Foggy Lynnwood. One would think this happens early in the morning only. No, no, no. I took this picture when I was going to the gym this week, it must have been around 10 in the morning. Just in case you are not able to notice how foggy it is, try to look through it and spot the green traffic light.

This one goes to all the Grey's Anatomy fans. Seattle Grace does not exist! Well, it does...it's just not a hospital. This is the KOMO-TV building, which is an affiliated of ABC (network responsible for G'sA). The building is located at Fisher Plaza, which puts Seattle Grace strategically close to the Space Needle and the Monorail, two important landmarks. While the indoor scenes are shot in California, this is what you get in some of the exterior shots.

Fun Fact: in the pilot episode, when a helicopter is landing on what is supposed to be the hospital roof but is, in fact, that round area that you can see over there, you can actually see the KOMO 4 logo on the side of the building and the satellite dishes on the roof.

Sorry, this was supposed to be together with the other one...

Nothing to say...just wanted to show the Space Needle...

Seattle on a cold, rainy night - beautiful under any circumstance! This is the view from Kerry Park, probably my favorite spot in the city. Because it is on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill we are provided with an spectacular view of Downtown Seattle, Elliot Bay and the West Seattle peninsula. During the day we can even see Mount Rainier. There's a plaque on a wall here that says "Kerry Park [was] given to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sperry Kerry, Sr., so that all who stop here may enjoy this view". It is indeed deeply soothing. Either night or day, there's no way one can regret coming here. I never get tired of it... So, if you ever come to Seattle, check it for yourself!

Fun Fact: the park appears in the very beginning of the film "10 Things I Hate About You", with Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger.

So, the post you saw prior to this one was the first day of snow. It was nothing compared to the SECOND day. At this point I feel obliged to break my rule and post a picture where, not only do I appear, but I'm standing instead of sitting. Anyway, take a look at my street on Monday evening... It's a pity you can't see the color of the sky...it was a beautiful shade of violet. You guys have no idea of how much fun we had here with all the snow!!!

This one was taken a few hours earlier, Azulao (Bruna-movel) was not half as covered as it came to be later that evening.

After running around in the snow we decided to make a snowman, of course! Let me introduce you to Godofredo. Notice the cars behind him (I refuse to call Godofredo 'it'). Godofredo was biiiiig!!! Aaaaaannnnnnd...he was SITTING!!!

Last night I had a major insomnia crisis and could only fall asleep when it was almost day time. I woke up at about 09:30 feeling terrible. Went downstairs to get some breakfast and what I saw took my breath away. Yep, our first day of snow!!! It must have been around 1 degree C, the porch was covered but the birds would still come to feed from the bowl we put for them outside. I'm sorry I don't have a picture of our chubby birds but believe me, Mother Nature has delivered again! Praised be the Lord!

As some of you already know I volunteer in an animal shelter here in Lyynwood - PAWS. Every Friday morning, from 09 to 12 I walk the dogs. That's reason enough to make Fridays the best day of the week!!!

Anyway, as I hadn't really shown Autumn here I figured that this would be a good example - these are parts of the route where I walk those lovely lovely creatures!

Look what I found in a shop here...Britto Collection!!! Romero Britto!!! I don't remember the exact price but I remember it was quite expensive. I was so proud...

As you all know I am here in Seattle, this amazing city! But unfortunately my dearest friends are very far from me. Nevertheless they wouldn't be my dearest friends if they didn't make efforts for me...as they did on Sept. 25, 2010 - Little and Carlos' wedding day. On that day I had gone to Portland, Oregon, but I had taken my laptop with me so I could try to watch the ceremony. After walking around in a shopping mall I finally found a quiet corner in Barnes and Nobles bookshop where I could plug in my computer and access my skype account. Back in Brazil everything was ready: Andrezinho's laptop, Duda's father-in-law's Internet stick, Fernando's patience to hold the computer the whole time, Jannine and Rangel in the band, my beautiful girls there... I couldn't have asked for more. And of course the bride and groom - who were absolutely gorgeous!!!

Thank you for being there for me. I love you all very much!

On a sunny day, from west Seattle (area of amazing flats and houses), the Puget Sound and more of the city on the other side. By far the most beautiful view of Seattle I have ever seen, both during day and night time. But unfortunately (or not) you have to be here to really appreciate it!

The weather might not be perfect, but Seattle is charming at any time from any angle!

I know it is already Autumn time but these pictures were taken when it was still Summer. This was my second time going to Mount Rainier. The first time was in June and everything was completely covered in snow. It was simply amazing to be able to savor this dazzling display of God's creativity! I'm sorry but I have no words to describe how I felt that day...

Hey guys! Do you remember Kurt's bench from the beginning of the blog? I finally had the chance to take my own pictures of it. After going to SAM for Kurt's exhibition I decided to stop by Viretta Park, which is also called Kurt's Park, and here is some of it.

