rainy, rainy Day 45

Remember this? Yeah, forget about that. That was, as I was told, a total lie. A psych out. Seattle was all, "jk! No more sunshine for you mwauhaha!" Not appreciated, Seattle! I was enjoying basking in the 45º sunshine, but I knew this was coming all along. We've got 5 solid days of rain predicted for us and I've got my rain-boots and umbrella at the ready. Bring it, Seattle!

Day 42 hit a wall

...Not literally. I went to Target this afternoon for an item or two. This is the state of the parking lot, weeks after our snowstorms. It's just a gentle reminder that winter is still hanging around. It's supposed to be in the 40s this weekend, which will feel like a heatwave I'm sure. But for now I still feel like I'm sitting in a car staring at a huge mound of snow.

Day 31 is walkin on sunshine

we're having some kind of freak sunny-days streak in seattle right now. After daylight savings, this is one of the most confusing things about living on the mainland (as we call the continental US in Hawaii) for me. When I see sunshine, I think warm/beach/margaritas (in that order). Seven years later and seeing sunshine in 45º weather is still really, really confusing. Looks like summer, feels like winter. Ouch, my brain. I'll get the hang of this someday. In the meantime, I'm loving the sun no matter the temperature... and I'm hoping it stays like this for a few more days when some fancy friends of mine from Chicago come to visit!

ps. 1 month of blogging done. peace out, January!

Day 25 is for the birds

The Delaware River frequently freezes during cold snowy winters, much like this one. While driving over the Calhoun St. Bridge this afternoon (No fear, I was a passenger!) I saw a ton of birds chilling, literally. Brrr, I get cold just looking at this! Hopefully they're at least finding some good grub on the water.

Day 21 looks good enough to eat!

The temperature is somewhere in the twenties. It's windy and there's snow on the ground. In other words it's the perfect night for homemade soup! My mom found a recipe for this amazing vegetable soup. We changed up the ingredients a bit and it was so delicious. The perfect dinner on a cold winter night!

a dark and stormy Day 13

This is becoming my favorite cityscape shot of Seattle. I took a similar picture once before on a less dark and creepy evening and it still rocked my socks. It's like 1/32 the size of New York and I absolutely love it that way.

That being said, I'm happy to not have to see it for a few days while enjoying my nice long weekend in Hawaii. Goodbye dark and stormy, hello 80º and sunny! Let's do this!

the rain keeps falling on Day 12

Oh seattle weather, what winter trickery is this??  You were all "look you guys! I'm gonna make it snow! Oh wait, jk! JK! Now it's rain!! psych your mind!!"

It snowed a fantastic two inches here last night. Buses went on snow routes, schools had delayed openings, people were hoarding dry goods and batteries, others gave up driving altogether and began just leaving their cars on the side of the roads. Shit was getting real. But then everyone stopped to look up from their hysteria and realized the snow had now turned into rain. So I guess that winter joke was on us... well played, Seattle. Well played.

Day 6 stays Lighter Later

Whew, it’s been a long week! I’m very excited that it’s almost the weekend (despite the impending snow tomorrow...). And I’m even more excited that the days are getting longer! This snapshot of cold winter trees is from 5pm. 5PM! Pretty soon it will be time for tank tops and ice cream. In the meantime stay warm friends!

Day 2: A tree grows in Seattle

Day 2 slice, ya'll! I was called into work today (wah wah) and after 9 hours in front of my computer, I emerged, zombie-like out into the world again and this was my view. A normally full parking lot was quite deserted today. Just lil' ol' me, this tree and a clear Seattle sky.