As usual, I carry my camera with me all the time because you just never know when you will see something interesting. The Seattle area is very beautiful and different from what I have become used to in Panama, so I’ve enjoyed taking photos here.

Because of the time difference I still tend to wake up early some mornings.

A pretty sunrise

This seems to be very common in the morning.

One morning everything was covered with water droplets

More water droplets on trees

Another pretty early morning sky

Mornings are cold and frosty, and usually the frost persists all day in shady spots.

frost on the leaves

the street is also frosty

more frost covered leaves

But, there are also beautiful fall colors in the sunshine

We went shopping on Black Friday! We only needed a few things for the baby so we went to Target, and then walked in the attached mall for a while. Everything was surprisingly chill and peaceful. It was afternoon so we were probably too late for the crowds.

The mall was pleasant and relaxed with no crazy or frantic shoppers.

There was frost in the mall parking lot too

On the way home we did a few errands, including a stop at the car wash. I know this is an ordinary activity but I thought the drive through car wash was a lot of fun.

I had been thinking about going biking with my son in law, but the previous day was so breezy and chilly that I changed my mind. This day was better, still chilly but without wind so we set off. I was bundled up in a thermal undershirt, over shirt, heavy sweat shirt, hat, gloves, hiking boots, etc but it was still plenty cold. It was really fun to be back on a bike though (but I have definitely gotten out of shape in the last month, so I have my work ahead of me when I get home!)

My kind and patient son in law and I set off down the roads and bike paths until we arrived at a very pretty park.

The park is by a beautiful late

Timberlake Park on Lake Sammamish

More pretty lake views

As we were leaving the sun was starting to set. and the sky and water were taking on a beautiful pink hue

There is a rose bush in the yard that has a beautiful bud in spite of the chilly temperatures

Yesterday I thought about going biking but it was really cold again. We ended up going to Aubrey Davis Park on Mercer Island for a nice walk. It was chilly but there was lots of sun which helped, and it’s a really pretty area to visit.

There were pretty fall colors here too

There were also lots of open green spaces for people to play

There are pretty views of Seattle in the distance

Another pretty view of Seattle

We have mainly been hanging out with baby. She is now 16 days old and doing really well. We have also been getting out and about a bit more for errands and exercise which has been going very well. The baby tends to sleep the whole time. At home too, she rarely fusses. Sometimes she wants to stay up late but once she goes to bed she tends to sleep well, only waking up for eating and changing and then going back to sleep. Now that her parents have gotten some rest and settled into more of a routine, I think they believe that they are going to survive parenthood after all!