One of the green places I love to go to near my condo in Seattle is Volunteer Park. Some believe it is the crown jewel of Seattle’s parks. In 1903, the nation’s premier landscape architects, the Olmsted Brothers, came to the Pacific Northwest from their offices in Brookline, Massachusetts to plan parks and playgrounds for […]
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My siblings and I spent many weekends and summers playing in the woods of central Illinois. My sister and I could tread water in the “lakes” for hours. We would watch the water spider’s race across the surface of the lake. Then we would hop in our rowboat and head down the lake to find […]
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For as long as I can remember green has always been my favorite color so it seems natural that I love being surrounded by the green outdoors. Seattle is known as the emerald city since you see green in every direction you look! Get away for a few days in the great green outdoors. This is […]
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I have been reading the National Geographic since I was a child. My parents subscribed to it for as long as I can remember and my mom has given a subscription of the magazine as a gift to our family each December. During 2016, National Geographic is completing a yearlong series celebrating the power of […]
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I just spent last week enjoying the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands and taking advantage of all of the opportunities to move and be active in such a perfect setting and climate. Each day was in the low 80’s, but the breeze off of the ocean made it feel cooler and walking, hiking and biking […]
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Snorkeling with schools of fish!
Perfect biking weather!
Look for the two whales tail-slapping at the horizon of this video! The whale’s flukes are lifted clear out of the water and then brought down on the surface. Whales have been seen tail slapping repeatedly, more than 40 times! The width of their flukes can reach 15 feet and the underside is a distinctive […]
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