It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to see the Pacific Northwest, and when my sister moved to Seattle back in August I knew it was my chance to get there and experience the culture there myself.
With a full camera bag and my primes at hand, I got out in the city and natural landscapes and couldn’t stop shooting. Seattle is nothing like what people say; the sun was out everyday for the majority of the day, while just the mornings were dewy. The temperature was a perfect 75-80 degrees and the humidity was nothing that I (from Nebraska) couldn’t handle easily.
My sisters house is something that looks like it came out of a home and garden magazine mixed with an urban outfitters catalog; re-purposed from an old garage, her boyfriend and two dogs fit perfectly. Adding me in the mix was stressful to say the least, but hey, it was only for a few days…and I am very tidy when need be!
The first couple of days were spent in the city; practically all of the first day at Pikes Place Market. Seeing all of the free lance artists with their stands of jewelry, paintings, sketches, fabric pieces, etc. was really inspiring to see.
Later on in the days that I was there, we decided to check out some of the classic scenery, so we headed to Deception Pass, a little island that some of the natives had mentioned. It took a good three hours to get there, but it was so worth it. We ended up getting there in time for the last couple of hours before sunset, and it was really just magical to hike throughout the island, and get to the beach when the sun was going down.
Leaving was hard, but you always have to get back to reality at some point and get things done.
Only two more years until graduation and I may find myself in a place like this!
One can only hope.