higher in age:

Beyond the playground is a Little League bsseball field, and there's a water fountain behind home plate:

Across the playfield's central grassy sward is another such diamond, with an identical fountain:

The water fountain I've mentioned before, visible from the restroom area, a little downhill near the tennis courts, is more old-fashioned:

All three fountains are surrounded by unpaved areas, so of dubious accessibility with wheels.  None was running at 6 A.M. on May 2.

Laurelhurst Playfield's own candidate for neat stuff is a fire pit, which they say dates to 1926 and is the only one in the park system:

If the other park water fountains ever get turned on, I'll come back to check on this park