iPhone Wednesday #37: 9 On Board

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It is spring break for many school children in Seattle this week. I saw these moms having such fun with their kids. They had all climbed on board a giant teeter totter at Salmon Bay Park and were bouncing and laughing and enjoying each other and the sunbreak in the weather. Made me smile just to look at them. Hope you are enjoying this week, too! This is my iPhone Wednesday shot where I take and edit the image using an iPhone and creative apps.

iPhone Wednesday #37: 9 On Board

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It is spring break for many school children in Seattle this week. I saw these moms having such fun with their kids. They had all climbed on board a giant teeter totter at Salmon Bay Park and were bouncing and laughing and enjoying each other and the sunbreak in the weather. Made me smile just to look at them. Hope you are enjoying this week, too! This is my iPhone Wednesday shot where I take and edit the image using an iPhone and creative apps.

Rainy Metropolitan Night

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This two-toned Honda scooter caught my eye on 2nd Ave in Downtown Seattle. The taxi happened by just as I took the shot. We are enjoying more rain. Which would you take, the scooter or the taxi on such a night? I've been drawn to taking photos of scooters since falling in love with a neighbor's cool Vespa when we lived in San Francisco. I've featured several shots here over the years starting the first month I posted. They are just so visually cool, especially the vintage ones. One of the fun things about blogging friends is the enthusiasm and special passion they share about things with their viewers. This is dedicated to two avid riders, blogging buddies, Chuck of One A Day-Mostly Seattle, and Joni of Art by Joni James. Although they may not ride a Metropolitan, they are true scooter aficionados and have many friends they ride with. Me, I know nothing about scooters except I like to shoot them and the folks that ride them :-). Like this retro fashionista. . . a lot of you may remember.

Rainy Metropolitan Night

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This two-toned Honda scooter caught my eye on 2nd Ave in Downtown Seattle. The taxi happened by just as I took the shot. We are enjoying more rain. Which would you take, the scooter or the taxi on such a night? I've been drawn to taking photos of scooters since falling in love with a neighbor's cool Vespa when we lived in San Francisco. I've featured several shots here over the years starting the first month I posted. They are just so visually cool, especially the vintage ones. One of the fun things about blogging friends is the enthusiasm and special passion they share about things with their viewers. This is dedicated to two avid riders, blogging buddies, Chuck of One A Day-Mostly Seattle, and Joni of Art by Joni James. Although they may not ride a Metropolitan, they are true scooter aficionados and have many friends they ride with. Me, I know nothing about scooters except I like to shoot them and the folks that ride them :-). Like this retro fashionista. . . a lot of you may remember.

Cherry Tree Bench

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The Yoshino cherry trees were dropping petals like pale pink snow in the breeze when I visited the University of Washington Humanities Quadrangle late in the afternoon. This bench was a great place to sit in the quiet and watch people strolling, talking photos, and enjoying the afternoon sunbreak on the lawn beneath the gnarled bows

This evening is the start of the eight days of Passover observance, and I am wishing all who celebrate it a lovely week.

Cherry Tree Bench

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The Yoshino cherry trees were dropping petals like pale pink snow in the breeze when I visited the University of Washington Humanities Quadrangle late in the afternoon. This bench was a great place to sit in the quiet and watch people strolling, talking photos, and enjoying the afternoon sunbreak on the lawn beneath the gnarled bows

This evening is the start of the eight days of Passover observance, and I am wishing all who celebrate it a lovely week.

Bridge: Railing and Shadow

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Today I'm joining Louis La Vache of San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and friends in a Sunday Bridge Series (click the link to see other interesting bridge shots from many cities). This is the curved railing of the vintage Dr. Jose P. Rizal Bridge casting a shadow on the walkway. It spans between Beacon Hill and the International District and is a favorite photo spot for skyline views with freeway light trails. Many of the bridges in Seattle utilize this green paint that keeps the metal safe from corrosion. It reminds me a little of the palm fronds a lot of children will be waving during processionals this Palm Sunday morning. Wishing all those celebrating the beginning of the Christian faith's Holy Week a very lovely day.