This is one of the funniest and most disgusting spots in Seattle, the Wall of Gum (or Gum Wall). It is actually the wall of the waiting line for the Market Theater which is, of course, near Pike Place Market.
Doing some researches I found that this wall was named one of the top 5 germiest tourist attractions in 2009. Needless to say I put my chewed gum there too!

Ah, have you ever watched Love Happens, with Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart? It is set in Seattle and the wall is actually part of a scene. It's a good film...

I am now at Madison Park and these are the waters of Lake Washington. It is a very beautiful area of Seattle and the people who live in these houses have an astonishing view of Lake Washington and Bellevue.

From Madison Park we have access to Madison Beach, which is my favorite type of beach...not salty water!!! The day was a bit cold but I decided to put my feet in the water and it was surprisingly delicious.

I took this picture from the beach and the city you see across Lake Washington is called Bellevue. Because of its proximity to Redmond, home of Microsoft, Bellevue changed from just a satellite city of Seattle to an edge city, recently ranked as the 4th best place to live and one of the 25 safest cities in America. Thank you Mr. Gates.

The access from Seattle to Bellevue is by the awesome Lake Washington Floating Bridge, which is one of Seattle's landmark.

Oh, can you see Mount Rainier on the background?

Madison Beach is super clean and the reason for that is this sign that teaches people what to do when they come here. Just the same as in Boa Viagem...

The year was 1971. The venue, Pike Place Market. The name...

This was the first store of Starbucks coffee which is now the largest coffeehouse company in the world with 17, 133 stores in 49 countries. Since many of their products are seasonal my favorite right now is the iced tea passion flavor. (I have to say I'm trying my best to right American English). this store is in front of the Public Market below.

This is the famous Pike Place Market, a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront. It opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. The market was named after its central street, Pike Street, and remains one of Seattle's most popular tourist destinations.

When I first saw it I thought "is that it?" But once I got in there I realized that the market has several lower levels with all kinds of shops. Antique, comic books, restaurants and so on. In the street level there are fishmongers, fruit and vegetable stands and craft stands.

I absolutely recommend a visit to Pike Place Market. I myself have been there a couple of times already and there is always something new to be seen.

Downtown Seattle...as beautiful as the rest of the city!!!

"For more than 133 years, the YMCA of Great Seattle has provided safe and caring environments, positive role models, creative activities and opportunities to serve the needs of others. These are the essential building blocks for strong kids, strong families and strong communities." I guess that's why the guys from Village People liked singing "It's fun to stay at the Y M C A..."

Here I am lying on the floor of the Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, which is an extremely beautiful cathedral in Capitol Hill. But what I liked the most was that, different from other more conventional churches, here at Saint Mark people can come on Sunday evenings only to listen to the choir and the organs and actually lie on the floor to enjoy the music. As you can see from the picture the light is dimmed which makes the experience more soothing. So bring your pillows and blankets and let peace flow within you.

I give you now the Fremont Bridge. I pass over this bridge every time I go to university and what you are seeing right now happens pretty often. Fremont Bridge opens an average of 35 times a day, which makes it the most frequently opened drawbridge in the United States and one of the busiest bridges in the world. It is one of the four bascule bridges over the Lake Washington Ship Canal. One day I'll show you the other three. And remember, whenever you have to wait for a drawbridge to open and close turn your engine off...the environment will thank you!

This is what I see every time I go home but yesterday I decided to stop, admire it and photograph it. The one on the top is a view of downtown Seattle from one of its many marinas. The actual marina is what you see in the bottom picture. This marina is located at Lake Union, Portage Bay, and ahead is East Seattle - of course it's just a tiny part of it.

Let me tell you the story of these baby birds. There I was, sitting in the kitchen studying when I lifted up my head and saw, through the glass door, these two perching on the fence. They looked so cute together but at the same time they seemed a bit scared and acted like they were protecting one another. I ran upstairs to get my camera - fortunately came back in time to see their mother arriving to feed them, and along came the father (of course I am guessing the bigger ones were mother and father, but...) and started tweeting vigorously at them. It's a pity I couldn't catch on camera what came next - they did what looked like their first flight. It was a wonder!!! After the adrenaline rush they perched back on our fence and just rested for a looooong time. This happened on Thursday and they keep coming back to our fence ever since. Always together. Always very protective towards each other. Isn't Mother Nature the best mother ever?

Well, since my classes were taking up all my time I didn't have many opportunities to go out and explore, which means no new posts for you. That's why I decided to take a picture of my computer while I was talking to my dear dear friend Ester - if the idea of the blog is to take good seats and take pictures, here it is a picture from my seat in front of my desk.

See you later.

This poor hawk was screeching all morning long and I was sitting in the porch. I think it was a mama hawk screeching for its babies. It was a very sad screech... I managed to zoom in with my camera and that's the closest I got of it.