Fall Arrives in Seattle
September 28, 2008 – 4:57 pm | by nerd's eye viewWelcome to Nerd's Eye View. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Want to know more about this site? See the Meet the Nerd page. And thanks for reading!
I got out of bed this morning with a real craving for nature. Maybe it was the golden cast of the fall light across our suburban neighborhood, maybe it was a hangover the bright lights of New York City, maybe it was the last three days spent blurry and wrapped in the gooey cellophane of a cold.
Reasons don’t matter. We’re lucky to live where Japanese maples are plentiful. We headed over to the Arboretum on the campus of South Seattle Community College in search of orange. It’s a pretty little garden with a lot of different micro-systems, a few water features, and no people. None. It overlooks the site of the Chinese Garden where there’s now a construction site and the promise of a grand future.
It was enough to satisfy my lazy need for some outdoors time. We wandered around for maybe an hour under a very bright blue sky, then went home to eat soup and take a nap. Summer is over, there’s no denying it, but the transition, it’s oh so nice to watch.
8 Responses to “Fall Arrives in Seattle”
By Jessie V on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply
Lovely photo. we’re still green around here, yet. i made my first apple crisp of the fall today!
By Jari on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply
I love your blog. I was looking through it today. I am going to put a link to it on my travel site: http://www.pyrodes.com. Cheers!
By wandermom on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply
That’s too funny! I woke this morning with the same urgent need to be outside today - but in my case I think it’s because I think it’s because the sun was shining and we know that won’t be the case for long aroung here
Just back from racing the kids up & down Little Si. What an awesome NW day.
By eileen on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Here in opposite land we’re watching the cherry trees bloom and the irises and other bulb-flowers come up. Putting away courdoroys and taking the extra blanket off the bed. Fall is my favorite though, even if spring promises summer with all the travel and bike-riding opportunities one could ever want.
Glad you enjoyed your walk! Japanese maples are so very lovely!
By Kyle on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
I’m envious. I live in Florida and we never get those beautiful fall colors. Plus, it’s still hot.
By Beth Whitman on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Wait - I thought it was SUMMER today. At least it was for 15 minutes when I sat in the sun for some Vitamin D!
By Fly Girl on Oct 2, 2008 | Reply
I’m with you Pam! I love walking outside in brisk fall weather. Here in Chicago, the leaves are just turning a tawny gold. But I haven’t seen anything close to your gorgeous Japanese Maple photo yet.
By kat calvin on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply
I miss Seattle so much! We skipped fall here in Michigan and went straight into winter and it is not okay!