LEFTOVER

 

 I came across this huge pumpkin on someone's doorstep while walking the dog last night. A Halloween leftover, albeit not turned into a jack o'lantern.

NIGHTTIME....could be daytime.

 I took this black and white photo the other night downtown.  Given the weather nowadays here, it could very well have been in color....

SWEET SIN

 

If you have to sin, it might as well be a sweet one. Finally ate a doughnut from Seattle's Top Pot Doughnuts. They were out of my favorite Pink Boa (like this sugar doughnut but topped with a layer of pink icing and white coconut), so I had to make do.

A NEW PASSION?

 

In Seattle one often complains about the rain. The wetness has an up-side though: mushroom weather. I have become very interested in fungi and have ordered a good book. I do realize that it is difficult to distinguish the edible from the edible, but I will skip the taste tests and just be happy with finding out what kinds I see. A more enlightened friend has tild me that the white one is a meadow mushroom...and is delicious.

ROSIE THE RIVETER

 

I love the new Rosie the Riveter thermos my daughter (aka Santa) got me for Christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Couldn't resist asking this Whole Foods grocery store employee if I could take his photo. He was all too pleased to oblige.

ALL TUCKERED OUT

 My little dog and my daughter's dog, who have become best friends this trip.

SERENDIPITY AGAIN

 Another pearl from the "take-one, leave-one" little lending libraries stands that pop up here and there on neighborhood streets around Seattle.

Golden Book Guides were a staple of my childhood. I had Rocks and Minerals, Trees, and Reptiles and Amphibians, among others. This is a vintage one and I had to Gorilla Glue the binding, but it is basically still up-to-date.

CREATIVE CHRISTMAS TREE

My friend went for a mammogram today and this is the office Christmas tree! Quite clever. Click to enlarge it and read the little sign toward the top of the tree.

Thanks for the photo, J.W.!

 

CHRISTMAS COOKIES 2023

 

Made these the other day with my Seattle granddaughter. They are pretty and indeed a far cry from the sand tarts and gingerbread men with just cinnamon sugar topping, walnuts, and raisins that my grandmother used to make!

YOGA SANTAS

 Couldn't resist snapping these yoga Santas.....and I bought two of them. 😊

SERENDIPITY

 It's not the first time I browse through yard sales and thift shops. Every now and then there is something that just 'speaks to me' like this dainty Chinese tea cup. 

PENSIVE

 

Here and there around Seattle are pieces of oversized artwork. I wonder if she's thinking of a New Year's resolution.

MONDAY MURALS- YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

 

A mural full of positivity from the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.

See other murals on MONDAY MURALS.

A CHRISTMAS MOVIE LAWN

 

Someone is a movie buff!

PEEKING IN ANTICIPATION

 

Last evening was the annual holiday concert at the school my grandson here in Seattle attends. I was so impressed....most of the players in the orchestra (he plays the trumpet) had only begun to learn an instrument in September and did a smashing job.  And hats off of course to the instructors as well!  These girls were peeking before the performance out to see how big the audience was....and it was a full house.

MOSS in the EMERALD CITY

 Given that Seattle and this part of Washington are prone to wetness, I've always admired the variety of moss and lichens. I love the various shades of green, texture....  Not a surprised that Seattle is dubbed The Emerald City.

CLASSIC VIEW PART II

 A short while back I uploaded a similar photo from the same viewpoint.  This one was taken around 9 a.m. before strong light hit. I don't even care if strong light hits Seattle; it had been so rainy.

BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN

 Bellevue is a city adjacent to Seattle and so last night I was treated to a visit to their own Botanical Garden, all decked out in a jaw-dropping array of lights. 

OLD-SCHOOL ICE CUBES

 

I am a thrift shop junkie and was thrilled yesterday to find these vintage ice cube trays that sell online for $20+.  These were two for $4.00.

They each make 18 big and long-lasting cubes and the trays are opened with such a safisfying crrruuunch.

SKYWATCH- Crows by the needle

 Gloom, gloom is what Seattle's weather has been and will continue through the weekend.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

BERRIES IN THE RAIN

 

Not sure what these berries are...but I loved the color and reflections.

