--2008_12_19-22_Seattle on Ice_bv--

--2008_12_19-22_Seattle on Ice_bv--

In the last few days Seattle has been rocked by an epic (in Seattle standards) amount of snow. This city shuts down after only a couple inches of snow. As a matter of fact, Seattle canceled all schools for this past Wednesday just at the mere threat of snow. Well, as it turned out, it didn't snow on Wednesday. It did however snow Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Accumulating a total of 8-10 inches of snow in the Seattle metro area. This is quite a bit of snow to fall at once even in Chicago standards. What makes it much worse here though is the face that Seattle has very few snow plows, no salt, and an enormous amount of very steep hills. These, along with 10 inches of snow, combined to pretty much shutdown the city.

Since I personally live on a giant hill, Queen Anne, my car has been out of action for the past 4 days and I've been hoofing it all around the city gathering photos. It's been great seeing the way most people here love the snow. Since they don't get it every winter and barely ever get this much it seems to bring out the kid in everyone.

So, the count. In the last 4 days.... I've gone through 12 pairs of socks, 8.67 gigs of hd space, plenty of coffee and tea, and around 30 miles of walking around from Queen Anne to Capital Hill and back multiple times along with some side treks. One of the many reasons I am going to intensely miss this city when I leave in about two weeks, the fact that when it snows and the biggest hill in the city shuts down it turns into a big party of sledders, skiers, and snowboarders. What an amazing place. It has really gone by way to fast.

Here are a few more of my favorite photos from the past few days building from the ones I've already posted here. Thanks for keeping me busy with your curve ball of weather Seattle.

Thanks so much for looking. If it is snowing where you're at, stay safe, go out, and have some fun.

Best,

Brad Vest

This says it all. Do not enter... my entire neighborhood. Risky.




I began to feel like one of these guys after treadging around in the snow for 4 days straight.




































Cheers to you Seattle, it was a great few days of playing in the snow.

--11_21_2008_The best things in life--

--11_21_2008_The best things in life--

On Friday while working on an assignment around downtown I was so hungry and tired. I was shooting some and wandering around looking for better angles and areas when I decided I would swing by Dog in the Park, a little slice of heaven hotdog stand on 4th and Pine set back into a building on Westlake park. Something just sounded so right to me about a kielbasa with a toasted bun slathered in cream cheese with hot peppers, cabbage, and seuarkraut. Ya know the works.

Well turns out not to many people have the same cravings.... at 9:30 in the morning because the shop was still closed up and lifeless, not to mention dogless. I was however greeted by something even better. Free food. There was a weird verizon publicity event in the park and Starbucks was giving away free oatmeal and coffee.

I'd never tried it, but oatmeal covered in dried cranberries with a hint of brown sugar is terrific.

Great little energy boost for the little mountain climb I did later that day. It was pretty cool going out into the mountains just as they are starting to get covered in snow. When I went out there was a very prominent snow line dancing across the higher elevations.

Thanks for looking

Brad