Seattle And Puget Sound
/Get Your Rain Coat
Seattle is known for its rain and cloudy weather. If you live here, you learn to carry on in spite of it.
One of the first things to do is invest in a waterproof rain coat. A rain coat makes everything possible and you feel invincible.
Then off you go. Because you never know when sun breaks will shine through.
Especially at this time of year, with fall moving into winter, changes of sun, rain, mist, and clouds are mercurial.
This rain coat is from an Eddie Bauer outlet store. When you're on the ferry, the wind blows your hair everywhere in the obligatory photo-op with the Seattle Space Needle in the background.
Puget Sound
“In geography, a sound is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight, and wider than a fjord; or a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land.”
Seattle sits next to the large body of water known as Puget Sound.
Interesting facts from Explore The Sound:
Puget Sound covers 1.6 million acres and has 2,500 miles of shoreline.
The region’s 2.1 million acres of state-owned submerged saltwater lands are home to 211 fish species, 100 sea bird species and 13 types of marine mammals.
There are 68 state parks and 3 national parks, as well as wildlife refuges, national forests and other public lands that border Puget Sound.
The Sound helps drive $20 billion of economic activity in Washington State.
The Puget Sound region encompasses 12 counties populated by approximately 4.3 million people.
Ninety cities and towns border the Sound.
There are 19 major watersheds in the Puget Sound region.
Out On The Water
The deep, salt-water of Puget Sound laps at the shore of Seattle. While it's wondrous to observe from land, it's even more satisfying to be out on it.
On this day, we headed out on a private boat. Although the forecast called for rain, we were lucky to have none during our time on the water. Just another example of making your plans and seeing where they take you.
We encountered powerful waves due to a strong wind. Our boat rocked up and down and we imagined ourselves as pirates on a wild sea.
The boat captain adeptly navigated the waves that tossed us like a bucking bronco and he maneuvered our boat into calmer waters. The sun glistened and danced across the water in happy delight.
Being In Nature
We expand their connection with nature when we are outside, be it on land or water. Atoms hum together in a song of the universe whether they be liquid, vapor or solid. The song spins out loving threads binding us in a tapestry that sparkles in the firmaments of the heavens.
Being in nature uplifts our hearts and the Seattle area provides ample opportunity to be outdoors.
