Fall Arrives in Seattle

SCCC Arboretum

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 thoughts on “Fall Arrives in Seattle”

  1. 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.

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  2. 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!

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  3. 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.

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