Bridge: Railing and Shadow

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Today I'm joining Louis La Vache of San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and friends in a Sunday Bridge Series (click the link to see other interesting bridge shots from many cities). This is the curved railing of the vintage Dr. Jose P. Rizal Bridge casting a shadow on the walkway. It spans between Beacon Hill and the International District and is a favorite photo spot for skyline views with freeway light trails. Many of the bridges in Seattle utilize this green paint that keeps the metal safe from corrosion. It reminds me a little of the palm fronds a lot of children will be waving during processionals this Palm Sunday morning. Wishing all those celebrating the beginning of the Christian faith's Holy Week a very lovely day.

The View From View Ridge

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The View Ridge neighborhood enjoys spectacular eastern vistas of Lake Washington, the Eastside, the Cascade range and Mount Rainier. The housing began development in the late 1930s and continued through the 1960s. Members of the famed Seattle grunge band Soundgarden took their name from the Soundgarden wind pipe art installation on the grounds of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adjacent to Magnuson Park at Sand Point, which is where this street leads at the water's edge. The crosswalk you see below is where the Burke Gilman Trail crosses 65th. The city of Kirkland lies across the water, and the Cascade Range is beyond. Here's an interesting bit of neighborhood history for you.

The View From View Ridge

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The View Ridge neighborhood enjoys spectacular eastern vistas of Lake Washington, the Eastside, the Cascade range and Mount Rainier. The housing began development in the late 1930s and continued through the 1960s. Members of the famed Seattle grunge band Soundgarden took their name from the Soundgarden wind pipe art installation on the grounds of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adjacent to Magnuson Park at Sand Point, which is where this street leads at the water's edge. The crosswalk you see below is where the Burke Gilman Trail crosses 65th. The city of Kirkland lies across the water, and the Cascade Range is beyond. Here's an interesting bit of neighborhood history for you.

Skywatch Friday: Montlake Birch

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We are not through with the gray yet, but the skies are beautiful and dramatic. We are having a mild spring storm this week and the cloudscapes move rapidly. This birch in Montlake was just beginning to leaf out and stood in stark contrast to the darkening evening sky. You can see more skies around the world at Skywatch Friday here. Hope it's the start of a great weekend for you!

Skywatch Friday: Montlake Birch

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We are not through with the gray yet, but the skies are beautiful and dramatic. We are having a mild spring storm this week and the cloudscapes move rapidly. This birch in Montlake was just beginning to leaf out and stood in stark contrast to the darkening evening sky. You can see more skies around the world at Skywatch Friday here. Hope it's the start of a great weekend for you!

OK, Spring's Here, So Where Are All the Chicks?

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A passerby seen from the window of a Ballard cafe. . . So, what caption would you write for this photo? A little creativity challenge for you:  If this were the book cover, what would your title be? First paragraph in the short story you'd write for it? Have fun with it. I'll look forward to reading your answers!

OK, Spring's Here, So Where Are All the Chicks?

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A passerby seen from the window of a Ballard cafe. . . So, what caption would you write for this photo? A little creativity challenge for you:  If this were the book cover, what would your title be? First paragraph in the short story you'd write for it? Have fun with it. I'll look forward to reading your answers!

iPhone Wednesday #36: Pillar to Post

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Walking along the Sound yesterday I noticed these worn old dock posts still in formation but with no discernible task anymore. It's my iPhone Wednesday shot where the photo is shot and edited with the iPhone and available apps.

iPhone Wednesday #36: Pillar to Post

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Walking along the Sound yesterday I noticed these worn old dock posts still in formation but with no discernible task anymore. It's my iPhone Wednesday shot where the photo is shot and edited with the iPhone and available apps.

Open Door of Hattie's Hat

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This is the hand painted logo on the front door of the popular 100+ year old dive bar and restaurant in the heart of Old Ballard, Hattie's Hat. I've always loved the tile work that adorns the exterior, and here it is seen through the propped open door's glass. This is one of the few places in Seattle to serve Poutine, that comfort food delicacy commonly enjoyed by friends north of the border (pronounced poo-tin). But the establishment is most known as a popular neighborhood watering hole and a place to grab a tasty meal before or after shows at close-by music venues on Ballard Ave. They also draw crowds for their weekend all day brunches.

