Reflections at Seattle Hill

On a lazy Friday evening with no definitive plans, what does one do? Well, we...

* gaze up at the clouds in childlike wonder

* hold hands with someone we love

* practice our best jump shots, lay-in and world-famous granny shots

* run at breakneck speed for no reason but to feel the wind in our face

* shoot a few more baskets because practice makes perfect

* jump on a swing and do so with wild abandon

* kick, throw, bounce, repeat

* drink in each lovely moment as the sun paints the sky a hundred dazzling shades of gold

"To the dull mind nature is leaden; To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Lake

Nature's Glamour Shots

On any given Saturday evening, you might find us driving to Bellevue's Crossroads Mall to share dinner and lively conversation with Dave's grandmother and the rest of the immediate family.

When the weather turns nice, we tend to congregate at her home on Phantom Lake with frozen hamburgers, frisbees and swimsuits in hand. We spend a luxuriously quiet and beautiful time at the lake and take in the amazing scenery that her home provides.

A few weeks ago, we got there a little early so I meandered about the yard, snapping pictures of things that caught my eye. Here are a few of those delectable images: