Today I am in Seattle, Washington, having travelled by air yesterday right over our very own house in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Unbelievable that we flew over Horsetooth Reservoir just due west of our house, recognized our location, then over the stark white peaks of the Rocky Mountains, which were staggeringly beautiful.  For a couple of hours there were multitudes of white and cream clouds in the sky, then all of a sudden a projection arose above the white carpet of clouds-- Mount Rainier!  I had heard from others who had been to this area that you might never know there was a huge mountain nearby -- because of the clouds that are so prevalent much of the time.  But I can now say that I saw that famous and majestic peak....

This is, so far, reminiscent of parts of the East Coast -- grey and green with an abudance of flowers.  Even the houses remind me of back East.    Rhododendron of all hues -- bright, lively -- and, yes, my newest crush, wisteria!  Lilacs, valerian, hydrangea -- I am so envious of the Seattle-lites' flowers, but couldn't bear living with all the grey skies and rain.  It's always a trade-off of some sort, isn't it?    

While perusing my artwork, I found this painting and asked my host:  "Doesn't this remind you a bit of your skies here?"  The answer was affirmative, so I present this to you as a token of the skies in the Northwest that I have taken in during my brief visit.  Not the blues and browns of my home state, one of my usual subjects, but something that is like the skies here.  So far!