Pigs

Strangely, this post has nothing to do with pork, or at least edible pork. It would seem that the pig is some sort of symbol of the Pike Place Market, despite the fact that the amount of seafood sold at the market is probably 10-15x the amount of pork sold at the market. It turns out that this is the 100th birthday of the Market, so there are all sorts of events building up to August 18th. Mainly this means that the Market is crazy busy during the weekend, making it miserable for locals like myself to go shopping (it really does have fantastic produce stands).

As part of the celebration they have put up these fiberglass pigs all around the city... I assume they are sponsored by various businesses who decorate them to represent their company. For those of you in DC, they're a lot like the Pandas that were in town a couple of years ago, only they aren't frequently vandalized.

Anyways, I think they are cool. So here are some pictures: