beautiful

Rainy day view from the Sounder train along the Puget Sound ~ 09.30.07

The day was good, very good. We traveled by train from Everett to Seattle for the Mariner game. Section 148, row 13, seats 13-14 @ Safeco Field. A fun time, a good game - the Mariners won 4-2 against the Texas Rangers. It was their last of the season. We ate hamburgers and hot dogs, we had soda, strolled by the bullpen as JJ Putz was warming up and we cheered on the team. : )

The Sounder train rides the rail along the coast of the Puget Sound. At times it seems the train is riding on the water. Even on a cloudy, rainy day it was a beautiful view, just beautiful.

the first day of fall

Southwest view from the South Beach Trail ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

West Point Lighthouse ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

Plant life ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

West Point Lighthouse ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

Puget Sound ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

Surf @ the beach ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

Driftwood structure on the beach ~ Discovery Park, Seattle ~ 09.23.07

We hiked two miles, mostly down (a BIG) hill, to the lighthouse and two miles back to the car. Every minute, every effort was worth it. It was a beautiful day.

everywhere

Alki Beach 7:54PM ~ Seattle, WA ~ 09.08.07

Memories of my mom are everywhere I go, but here at Alki Beach especially. Because she was here, I am here. She's been gone a year today, yet hardly a moment from my mind.

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.” ~ Washington Irving

fair day

clouds above the fairgrounds ~ monroe, wa ~ 09.03.07

"But words are the things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. ~ Lord Byron