Lisel Salzer, 91, a longtime resident of Leschi, stands with some of her paintings in her home.

A hill near 31st Avenue East and Yesler Way adds a bit of a workout to this walk.

George Gibbs has run Il Vecchio bike shop for eight years. "It really is a beautiful place to ride," Gibbs says of the neighborhood.

Lake Washington and Leschi Marina make a picturesque backdrop for cyclists like Jan Heine of Seattle.

Alan Merrihew works on his sailboat at Leschi Moorage on Lake Washington, the neighborhood's popular spot for boaters.

Students from left, Samrawit Tessema, Sarah Albro and Lyejm Kallas-Lewis work in a first-and second-grade split at Leschi Elementary.

A view from the Interstate 90 bridge shows Leschi's waterfront condos and marina.

Garden photographer Matt Plut photographs trees in Leschi Park.

With its Lake Washington view, the Leschi Lake Cafe is a good lunch spot for Vicky Moulder, left, and Riley Fleet.

Retiree Bob Barrett says his present avocation is arranging flowers for sale at the neighborhood market on Lake Washington Boulevard.

Steve Shulman is sausage-maker extraordinaire. At his Leschi Food Mart, 3 tons of sausage are sold yearly. Shulman calls the fives hours a day he spends in making sausage "not really work; it's sort of therapy."