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Seattle People photographer Jenny Jimenez turned her lens on a Golden Gardens

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Matt, Alex & Anthony have been friends since kindergarden and have been coming to Golden Gardens about just as long.
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Matt, Alex & Anthony have been friends since kindergarden and have been coming to Golden Gardens about just as long.
Matt, Alex & Anthony have been friends since kindergarden and have been coming to Golden Gardens about just as long.
Mandi & Jesse keep the fire burning. Jesse is responsible for NFFTY, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth and support organization for filmakers under 23 years old.
Scott & Meg have been together for two years and fit together like puzzle pieces.
Christin & Erik are only on their fourth date, drinking O'Douls and cuddling up next to some driftwood.
Wedding photographer Cheryl Jones shoots newlyweds Rahn & Dawn.A  The Golden Gardens' Boat House is a popular wedding venue with incredible views.
And he breaks a smile.A  See him next Saturday at Cork! Wine Bar in Tacoma.
Local singer-songwriter, Casey Frazier.
A crew of folks from Maine.
James, Laura & little Arnie stay warm.
Phaedra has been laying low since she crashed her bike into a tree. No stitches!
Rosa & Ian came down to the beach with friends.
Worshipping the Vitamin D horse pill.
Mary Lee & Amanda are breakdancers in the Fraggle Rock Crew.
Bill usually doesn't have enough patience to sit through an entire sunset. Today might be different.
Justina and Alex watch the sun descend.
You might recognize Noel the Freak from the Pure Cirkus Roadshow or America's Got Talent.A  During the day he's a commercial painter, but at night he's known for lifting car batteries and concrete blocks with his eye sockets and smashing plates over his private parts with a hammer.
Kiana came to the beach to hit the volleyball around with her buddies.
Singh works the snack bar.
Yup, that's Oscar.
Daniel plays it cool. He moved here from Mexico City over a year ago with his brother Oscar.
Uh oh. Someone wants their camera back.
About to be a four year old, Donato just learned how to work a point & shoot digital camera.A  You can't stop this boy from taking pictures.A  I asked him what he thought about photography.A  His response:A  I take a pictue of your belly button. It's a belly button in there. Ha ha! I take a belly button in the picture!
He asked me to send him this image so he'll have proof of what good shape he was in.
Ed goes all out for a catch.
Lara & Tori can't recommend the Buffalo wings they picked up at Fred Meyer, but the vino is suiting them just fine.
Ciron shows me how not to roast your marshmallows.
Welcome to Golden Gardens.
Candiece and her boyfriend Jordan have been together for a year and seven months, originally meeting while working the same shift at a Totem Lake QFC.A  Their secret? Deodorant.
The Ruttkay family enjoys a picnic together.A  They don't see each other as often since their daughter moved to Portland.
Stephanie & Taylor do a bit of tailgating while they wait for their friends to arrive.

Seattle People photographer Jenny Jimenez turned her lens on a Golden Gardens sunset recently, and chatted up the myriad admirers. Read Jenny’s interview this week with Noel the Freak. See other installments of Seattle People, which include Wallingford, Capitol Hill, and West Seattle.Published on July 21, 2009