Open Door of Hattie's Hat

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This is the hand painted logo on the front door of the popular 100+ year old dive bar and restaurant in the heart of Old Ballard, Hattie's Hat. I've always loved the tile work that adorns the exterior, and here it is seen through the propped open door's glass. This is one of the few places in Seattle to serve Poutine, that comfort food delicacy commonly enjoyed by friends north of the border (pronounced poo-tin). But the establishment is most known as a popular neighborhood watering hole and a place to grab a tasty meal before or after shows at close-by music venues on Ballard Ave. They also draw crowds for their weekend all day brunches.

Mr. Wayne's Head Shot

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"Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much."      ~John Wayne

I saw this sweater-wrapped head of the famous actor in the Ballard neighborhood. I guess they are keeping his throat warm so he can say his lines. :-) When I was a kid you could sail your little Sabot or El Toro centerboard park and recreation sailboat right past Mr. Wayne's living room picture window in Newport Beach and watch him watching television just like anyone's grandfather. :-)

Mr. Wayne's Head Shot

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"Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much."      ~John Wayne

I saw this sweater-wrapped head of the famous actor in the Ballard neighborhood. I guess they are keeping his throat warm so he can say his lines. :-) When I was a kid you could sail your little Sabot or El Toro centerboard park and recreation sailboat right past Mr. Wayne's living room picture window in Newport Beach and watch him watching television just like anyone's grandfather. :-)

Late Night Post Alley Inspection

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Late last Sunday night a couple of guys were carefully checking out the current state of the Market Theater Gum Wall in Post Alley. I had taken a couple of distance photos of them from the top of the alley, and then I slipped in a doorway and attempted to frame them looking across the alley through the arch. Then this other guy walked into the frame and made it all interesting. I got so excited I lost my steady. The other shots I got of just the two guys came out pretty sharply focused for a night time hand held shot, but I liked this one, warts and all. Other shots at More Seattle Stuff. Hope you are having a great Sunday!

Late Night Post Alley Inspection

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Late last Sunday night a couple of guys were carefully checking out the current state of the Market Theater Gum Wall in Post Alley. I had taken a couple of distance photos of them from the top of the alley, and then I slipped in a doorway and attempted to frame them looking across the alley through the arch. Then this other guy walked into the frame and made it all interesting. I got so excited I lost my steady. The other shots I got of just the two guys came out pretty sharply focused for a night time hand held shot, but I liked this one, warts and all. Other shots at More Seattle Stuff. Hope you are having a great Sunday!

Musical Week

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I love music and especially live performances. Luckily Seattle is a very welcoming place for touring musicians and has many great venues to enjoy, so musicians whose work I follow often come this way every year or two. I generally try to plan for one concert a month in my budget, but in just this week I took in two shows. On Thursday funk legend and multi instrumentalist Maceo Parker and his amazingly talented and tight band played the first of a four night engagement at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley. And, last Sunday at The Triple Door, performing songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire Patty Larkin celebrated the release of 25, an album of new duets with 25 other famous musician friends covering 25 of her love songs over her 25 year recording career. It was my third time hearing her perform and she is just an amazing player and singer. Joining her was the wonderful performing songwriter John Gorka. I think it was the fourth time I've had the pleasure of hearing that beautiful baritone of his live. Great fun! I invite you to get out to your local venues, support your fave musicians, see their concerts, buy their music, enrich your life. :-)

Shake Everything You Got - Mac...

Lately (feat. featuring Martin...

