Getting Outside

 Yesterday, Sunday, when I walked out to the street to get the newspaper, late because we slept in, I was struck by how wonderful it felt to be outside. 

It was still cold, 20 Degrees F, but it was dry and calm and sunny, and I decided we should get out for a bit of a walk and just have a change of scenery. It was almost noon when we arrived a Seahurst Park on Puget Sound. 

There were others there but there was still plenty of parking.

The sun was muted by high thin clouds, great for photography, and enough to light up the new snow on the Olympic Mountains. 

Mountains, sea, and ferry boats. That's Seattle. 

The leaves are gone, of course, but the color and texture of the trees and bushes still make for a lovely scene. 

Ice lingers but it didn't freeze hard enough to stop the rainwater runoff from the hillside. 

And there's pretty ice lace in the runoff drain.

Today, Monday, was a work day, but now the house work and laundry are done. We can relax and enjoy the fact that the temperature is now 36 F. 

We'll dip below freezing again tonight and tomorrow night, but then the rain will return. I should get back outside again tomorrow while I can.