My flower child
My flower child: even in the rain, she stops to smell the roses
Nothing to see here
It’s happened to me time and again, I take my camera out on a photo walk and everything is all wrong. The light is flat, the scenery dull and uninteresting. I wonder what I’m doing out in the cold and wind, and I just want to give up and go home.
There’s nothing to see here. I’m wasting my time.
Then, I look a little closer.
It never fails. A closer look always leads to something special.
I just discovered this site, which plays the sound of rain. Sooooo relaxing. http://www.rainymood.com/
Rainy day in Seattle
I never imagined I’d be the kind of Mom who let my little girl play in a mud puddle in the middle of a Seattle street.
Yet here we are…
Don’t underestimate the value of mud puddles.
Raindrops on Flower Petals
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After the Rain
This weekend was gorgeous. We had record breaking highs to accompany the crowds at the street fair, and plenty of sunburn to go around. With the wonderful weather came the pollen, and the allergies. (And the sinus headache.)
Last night it rained. It was such a relief: the water cleaning the air and leaving everything feeling fresher, crisper, the colors are brighter, the streets washed clean (ok, well not so much the Ave).
This morning Mom and I went for a stroll and we discovered this little critter out for a stroll as well.
He was seriously out in the middle of traffic – well foot traffic anyways.
Look closely at his shell (you might have to click to enlarge). It’s so translucent you can see what look like blood vessels inside. Any biology experts out there know for sure whether snails have blood vessels in their shells?
What is wrong with me? Why am I taking pictures of slimy things?
I gotta admit, it was pretty cool to see.
