Seattle, Part 4: The Ballard Farmer's Market

The morning of July 4th we headed over to Ballard, about 15 minutes from downtown Seattle, for brunch and a leisurely weekend stroll around the farmer's market there.

We ate at a contemporary French brasserie-type place, a la Balthazar or Schiller's, where we both had a decent duck confit hash with poached eggs.

Then we sampled some of the local food and produce at the market outside, like these mini sugared donuts (tasted just like churros!) that came off this cool machine that flipped each one over after a set period of time.

Finally we walked away with a pound and a half of some absolutely delicious Rainier cherries (in season) and this beautiful bouquet of sweet peas and some of kind of daisy. :)