Red Chair, Green Wall

Empty lot near High Point, West Seattle. complementary color n. Either one of two colors whose mixture in the right proportions produces white (in the case of light) or gray (in the case of pigment). A color directly opposite another on a color wheel and providing the greatest chromatic contrast to it. See table at …


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The Show Trees of Capitol Hill

A walk around the neighborhood hands out color that will take your breath away. Don’t bother with Vermont, just put on your shoes and wander the hill instead. Bonus? The cinammon rolls at Essential Bakery are the crack cocaine of cinammon rolls. Butter and pecans go great with the snappy fall weather. Nerd’s Eye View …


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Sunday in Ballard

The city is dressed for show in gold and scarlet and plum. That is reason enough to head out on the tree lined avenues that cross the neighborhoods. But it’s also market day in Ballard. Harvest goods are piled on on folding tables, friendly red-cheeked farmers and other folks who make yummy things – cheese, …


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Jet Lag Has Advantages

For one thing, when you get up this early, you get to see the sun rise.

We’re Metronatural!

When people ask me what it is about Seattle that makes me love it so, I always have the same answer. It’s a vibrant, diverse city that’s close to big nature. You can stand at Pike Place Market and, weather permitting, see Mount Rainier. Hell, you can stand in my bathtub, and, weather permitting, see …


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