You know how sometimes life gets really busy and it’s like some supernatural presence gleefully hits the fast forward button to your life? If you don’t, then count yourself lucky. If you do then you know what I’m talking about. Good times, bad times, saying goodbye to a few hundred people, moving once again, job hunting; all that great stuff packed into the last month.
I came home yesterday after a long week to find my significant other kicked back and shirtless, enjoying a siesta. As he woke up and we began to talk, I stared at what appeared to be a strange new blob on his belly, about the size of a tennis ball. As I started to ask “What’s that…” He rolled over further, revealing a large orangey-brown smiley face stained across his belly. “What’s up with that tanning spray?” he asked, grinning. I knew I shouldn’t leave that stuff just lying around. Then I noticed his armpits. Yes, they were also orangey-brown. “I figured my armpits never get tan, so I tried it there too; can I have a beer?” This is only one of the many reasons why I love him.
We’re well into another lovely Seattle summer full of great food and fun, and hopefully more frequent posts by me. Give me some time to unpack and get settled!
Things to remember:
Did you know that before the Seattle area became developed by Europeans, it was inhabited by a number of Native American tribes, including those of Chief Sealth (Duwamish and Suquamish), who Seattle was named after, along with old growth forests of up to 2000 years old? The oldest old growth forest in the area now is apparently in Seward Park, topping out at about 200 years of growth. It’s difficult for me to understand how 2000 years of old growth forests are completely cut down, obliterated, but that’s what people did and are still doing.
Pictures of Seward Park’s remaining old growth to appear here soon.
