August 12 of 12

12 of 12. Started by Chad. Something to look forward to doing each month.


These pictures were all taken on Thursday, August 12, 2010 in Seattle, WA. Please fasten your seat belts, turn off all electronic devices, and enjoy.

7:46 a.m.: Foggy Seattle.

5:37 p.m. Sunny Seattle.

5:38 p.m. Four Columns Park, overlooking the freeway, the Convention Center and the Paramount Theater from Capitol Hill.

5:40 p.m. I like this apartment house.

5:43 p.m. A run-down apartment building with a sense of humor.

5:57 p.m. Matterdays wants a haircut.

6:02 p.m. Finding out that my uncle died. A month ago.

6:25 p.m. Chinese lantern plant starting to bloom on the balcony.

6:26 p.m. Sweet boxwood basil blooming. Probably should have used more of it for cooking before it bloomed.

6:26 p.m. The pond and backyard from above.

6:39 p.m. Dishes.

7:16 p.m. Carbonara. It's what's (going to be) for dinner.

Thank you for visiting Matterdays 12 of 12. We know you have a lot of 12 of 12 options, and we appreciate you making Matterdays your choice. Please watch your head while exiting, grab a couple of beers from the galley cart, and step clearly away from the emergency chute when you get to the bottom. Thank you, and buh-bye.

Pillow Fight!!!

Yes, I've been gone for a while. I hope to change that. If you're reading this - thank you.

Yes, flying sucks anymore. For the passengers, and definitely for the flight attendants (some of which I am very proud to say are dear friends of mine).

This made me smile. I wanna be on this flight.

(Sorry I didn't get the size right - I'm tired, but you get the idea).

July 12 of 12

Boring Monday. Boring 12 of 12 post. Boring Matt.

Oh, well. Let's get on with it, shall we?

These pictures were all boringly taken on Monday, July 12, 2010 in Seattle, Washington.

8:06 a.m. Leaving for work. A bit cooler than last week's 95 degrees. Makes me want to sleep all day and go into work later.

8:09 a.m. Seattle is a microbrew giant. As evidenced by this billboard.

8:12 a.m. Bus. I used to take this one to work.

8:16 a.m. Some downtown buildings.

5:12 p.m. The Seattle Times Building. Very Art Deco. I wish I could take a good picture of it. Quite nice, actually.

5:14 p.m. Heading up Denny Way.

5:15 p.m. Hard to tell in this picture quite how steep this hill is. I came down this hill in ice and snow once. I peed a little.

5:39 p.m. Kasha being beautiful.

6:01 p.m. Heartburn, again. Ugh.

6:16 p.m. The pond from above.

6:19 p.m. I love hydrangeas.

6:29 p.m. I also love this handsome, friendly cat (Hunter).

That's all this month ... Scott is working late, dinner was nothing worth posting, and I'm ready for about 16 hours of sleep. A spectacular post next month - promise!!!

June 12 of 12

Welcome to 12 of 12, the creation of this great guy. You know - where you post 12 pictures of your day on the 12th of the month, and people from around the world do the same thing, and it's this really cool sharing/learning/friendly thing? You know about that, right?

Good. Onward, then.

These pictures were all taken on Saturday, June 12, 2010 in (or very close to) Seattle, Washington.

3:56 a.m. I've been waking up a little early on Saturdays lately. Then I think of all the chores that need to be done, and realize that I can't get comfortable enough to fall back to sleep because there's a 100 pound Weimaraner trying to push me out of bed. So I get up.

5:11 a.m. Sunrise.

11:27 a.m. Heading towards downtown - the older section called Pioneer Square is at the bottom of the hill, right by Elliott Bay (part of Puget Sound).

11:33 a.m. Heading south on Interstate 5 towards Southcenter. Orange California poppies on the side of the road.

11:35 a.m. Mount Rainier.

1:17 p.m. After shopping around looking at new televisions, heading back home. We decided to stop by Seward Park, on Lake Washington in southeastern Seattle.

1:33 p.m. Walking along the south end of the park. Self-portrait of geeks (me and Scott). It was sunny and about 75 degrees today, the first nice day in weeks, so we were a little giddy.

1:50 p.m. Another view of Mount Rainier. It really is amazing how huge it is, even among the rest of the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle. Oh, and it's a volcano.

2:01 p.m. Quack.

2:24 p.m. In the Mount Baker neighborhood, looking at Lake Washington with downtown Bellevue in the background. The Interstate 90 floating bridge is at the bottom right, crossing Lake Washington to Mercer Island and the Eastside. While it was being built in 1990, it sank. It's doing better now.

3:49 p.m. Scott playing with Stoli. Obviously she adores him.

4:03 p.m. The "Floating Cloud" Japanese maple in the garden in front of our house. Purty.

BONUS PICTURE:

I decided that this month's bonus picture should be "Things That Smell Like Summer". This is Heliotrope - cool little sun-loving purple flowers that smell like vanilla and cherry. I'll send you all some.

Y'all have been the best 12 of 12 group ever, I mean that! Drive carefully!

In Memory.

"That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address