01/22/2012, Greenlake
Life is good! I'm filled with bliss spending time at our beautiful home, being outside in the wind and water or on a nearby mountain top, being surrounded by first-class friends and famiy, or being all by myself in stillness. Now...after a surprise one week snow break, I'm ready to get back into the classroom and be with my wonderful first graders!
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01/18/2012, Overlooking Puget Sound
Impending clouds loomed over the Puget Sound horizon and inched closer as we explored the 2 miles of protected tidal beaches of Discovery Park, the largest park in Seattle. Discovery Park is 354 acres of beach, meadow lands, sea cliffs, forest groves, sand dunes, thickets and streams on Magnolia Bluff north of downtown Seattle. Kevin and I took an afternoon trip with our good friend Bill and his kids down the parks loop trail towards South Beach and the West Point Lighthouse.
We discussed whether we thought the coulds towards Alki beach and Bainbridge Island were bringing rain or snow.
We walked towards West Point, looking for sea glass and admiring the colors of the afternoon.
On the way back up the trail to the car, our argument was settled...the clouds that loomed across the sound were snow clouds and were now dusting our hats and jackets through the bare trees.
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01/07/2012, Carkeek Park, Seattle
Be Happy!!!
What are you happy for today?
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01/02/2012, Pacific Northwest
Kevin and I both had the last week off. We got a lot done around the house and took off for some one-day adventures close to home. The weather was wet and we found some snow! Kevin and I helped clear a large log from the trail and I saw my first avalanche on the way up to Lake Serene near Index.
We hiked up to Lake 22 near Mt. Pilchuck in a hail and thunderstorm.
Through the mist, we could see the lakes that give Seattle all it's drinking water from the viewpoint at Rattlesnake Ledge.
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Like your walk o' hike scenes.
On Christmas Eve, a day that can easily be very stressful and full of last minute shopping and cooking, Kevin and I filled a thermos with hot cocoa and kaluha, packed our warm hats, sunglasses, a blanket and headed to the boat. We had blue sky, sun and perfect crisp wind that took us to see Seattle's skyline,
West Point lighthouse
and a fight for the best sunbathing spot on the hamburger bouy. 
The wind soothed all our stress and restored our inner peace.
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