Category: Photo of the week

Photos of the Week: Sept 10

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“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks.” – John Muir

Photos from our hike on Tiger Mountain as described in The Journey is the Destination!

Playgrounds and blackberry picking at Discovery Park

I have a favorite place to go workout on some stairs (13 flights for a total of 290 stairs) and I took Miss O with me this week. There are some great views of Lake Union and the Space Needle from the upper flights which always helps with the motivation!

Signage humor. What made you laugh this week?

Photos of the Week: Sept 3

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“Buy the ticket, take the ride.” – Hunter S. Thompson

We drove out to the North Cascades again last weekend and enjoyed some great scenery and more horse rides.

And then continued with horse rides once we got home.

Bouldering as a birthday present – one of Miss O’s picks that was a really fun!

Wildlife – a deer, some micro mini cows (from the North Cascades) and a squirrel enjoying the last of the plums in our yard.

Lake Union from the top of the Capital Hill steps which wraps up the view of our week. How was yours?

Photos of the Week: Aug 27

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“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau

The last of the vacation pictures – a heron fishing in the morning and a brief sighting of orcas on the ferry ride home.

Miss O wanted a pink polaroid camera for her birthday. Which makes me laugh because as she very carefully takes the one picture that she wants so as not to waste her film, I get to snap 5 digital pictures of her in the process.

Wildlife at home – a raccoon eating plums in our backyard and a goose figuring out the neighborhood cross walks.

Finding dandelions to wish on…

Did you have a week full of wishes and dreams?

Photos of the Week: Aug 20

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“The eyes experience less stress when they can look upon a wider horizon.” – R.D. Chin

I think all vacations that start with a ferry ride are off to a good start. And this one ended with Miss O drawing out our activities which provided a nice summary before our ferry ride back.

A week of a wide horizon of sun, sea and surf.

On a walk that my friend and Mr. D took, they saw a bunny run under a hedge. My friend started to say, “I bet if we are quiet, then we can…” Then Mr. D., already understanding the point, interjected, “Sshhh!”

Regardless of all there was to look at, it seemed the most popular place to be for the 7-years and under set was in the pool.

The windows of Langley, a picturesque little town on Whidbey Island near where we were staying, were stenciled with little quotes. Although one of them seemed to have the idea backwards, at least to my way of thinking.

Any quotable lines and good stories from your week?

Photos of the Week: Aug 13

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“The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you are the pilot.” – Michael Althsuler

Seafair in Seattle – an incredible show on a beautiful day. (Anyone that wants to see the Blue Angels’ farewell flyover video I captured see my instagram @wynneleon)

Also spotted at Seafair – a kayaker with a dog wearing googles. Nothing more Seattle than that!

Mr. D practicing his breakfast chef skills. Buzz Lightyear and the fire truck are there in case something goes wrong.

I don’t think I’ve ever gone to the Seattle beaches as much as summer of 2022.

This sign reminded me of Julia Preston who is always luminous but was especially so this week.

What lit you up this week?

Photos of the Week: Aug 6

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“Time wasted at the lake is time well spent.” – unknown

We were lucky to spend the last day of the PNW heat wave with friends at a lake cabin. It was definitely the right way to beat the heat!

For the kids’ birthdays, the Tumblebus, a full-sized bus that has been converted to a mini-tumbling gym, pulled up front for a fantastic party bus. It was so impressive to watch the guy parallel park the bus!

The August mornings have been a little bit darker which is delightful for my morning yoga and meditation time. The kids are great at staying in bed and not interrupting my sacred time – but the cat not so much. She brought a baby bunny in the house early in the morning (see corner of the room in the picture) and then I had to get creative about how to get it safely out of the house without waking the kids. Good news – the bunny was just fine and lived!

What were you running around doing this week?

Photos of the Week: July 30

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“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears or the sea.” – Isak Dinesen

We experienced a lot of salt water this week – mostly sweat and the sea. There is a small island that is a nature preserve about 40 minutes from us and it has an incredible expanse of tidal flats. In the heat of this week, it was the perfect place to go.

Mr. D had a birthday and it seems most of the pictures I have are of his sister openings his presents for him or showing him how to play with them. Ah, the life of the younger child.

I’ve lived in my house for almost 20 years but it when we painted our motto on the front walk, it felt more like home than ever!

That’s what we dug this week. What are you digging into on these summer days? Do you have a motto?

Photos of the Week: July 23

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“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss

We went to a playground we don’t visit very often – with double-sided swings (featured photo), trampolines and spinning circular things. But my favorite was a picture I captured of Miss O on a swing that delighted me because of its similarity to one when she was 3. A little bit older now but still the same exuberant spirit!

It wasn’t as hot in the Pacific Northwest as the rest of the country but we still a lot of time hanging around water.

Mr. D loves to clean with his grandmother. Such a productive pair!

Apparently we weren’t the only ones looking for water. I snapped a picture of this raccoon early in the morning checking out all the likely water sources.

Walking home from the wading pool the other night we passed one of my favorite yards decorated with rock cairns. That’s how our week stacked up. How was yours?

Photos of the Week: July 16

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As I was going to bed this week, I spied this beautiful almost full moon shining through the window. It inspired my choice of the quote for this week, “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” – Allen Ginsberg

I got a pedicure this week. The price was right and I didn’t have to wait…

My kids and I rode the light rail downtown, stopped at the ball park to buy some roasted peanuts and then snapped this picture of a plane as it was being transported on a train, passing underneath the arch of the baseball stadium.

Hard at work making the Oreo crust for their uncle’s birthday mud pie.

Taking the slip ‘n slide idea quite literally – although I guess in this case it’s a slide ‘n slip.

I’ve been doing yoga with the doors wide open on these beautiful summer mornings and it feels so refreshing!

It feels like we are in the full swing of summer here. How was your week?

Photos of the Week: July 9

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“The eyes experience less stress when they can look upon a wider horizon.” – R.D. Chin

Every morning this week I’ve driven Miss O to camp and been treated with the view of Puget Sound shown in the featured photo. This view literally takes my breath away and starts my day with a little nature and awe, which as beginnings go, is right up at the top of my list.

We spent last weekend in Leavenworth, WA which is a Bavarian themed town in the Cascade Mountains. It was there we rode horses and went bananas dancing in the aisles of stores.

Mr. D and I bumped into an incredibly nice crew from Seattle Fire Department who let Mr. D hold their chain saws and cut sticks and lift dumpsters with the jaws of life. If they think showing almost 3-year-olds their gadgets is an effective recruiting tool, they are right.

Miss O gained a gap-tooth grin when she lost her front tooth. I gained a little more perspective about how quickly this blessed job of parenting goes.

What are you smiling about this week?