Can’t Get Over It - John Gorka

Musical Week

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I love music and especially live performances. Luckily Seattle is a very welcoming place for touring musicians and has many great venues to enjoy, so musicians whose work I follow often come this way every year or two. I generally try to plan for one concert a month in my budget, but in just this week I took in two shows. On Thursday funk legend and multi instrumentalist Maceo Parker and his amazingly talented and tight band played the first of a four night engagement at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley. And, last Sunday at The Triple Door, performing songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire Patty Larkin celebrated the release of 25, an album of new duets with 25 other famous musician friends covering 25 of her love songs over her 25 year recording career. It was my third time hearing her perform and she is just an amazing player and singer. Joining her was the wonderful performing songwriter John Gorka. I think it was the fourth time I've had the pleasure of hearing that beautiful baritone of his live. Great fun! I invite you to get out to your local venues, support your fave musicians, see their concerts, buy their music, enrich your life. :-)

Shake Everything You Got - Mac...

Lately (feat. featuring Martin...

Can’t Get Over It - John Gorka

Versailles in Seattle

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Yes, you know these faces if you visit around on City Daily Photo Blogs. Cieldequimper of Versailles Daily Photo was visiting Seattle and stopped in @ the Market for tea with Chuck of One a Day-Mostly Seattle and me. It is so nice to meet blog buddies face to face, especially when they've traveled so far. MB of Small City Scenes of Stanwood was also going to join us but on her way discovered a fence down on her property and some of her ponies had wandered off and had to be gathered in and the fence repaired. The three of us chatted and noshed, talked travel and cameras, took photos (of course!) enjoyed Chuck's colorful photos of Italy exhibit at Local Color Cafe (click their "art gallery link to learn more), wandered through the market and visited Chuck's photography day stall, and ended by meeting up with Ciel's lovely mom who is also visiting from France.

Versailles in Seattle

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Yes, you know these faces if you visit around on City Daily Photo Blogs. Cieldequimper of Versailles Daily Photo was visiting Seattle and stopped in @ the Market for tea with Chuck of One a Day-Mostly Seattle and me. It is so nice to meet blog buddies face to face, especially when they've traveled so far. MB of Small City Scenes of Stanwood was also going to join us but on her way discovered a fence down on her property and some of her ponies had wandered off and had to be gathered in and the fence repaired. The three of us chatted and noshed, talked travel and cameras, took photos (of course!) enjoyed Chuck's colorful photos of Italy exhibit at Local Color Cafe (click their "art gallery link to learn more), wandered through the market and visited Chuck's photography day stall, and ended by meeting up with Ciel's lovely mom who is also visiting from France.

Eastllake @ Twilight

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This is a compressed view looking across Lake Union to Eastlake and the north end of Capitol Hill behind it. There are two long docks of houseboats/floating homes on the water, but you can only see the front row. If you look behind the classic liveaboard boat "Owl" on the right you will see the upper deck of a houseboat with a line of colorful chairs--a nice place to watch the sunset, non? Behind the floating home community on the water there are apartments, and beyond those, condos, apartments and houses marching up the slope of the hill, and a school on the upper right. The lighted street heading uphill is Roanoke Street. Wave if one of these sunset windows with the lake view is yours :-).

It might interest you to know that the Roanoke Reef floating homes you see here which usually sell for well over a million and a half dollars each are actually fronting quite an historic piece of Seattle real estate. A controversial proposed block-long 60-foot high over-water condominium complex was blocked from being built here years ago, and these houseboat docks use the pilings originally installed for that. "A court challenge by the Eastlake Community Council and the Floating Homes Association stopped the over-water project, but not before the historic 188-foot long Boeing hangar on the site had been demolished (its footprint is now occupied by the Roanoke Reef houseboats). The first Boeing airplanes were assembled and painted here, and William Boeing himself piloted the company's first test flight in 1916 (his next words: "Gentlemen, we are in the airplane business"). The world's first international mail flight originated here in 1919, as did the birth of United Airlines." (from Eastlake, Seattle)

Eastllake @ Twilight

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This is a compressed view looking across Lake Union to Eastlake and the north end of Capitol Hill behind it. There are two long docks of houseboats/floating homes on the water, but you can only see the front row. If you look behind the classic liveaboard boat "Owl" on the right you will see the upper deck of a houseboat with a line of colorful chairs--a nice place to watch the sunset, non? Behind the floating home community on the water there are apartments, and beyond those, condos, apartments and houses marching up the slope of the hill, and a school on the upper right. The lighted street heading uphill is Roanoke Street. Wave if one of these sunset windows with the lake view is yours :-).