PAPERWHITE NARCSSUS

 Paperwhite narcissus is native to the Mediterranean region, but grows very well here in Seattle...indoors.  I think this plant on my daughter's shelf is happy it is not outside in the cold and endless rain we've  been experiencing. 

Mother Nature's Still Life

 Mother Nature arranged this.

LOTS OF DOE

There were four doe near her, but only got a good shot of this one. On San Juan Island, Washington.

 

A MAN AND HIS BIRD

 My friends  here on San Juan Island tell me this fellow and his bird are frequent visitors to this cafe where we had breakfast.

ON THE FERRY

On my way to visit friends on San Juan island. The ferries still are magical to me. Notice the flag is at half-mast, most likely for Rosalyn Carter's passing.
 

PURPLE STAIRS

 These purple stairs made me think of Jimmy Hendrix's song PURPLE HAZE.. 

NOT JIMMY HENDRIX...

 I goofed when I posted this picture of a statue I mistook as Jimmy Hendrix. Many thanks to ex-blogger Kim for setting me straight! Here is IIS WHO IT REALLY REPRESENTS. 

GET TATTOOED!

 I don't know if there is a city ranking for the number of tattooed people, but if there is, Seattle would be right up there. I've seen some amazing tattoos. 

CLASSIC SEATTLE

 CLassic Seattle skyline from Queen Anne hill. Mount Rainier in the background.

ORIGINAL RESIDENT

Spotted two streets away. One of Queen Anne hill's (Seattle) original residents.

 

MONDAY MURALS

 

Not exactly sure what this is, but I love the autumn colors.

See more murals on MONDAY MURALS

LENIN STILL STANDS

 He stands tall here in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. To find out how he git here, check out THIS LINK.

AUTUMN STILL LIFE

 Just pretty, that's all.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THANKSIVING?

 I love Halloween. It's a fun holiday. My favorite holiday though is Thanksgiving. No hype, close family at most tables, non-denominational, and no presents. I think I have answeredmy question about why many stores don't carry inflatable turkeys or Pilgrims. Thanksgiving is not a major money-making holiday like Christmas and Halloween...sad, but true.

THREE CRABS

 What remains of three crabs....I had Buddhist thoughts of impermanence when I saw them.

WASN'T EVER THAT SUPPLE....

 I wasn't ever that supple and need I say that I still am not?  Granddaughter doing a handstand on the beach at Seabrook, Washington.

"WALKIN' MY DUCK NAMED DOG"

 I thought of THIS SIXTIES' SONG  when I saw this pair stroll by in Seabrook, Washington, just before Halloween.

THEME DAY: MY FAVORITE PLACE IN TOWN

 

I am not in Belgrade for a while, so cannot photograph my favorite place there. In Seattle, I rummage through thrift shops. This is of course not a thrift shop, but a neighborhood Little Lending Library operating on a 'take one-leave' principle. And occasionally I do.

See other  'Favorite Places' on CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY.

LOOK 'HOO'S' HERE

 And just in time for Halloween! A North American Spotted Owl flew ino my daughter's backyard last night.

Apples

 

At first glace I thought these were quinces, but they're apples.

BIGFOOT IS AROUND

 Bigfoot or Sasquatch, according to legend,  is indeed big....but not this big.

SUNSET OVER THE PACIFIC

 

Sunset at Seabrook, Washington.

"YA TALKIN' TA ME?"

 

When I first saw this huge cat (bigger than my dog), I immediately thought of Robert De Niro's classic line from Taxi Driver. 

Haunted...

My granddaughter poses iver this haunted house we put together from a kit. In Belgrade for Christmas, I make a gingerbread one from scratch. This one is a chocolate cookie one and I am sure it will taste good.
 

GARDENING NEVER DIES

 Ardent gardeners. Seen in Seattle.

ONLY FOR SMURFS

 A family of these highly toxic mushrooms sprouted up by the curb on a neighboring street. Pretty, but possibly deadly. Only for Smurfs.