Shoji Night Lights

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I came across this softly glowing building at Hamilton International Middle School while out on a walk. The school reopened last fall after a 73 million dollar renovation. I love the shoji style upper windows illuminating a snowy night scene. Hard to believe this was Seattle's first middle school, built in the 1920's.

Shoji Night Lights

Photo & Text © 2011 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

I came across this softly glowing building at Hamilton International Middle School while out on a walk. The school reopened last fall after a 73 million dollar renovation. I love the shoji style upper windows illuminating a snowy night scene. Hard to believe this was Seattle's first middle school, built in the 1920's.

Frozen Waterways

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In warmer weather many people enjoy renting a kayak or canoe and paddling through these waters under freeway ramps near the Arboretum. . .but even the ducks weren't having any of this frozen scene in the Montlake neighborhood.

Frozen Waterways

Photo & Text © 2011 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

In warmer weather many people enjoy renting a kayak or canoe and paddling through these waters under freeway ramps near the Arboretum. . .but even the ducks weren't having any of this frozen scene in the Montlake neighborhood.

Evening @ The 45th Guild

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With the cold temps in Seattle this past week, movie theaters like The 45th Guild in Wallingford have attracted folks into warm lobbies with the aroma of popcorn and the promise of being transported away for awhile into the land of the silver screen. The theater opened in the 1920s as the Paramount and boasts the charming deco details of the era.

Evening @ The 45th Guild

Photo & Text © 2011 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

With the cold temps in Seattle this past week, movie theaters like The 45th Guild in Wallingford have attracted folks into warm lobbies with the aroma of popcorn and the promise of being transported away for awhile into the land of the silver screen. The theater opened in the 1920s as the Paramount and boasts the charming deco details of the era.

A Glacier Carved This Graceful Slope. . .

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How do I have a clue this is so? Well, turn 180 degrees with me via the picture below and you will see the talisman it left behind in this street scene in the Wedgwood neighborhood.

No, that's not human landscaping in front of of two houses on this otherwise ordinary residential street in the Wedgwood neighborhood. That is Big Rock (called Wedgwood Rock by geologists), the second largest glacial erratic in Washington (the largest is in Coupeville on Widbey Island). It was left behind by Vashon Glacier thousands of years ago. The area around it was forested when it was a well known landmark to the native people. It stands 9 feet tall and over 75 feet in circumference. Boy Scouts, rock climbers and even famous mountaineers such as Jim Whittaker practiced their technical skills here decades ago; but, there has been a city ordinance against climbing on it since 1970. I was glad the woman in the blue coat walked by to help you get a sense of its scale. And yes, that is ice on the road and snow was falling when I shot this. For more photos from several angles around this rock, see my More Seattle Stuff page.