It might interest you to know that the Roanoke Reef floating homes you see here which usually sell for well over a million and a half dollars each are actually fronting quite an historic piece of Seattle real estate. A controversial proposed block-long 60-foot high over-water condominium complex was blocked from being built here years ago, and these houseboat docks use the pilings originally installed for that. "A court challenge by the Eastlake Community Council and the Floating Homes Association stopped the over-water project, but not before the historic 188-foot long Boeing hangar on the site had been demolished (its footprint is now occupied by the Roanoke Reef houseboats). The first Boeing airplanes were assembled and painted here, and William Boeing himself piloted the company's first test flight in 1916 (his next words: "Gentlemen, we are in the airplane business"). The world's first international mail flight originated here in 1919, as did the birth of United Airlines." (from Eastlake, Seattle)

iPhone Wednesday #35: First Tulip

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I walked out this morning to discover the first tulip in bloom in our garden, a bright red one. I thought I'd share this iPhone shot of it with you. I hope if your area in the northern hemisphere is still covered with snow, this shot will give hope that spring is on the way. Happy St. Patrick's Day to those celebrating today.

No editing of the image for this iPhone Wednesday; this is straight out of the iPhone.

iPhone Wednesday #35: First Tulip

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I walked out this morning to discover the first tulip in bloom in our garden, a bright red one. I thought I'd share this iPhone shot of it with you. I hope if your area in the northern hemisphere is still covered with snow, this shot will give hope that spring is on the way. Happy St. Patrick's Day to those celebrating today.

No editing of the image for this iPhone Wednesday; this is straight out of the iPhone.

Hop on Pop's Bike

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. . .but still pedal for yourself. In view of UW, father and son take a bike ride in the sun. Younger riders who have trouble keeping up on family rides enjoy these third wheel tandem folding attachments. Good helmet and fit are a must, more info here.

Hop on Pop's Bike

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. . .but still pedal for yourself. In view of UW, father and son take a bike ride in the sun. Younger riders who have trouble keeping up on family rides enjoy these third wheel tandem folding attachments. Good helmet and fit are a must, more info here.

Backside

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A large neon sign's backside loomed large in pale evening light. The sunset lake view and nice dining makes this a popular Seattle wedding and reception venue, often booked out a year and a half or more in advance according to one mother of a bride I walked past it with.

Backside

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A large neon sign's backside loomed large in pale evening light. The sunset lake view and nice dining makes this a popular Seattle wedding and reception venue, often booked out a year and a half or more in advance according to one mother of a bride I walked past it with.

Dusk Across Lake Washington

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Mt. Rainier viewed on a rainy evening. Hope you are having a great weekend.

Dusk Across Lake Washington

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Mt. Rainier viewed on a rainy evening. Hope you are having a great weekend.

Ramp to Nowhere

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There is a park in the Montlake neighborhood that wanders through an abandoned half-finished maze of on- and off ramps to the 520 freeway and floating bridge. You can read here about how the neighborhood fought and voters finally scrapped this project mid-build in the 70s. The area is adjacent to the Arboretum and the park is mainly traversed by runners and walkers of dogs on land, and kayaks and cones on water. If you look on a Google Earth map at these structures from above, you can tell the unused roadways from the used by the huge paintings and graffiti visible on the pavement in sat photos and the abrupt unfinished ends of ramps to nowhere. It was raining when I went for a walk there, and I liked the brooding light, colors, and curving reflections of the structures.

Ramp to Nowhere

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There is a park in the Montlake neighborhood that wanders through an abandoned half-finished maze of on- and off ramps to the 520 freeway and floating bridge. You can read here about how the neighborhood fought and voters finally scrapped this project mid-build in the 70s. The area is adjacent to the Arboretum and the park is mainly traversed by runners and walkers of dogs on land, and kayaks and cones on water. If you look on a Google Earth map at these structures from above, you can tell the unused roadways from the used by the huge paintings and graffiti visible on the pavement in sat photos and the abrupt unfinished ends of ramps to nowhere. It was raining when I went for a walk there, and I liked the brooding light, colors, and curving reflections of the structures.

