Finding this post of Jeremy’s made me laugh today, simply because I’d spent part of the walk to work snapping away with my camera…
Spring has definitely hit Seattle. The past two days have been really warm, and today the clouds that we’ve been living under for the past few weeks finally broke, letting sunshine flood the world again.
One of the things I like about living in the Lower 48 after so many years in Alaska is the riot of colors that nature produces. Alaska, while very pretty, tends to be rather monochromatic for much of the year — the white snow in winter, and the green of birch and pine in the summer. Even in fall, we only get a couple weeks of yellow when the leaves turn.
Winters here in Seattle tend to be pretty drab, but from spring through fall, the colors are just amazing. The sudden blooms of flowers and trees spreading througout the city bring everything to life again. We’re blessed with a fairly large number of cherry trees (or, at least, cherry blossom trees — I’ve yet to see any actual cherries), and the storms of pink petals swirling throughout the city are gorgeous.
