February 6, 2022 - Gray Reprieve

 

For some, the shortest month of the year can't end soon enough.  Gray permeates the senses - clouds, streets, trees, bodies of waters and even attire - so much so that even sounds and scents seem muted and damp.  Patience has grown thin.  

The gray veil is pulled away on a suddenly sunny day, a taste of what spring will bring, revealing colors known, but nearly forgotten.

Along the shores of Puget Sound at Lincoln Park in West Seattle the water and sky and the Olympic Mountains are blue and white.  With the sun, the white of the ferries and of the Alki Light get a reprieve from fighting against the gray. 

April 9, 2015 - Changing Form Again

"Changing Form", a sculpture by Doris Chase installed at Seattle's Kerry Park, perfectly captures the city skyline.  Here "Changing Form" framed the efforts of the low clouds from Elliott Bay to dim the skies for the city.  Their efforts were ultimately futile, as the sun prevailed!

The sculpture's top section was originally designed to rotate and frame the skyline in a more dynamic manner.  At this overlook it hasn't been needed.