with a new lens; what could be better?

While doing some much needed yard work, I had to trim back the passion flower vines and so several of the unique and beautiful flowers came inside, where they curled up and went to sleep at nightfall.

And this plant was just all over the place!

..turned out to be a very nice walk, and while a lot of the scenery is just waiting to explode into spring, it definitely isn’t there yet.
One of the bits of scenery which was vibrant and excited were some new ducks (Hooded Mergansers) in the water, and this fellow and his mate were just hanging out in the sun.

By the end of the walk however, even the clouds decided to be picturesque and I was able to see this from the grandstands:

Tonight I-5 was absolutely crawling through Seattle, and I’m sure it was because there was this amazing sunset that everyone was looking at.
Nothing at all to do with traveling for Thanksgiving, nothing at all!

Safe Travels everyone!