Skywatch Friday: Ship Canal Bridge Silhouette

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A freeway runs over it. A very long freeway. Sometimes a very slow freeway. I was standing on the University Bridge when I took this sunset shot of the nearby taller I-5 Ship Canal Bridge with it's streams of north-south traffic. To see this enormous span under construction in 1960, check out these photos from Seattle's Municipal Archives Flickr page. The Interstate 5 Freeway stretches from the Mexican border through California, up through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian Border. See more skies aroung the globe at Skywatch!

Skywatch Friday: Ship Canal Bridge Silhouette

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A freeway runs over it. A very long freeway. Sometimes a very slow freeway. I was standing on the University Bridge when I took this sunset shot of the nearby taller I-5 Ship Canal Bridge with it's streams of north-south traffic. To see this enormous span under construction in 1960, check out these photos from Seattle's Municipal Archives Flickr page. The Interstate 5 Freeway stretches from the Mexican border through California, up through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian Border. See more skies aroung the globe at Skywatch!

Theme Day: 5 Years of the "Tenin Perspective"

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Today Seattle Daily Photo lifts a hot cup of it's finest Seattle java in salute to Paris Daily Photo's 5th Anniversary. Eric "Friendly Parisian" Tenin marks 5 years of daily posts today. He's the guy that inspired so many others around the globe to join him in posting one photo a day from their cities. I happen to have one of Eric's most beloved images on a coffee mug, so while I was sitting in the garden this morning, I thought I would try making an image of it using two "Tenin Perspectives" I've noticed often on PDP: point of view from the ground, and image slightly askew. Eric is a wonderful guy, and I hope you will go over to Paris Daily Photo and wish him bon anniversary, too! Many other CDPBloggers are also featuring images inspired by "The Tenin Perspective, Click here to view thumbnails for all participants. Congratulations Eric!!!!! Thanks for all the happiness you have brought these 5 years in keeping us connected to Paris and to each other.

Theme Day: 5 Years of the "Tenin Perspective"

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Today Seattle Daily Photo lifts a hot cup of it's finest Seattle java in salute to Paris Daily Photo's 5th Anniversary. Eric "Friendly Parisian" Tenin marks 5 years of daily posts today. He's the guy that inspired so many others around the globe to join him in posting one photo a day from their cities. I happen to have one of Eric's most beloved images on a coffee mug, so while I was sitting in the garden this morning, I thought I would try making an image of it using two "Tenin Perspectives" I've noticed often on PDP: point of view from the ground, and image slightly askew. Eric is a wonderful guy, and I hope you will go over to Paris Daily Photo and wish him bon anniversary, too! Many other CDPBloggers are also featuring images inspired by "The Tenin Perspective, Click here to view thumbnails for all participants. Congratulations Eric!!!!! Thanks for all the happiness you have brought these 5 years in keeping us connected to Paris and to each other.

iPhone Wednesday #34: Seattle Treescape

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On a walk to the library yesterday we passed under some curbside cherry trees in full bloom. Seattle is awash in pastel blossoms right now, from plumb trees to forsythia. For this iPhone shot I pointed straight up above my head with the sun shining through the clouds above the tree. I then used TiltShift and Camera Bag apps to edit quickly and uploaded the shot to my Flickr photostream with an app called FlickIt. You can see four other treatments using different apps on my Flickr page. Petrea of Pasadena Daily Photo got a different perspective on trees in her iPhone shot for today, and check out Ming the Merciless' iPhone Wednesday offering at Bangor Daily Photo. Maybe you'll be inspired to start using your camera phone for more than snaps :-).

iPhone Wednesday #34: Seattle Treescape

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On a walk to the library yesterday we passed under some curbside cherry trees in full bloom. Seattle is awash in pastel blossoms right now, from plumb trees to forsythia. For this iPhone shot I pointed straight up above my head with the sun shining through the clouds above the tree. I then used TiltShift and Camera Bag apps to edit quickly and uploaded the shot to my Flickr photostream with an app called FlickIt. You can see four other treatments using different apps on my Flickr page. Petrea of Pasadena Daily Photo got a different perspective on trees in her iPhone shot for today, and check out Ming the Merciless' iPhone Wednesday offering at Bangor Daily Photo. Maybe you'll be inspired to start using your camera phone for more than snaps :-).

