About Shelton's Hiawatha Park

This is one of my favorite photographs taken by one of our local Doctors at Mason General Hospital. I wish I could take the credit. Even more I would love to travel to all of the exciting places that he does with National Geographic. What a great experience. He took this picture first hand and it is so clear it is hard to tell if it was upside down or not.

What special people do you have hidden in your community?

The capitol of Washington State is Olympia. Full of rich History and a dedication to a courageous nation the Capitol of Washington State is a grand monument to the dawning of a new age with the respect and admiration of a past we can all be proud of.

The capitol was constructed in 1928 by Wilder and Whites. It has survived three major earthquakes, thanks to it's superior craftsmanship.

A remodel was completed in 2004 and consisted of recycling over 80% of the construction waste.The capitol now consists of 144 solar panels to promote conservation, and has the largest amount of solar panels of any capitol in the United States. Washington is truley the green state.The capitol is the 4th largest masonry dome in the world and is 287 feet tall.

To learn more intersting fact about Washington State and the Capitol please click on the blue link.

I wanted to share with all of you a picture I took today while showing homes to a long distance client that made a special trip to view homes here. This is the entrance of one of our finest communities.

While I understand that this was probably not done by anyone living in this community, it still stings them. My client instantly questioned how often this occurred, what were the crime rates, and is this a safe neighborhood? Yes, this is a wonderful place to live, but unfortunately it is making a difference in how others are perceiving the values here.

It is important to our communities that when we see graffiti that we eliminate it immediately. It will effect all of us one way or another- whether we live there ourselves or are encouraging others too. It brings down house values, and gives the illusion that we do not care.

How do you handle tagging and graffiti in your neighborhood?