A late halloween

Boo! This might have been the highest-altitude pumpkin in Seattle.
While I saw this on Halloween, now I'm thinking about Thanksgiving. I'm really looking forward to cooking some turkey and pumpkin pie.

Enthusiasm and Restraint

Fall Leaves

A beautiful day in Green Lake.

Fall at Green Lake

The days are getting shorter (dark by 6:30 - 7 already) and the trees are turning color. We've had some gorgeous sunny days this last week.

Downtown Sunset

Not in the desert anymore! Very much cooler and wetter.

Tree, Graffiti'd

Seriously? Still a pretty nice looking tree though.

Daffodils Everywhere, on increasing scales.

Seattle Mountains

Beautiful view across the Lake Washington to the mountains today.

Foggy day at the lake

This looked kinda cool in black and white too, but in person, I really like the colors of the trees and the contrast between the bark and the places where the bark has sloughed off. So it stayed in color. Ah, the mystery of fog.

Happy Holidays, part 1

Seattle's getting its holiday spirit on, waterfront style.

Boathouse Sunset

Winter Sunset in Seattle, looking at the marina outside Agua Verde.

Ah, so peaceful.

Trees in a Row

I like the arch of the trees, echoed from one to the next.

The Dog Speaks

Jackson the dog says
Come follow me to the lake
You should let me swim.

# happy haiku thursday!

Radiant Fall

Well, it seems I am 'falling' behind (hur-hur) in my posting. However, I have lots of pretty fall trees around Green Lake to take pictures of, so beware - trees in bright colors coming up!

I like this pastoral view of the boat rental dock at Green Lake. The boats are gone, but the people are still walking around the lake. One of them grumped at me today - to which I will have to practice saying "Get a grip, old man", so that I don't get grumpy myself. (I saw a woman on a bike say this to a man once, who grumped at her for biking through a crosswalk while he was walking in it -- it was pretty safe, she was far away from him. The exchange was tremendously enlightening to me.)

Fall Pumpkin

A carved pumpkin sits outside a small store in Fremont. Chairs beckon.
> sit in chair
You sit in the chair, relaxing comfortably. After a few moments contemplating the view, you get up.
> look at the pumpkin
The pumpkin has a cat's face carved into its side. It is really quite nice.
> enter store
You are eaten by a grue.

A Squirrel Story

I've been slacking, so here is a whole illustrated story. Plus, it involves cute animals.

I was out walking this morning and what did I spy with my little eye (and camera)? Why, it was a squirrel!



I thought I might get a closer look and ...



I haven't mentioned yet that I was walking with my dog. He was quite fascinated with the squirrel, of course, and the two of them engaged in quite the entranced staring competition.



Eventually though, the squirrel had enough of us and went up the tree.



As soon as he thought we weren't looking anymore though, he was right back down the bottom of the tree on the ground. The number of squirrels around Green Lake is amazing at the moment. They're all storing up for winter, I suppose.

Just the camera at hand

Just an iphone photo, because I've been busy. But the fall is continuing to be pretty, and I've had a few occasions where I was kind of kicking myself because of not having a better camera on-hand.

Another example:

P-Patch

A not-so hidden garden in the city, bursting with green things and colorful accessories.

Far Away and Long Ago at a Waterfall

.. a princess bought all the fun items she wanted from the REI store.
It's a fairy tale because that would make her penniless in real life. :)

(waterfall outside the REI store).

In the Shadow of the Needle

Life in Seattle is pretty good.