It was a stunning day yesterday in Seattle: as Sparklepants and I drove over the hill towards home after breakfast with friends, we could see all the way across the water to the mountains, bright and sharp like they were etched in light.
The house next door is stripped down past the foundation, and they're running some sort of hydraulic dirt tamper that sounds like a friendly helicopter is landing next door, so working at home has been a bit of a chore. Yesterday, instead of turning up the music and suffering through it, Sparklepants and I decided to take advantage of the amazing weather by taking our notebooks and pastries to the Ballard Locks for a little work picnic.
It's like the city was finally taking off its winter coats: the water, blue-black and sparkling; flowering apple trees lining the water; a raft of ducks silently charging towards the locks' mossy walls. The ground was still damp and covered in Canada goose shit, but the sun was shining and warm and everything was in bloom.
I ate a pastry and did some copy-editing and worked on a sample, and in the late afternoon I walked home without my coat. It was pretty glorious.
Happy Friday, and happy spring!
<3
Cory
5 comments:
Beautiful photos! Are you knitting with roving?
It's started to get warmer here too - isn't it lovely?
Happy Spring!!
Sounds perfect-it's so nice to get out for a change!
@Hannah - It's a yarn called HiKoo Zumie, a super-bulky acrylic/wool/nylon blend. It has plenty of twist to it, but it does tend to turn to roving at the ends!
Such gorgeous photos! I love them all!!
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