Open

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I have no idea what this pipe I saw in the University district is for (first to figure it out and comment about it has my curiosity's undiying gratude); but, it caught my interest because it features my great grandmother's maiden name, a significant year for me, and says "Open," which gave me a major earworm I'd like to pass on to you. Click Here to Take a listen if button below doesn't work :-) 

Open - Bruce Cockburn

Open

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I have no idea what this pipe I saw in the University district is for (first to figure it out and comment about it has my curiosity's undiying gratude); but, it caught my interest because it features my great grandmother's maiden name, a significant year for me, and says "Open," which gave me a major earworm I'd like to pass on to you. Click Here to Take a listen if button below doesn't work :-) 

Open - Bruce Cockburn

This is What Gets Us Through the Gray

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. . .that, and going outside no matter what the light and sky. Yesterday lizziviggi commented on the sunny day photo ". . . I really like this photo-- the line of grey bridge, the line of grey kayak, the line of grey sidewalk. But best of all, it's not on a grey day!" We grab it when it happens! But in the gray months we look for color. This colorful flower stand (The Flower Lady) is tucked onto the sidewalk in the Eastlake neighborhood on my normal route from Capitol Hill to points north and west of Lake Union. Every time I pass I take in an eyeful of floral and rainbow umbrella color. Now the daffodils, hyacinths and primroses are blooming in my garden, so I'm getting a little dose of color right at home, too. Rains returned last night after a weekend of pure blue skies.

This is What Gets Us Through the Gray

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. . .that, and going outside no matter what the light and sky. Yesterday lizziviggi commented on the sunny day photo ". . . I really like this photo-- the line of grey bridge, the line of grey kayak, the line of grey sidewalk. But best of all, it's not on a grey day!" We grab it when it happens! But in the gray months we look for color. This colorful flower stand (The Flower Lady) is tucked onto the sidewalk in the Eastlake neighborhood on my normal route from Capitol Hill to points north and west of Lake Union. Every time I pass I take in an eyeful of floral and rainbow umbrella color. Now the daffodils, hyacinths and primroses are blooming in my garden, so I'm getting a little dose of color right at home, too. Rains returned last night after a weekend of pure blue skies.

I-5 Ship Canal Bridge

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Yesterday I took a photowalk with a Flickr photo group I belong to called Alives in the S U P E R U K N O W N (after the Soundgarden album). The group was created by Photo Coyote, an Italian photo enthusiast who is a huge fan of all things Seattle. He and his family spent some time here last year, and he recreated a walk he took at that time and sent the group the route. It led us through the Eastlake neighborhood, across the University Bridge, into the U-District, and west on 45th into Wallingford. With photos of landmarks in hand we explored to our hearts content. It was a perfect sunny day, and very pleasant company. I had fun meeting Flickr contacts in person, and thanks to Photo Coyote for putting it all together from his home in Italy. Having him present is the only thing that could have made the adventure better.

I-5 Ship Canal Bridge

Photo & Text Copyright 2009 Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved, including reproduction or republishing.

Yesterday I took a photowalk with a Flickr photo group I belong to called Alives in the S U P E R U K N O W N (after the Soundgarden album). The group was created by Photo Coyote, an Italian photo enthusiast who is a huge fan of all things Seattle. He and his family spent some time here last year, and he recreated a walk he took at that time and sent the group the route. It led us through the Eastlake neighborhood, across the University Bridge, into the U-District, and west on 45th into Wallingford. With photos of landmarks in hand we explored to our hearts content. It was a perfect sunny day, and very pleasant company. I had fun meeting Flickr contacts in person, and thanks to Photo Coyote for putting it all together from his home in Italy. Having him present is the only thing that could have made the adventure better.