early morning fog

first snow for 2013

xmas 64 movie version 2 (+playlist)

sunrise "posterize"

icy pond

early morning dark colors

fog

taking off

W Seattle sunrise

cold, kaleidoscope morning

swamp reflections

JR talking football

swamp reflections

yellow leaves

leaves on water

early morning dark

walking in the early morning dark
it's warmer today
my fingertips didn't turn into popsicles

alone

I remember writing my brother Pat
when I was living up on Lopez Island:
"I'm happier when the time spent alone
is greater than the time spent with other people."
I still enjoy my quiet early mornings,
sitting with a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper,
but my "alone" has evolved to include my little family...

early morning sun...leaves of Fall

Fall

Georgetown morning...

foggy Fall colors

Fall...

Oh no! I can't get on FB!

Wow! Driving home and listening to KOMO radio, one of the updates was about FB having some problems this morning. I used to think the "Terrorists" are probably working on ways to disrupt us regular folks by messing up our banking, etc. Hit us in the pocketbooks, really get us mad. Mess with us like the Cruz Tea Party characters and shut down the government. But NO, I think a good move would be to make FB difficult to access. That'll really piss us off!

"Walk in My Shoes"

I heard this audio on KUOW yesterday, while I was driving home from my bike ride. Very powerful, very moving, from NPR's 'Snap Judgement' podcasts. "To the world, Richard was Washington State’s Most Wanted; a thief and a murderer. But to his chaplain, Chris, Richard was a sweet, well-meaning man who just wanted to be seen. Which version would Richard be remembered for?"
https://soundcloud.com/snapjudgment/most-wanted-snap-judgment-walk

ripples

Kids are expensive

Nate and I were talking the other day and he told me
"I don't want to have kids."
I said "Oh, why?"
"Kids are expensive. I know I am!"

Lake building

weenie!

I need to get some of those hand mits like Pat has for his cold winter bike commutes. And I'll put in some of those hand warmer thingys. These early morning walks, oh how I've missed ye, but I'm such a weenie! I remember Shirley and me going out to play in the snow when we were kids, and my fingers would get cold and start hurting after a very short time. I would end up inside, looking out the front window, watching Shirley building a snowman out in our front yard.

I walked from home this morning (green rectangle marker middle left) 3.62 miles in 1 hr/3 min (including a long break for a stop light on Interurban - blue rectangle, and a pit stop at the Tukwila Community Ctr - gray rectangle). With a pace of 17.33 min/mile. Not sure how I might use these statistics later, but this MapMyWalk app is cool.

cold, foggy morning

walking in the Fall

Walking is still my favorite, but getting out on the bike this morning was like flying. Even with my red nose and cold fingertips, it just felt good! The only negative is that I don't take as many photos. The colors of Fall are introducing themselves now, so I will be walking more. Give me a cold, brisk, sunny Fall/Winter day and I'm a happy walker...

Andrea with coffee...