Burien
Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographers captured these glimpses of daily life around the community. Click on a thumbnail to see a page featuring a larger, more detailed version of the image.
In the Gregory Heights part of Burien, Casey Castillo's fecund imagination has created magical kingdoms of moveable mountains, wee fairy ponds and quietly gurgling fountains.
Casey Castillo, owner of Natural Creations in Rock and Water, at work in his art shed in his backyard in Burien. The shed is where Castillo conjures and creates his new ideas.
Castillo jokes with employees Ricardo Murillo, right, and Alejandro Soledad about his spanish being better than theirs.
Glenn Sowards paints fiberglass over the back of a latex rubber mold of a real basalt rock. The creation will be used in a fountain.
Castillo and Jose Perez empty water from a fountain piece.
Angels made by Castillo are among his many creations which include gargoyles and enchanted frogs.
Philip Levine stands in front of the sculpture of ÒDancer,Ó a piece he created in 1979.
Julia LaPorta, 6, flies high in the air at Lake Burien Park, where a white arch still stands as a landmark to the historic Lake Burien School.
Don Waye walks his dog, Dudley, through the quaint Burien neighborhood of Seahurst where he has lived for more than 30 years.
Baby chicks are among the items for sale at Kirk's Feed Store in Burien.
Mike Kirk tosses a bale of straw in the storage area of the feed store his family has run since 1952. He was 11 years old when he began working at the store with his father.
Police officer Mike Hatch changes uniforms to become Wrongway the clown. He entertains for civic organizations near his Burien home.
Volunteer mentor Bill Stadler works in Burien's Community Computer Center, serving Highline Community College students as well as the continuing edcation needs of local residents.
Four-year-old Kimberly Marie Rhyner tries on a Christening dress at La Preciosa Boutique in Burien.
Local artist Jean Frantz stands in the Lake Burien Presbyterian Chruch, backed by one of her stained glass window installations.
A gravestone at Hillgrove Cemetery that had been covered by grass and dirt is swept clean.
Brandi Hanley, 16, is part of a group of Burien Highline High School students cleaning up historic Hillgrove Cemetery. Teacher Wendy Sayan says more than 60 students have worked on the project over the past year as part of a study of local history.
Phyllis and Ernie Eder are known for their one-of-a-kind work at their Hi-Line Tin Shop.
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