Sun in Seattle



It's finally spring here in Seattle and although my garden is still in transition, flowers are out in full force elsewhere! This weekend was the warmest of the season with temps in the high 70's.


This weekend was all about family. I feel so blessed and treasure every second we spend together.  




How can one not buy flowers here? Look at that smile! 


  



Seattle street performers are everywhere on a sunny day like today!  This person must have been very warm. What a costume!



I can smell that lavender from a distance. My favorite spot for lavender is the Sequim Lavender Farms and annual festival


 Mounds of different colored radishes! 




    Have you ever tried a GOOSE EGG?



        The most beautiful roses!




Lots of alley-ways here in our city. Sometimes you can find some great restaurants or little boutiques. 




                                     









Our city has lots of character. It's fun to take a ride in a carriage driven by this cute little guy!




Sometimes you just need to hit the PAUSE button, prioritize and take a little time off.  You don't need to do anything fancy, just step outside and smell the roses.


                   xo
                  leslie

66 comments:

  1. I love Seattle so much...can't wait to visit again!

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  2. Lesie,
    Gorgeous photos! Your farmer's market looks like the south of France! This really makes me want to get back up to Seattle. It's such a great city to wander in.

    Hope you enjoyed your weekend off and had a nice Mother's Day!

    Kim :)

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  3. oh leslie, i love these images. you have captured a moment in time and such a lovely lovely day! i am sooooo hungry for that sandwich!

    yesterday was the most incredible day in chicago-land-but-north. i could not have asked for a more special day where earth as i know it was crammed with heaven.

    love to you and your delicious city!

    michele

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  4. Couldn't agree more about smelling the roses and those are beauties. Looks like you had a great day out. That market looks fantastic, we have a great one aswell near me, it's so nice to stroll about and get a few bits. Hope you had a fab Mother's Day!

    Sharon
    xxxx

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  5. Gorgeous pictures! You are quite a photographer!

    I've never been to Seattle but they way you have described it warrants a trip someday!

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  6. Wow! What a gorgeous market. I haven't been to Seattle in many years..... your photos make me want to come back! Glad you took some time to have fun.

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  7. Glad spring decided to pay you a visit! Looks like it was such a lovely weekend. I love Seattle. Haven't been in a few years but every time I go I've loved it more and more. And for some reason each time I've visited, it was the most amazing weather. I think I'm lucky about that. :)

    Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! xoxo

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  8. likeee your blog!!!
    keep posting and go for it!

    XO

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  9. what a beautiful post. great photos u really captured ur lovely day perfectly. looks magical. great blog fancy taking a look at mine kisses from Dublin xx leo.

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  10. thanks so much Leslie for your really lovely comment on my blog. u are very kind i love meeting new friends. i will follow now. thanks again much luv from a very un summery Dublin xx leo.

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  11. Amazing Post!!

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    xoxo

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  12. Seattle looks beautiful. I want to visit so badly!

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  13. Seattle looks amazing!
    I want to visit sometime. I would love to see it in person :)


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  14. It's Spring in Sweden too :) but still a bit chilly out. I just love tulips & that salad looks yummy ;D

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  15. I love to see where people live. It's like a little bit of traveling vicariously. Great city. Hope to see it for real one day. You can tell the girl selling flowers LOVE what she does - we should all be so lucky! How could you not be happy around flowers?! xo

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  16. Great pics!
    I want to take a break and go to Seattle!!

    Take care and have a nice day :)

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  17. We loved Seattle! Lovely images, Leslie...oh, those tulips...beautiful!
    Have a great day ;-)
    Catherine

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  18. Tulips! My fave flower and such beautiful pictures. I've never been to Seattle but would LOVE to visit.

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  19. Hope you had a fabulous Mother's Day...looks like you did!! Those tulips are so beautiful! They are my favorite flower! I really want to visit Seattle one day. Mendi has been there and says that she'd like to go back and bring her husband.
    Happy Tuesday!!

    Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings

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  20. I love your pictures! Your word are marvelous!
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  21. I absolutely love Seattle! My parents live near there and I miss it sooo much! I need to plan a trip soon. These photos are amazing, those flowers are absolutely stunning!

    xo
    Rachel

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  22. It looks wonderful. Love all the flowers, they are beautiful. Would love to visit sometime.

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  23. You had the best luck in Seattle which seems famed for rain and overcast skies- what a gorgeous city! I am loving the pics of the radishes and the tulips, my favourites. So right - you just have to step outside to see the flowers!

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  24. OMG this post is so delish I wanna eat it all(well maybe not the flowers:)
    thank you again fo sweet words and talk to you soon:)

    LOVE M

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  25. Beautiful! I love places like that such a sight for the senses!

    Annie
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  26. Oh wow the tulips! I love them.
    Enjoy!!!

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  27. i went crazy taking pics like these when at Pike's place
    i wanted to take home every single flower they had
    brett

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  28. It looks Wonderful there! Everything is so pretty, people look so happy, and the flowers are everywhere. That sandwich doesn't look too shabby either. I've always heard Seattle has it's on special ambiance, and these photos really show the great energy going on there... Cool!

    Cindy

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  29. Leslie,

    Fabulous post! And your photos are gorgeous! I think I need to make a trip there soon!!
    Nothing blooming here yet either, thanks for all the eye candy! Hope you had a great Mother's Day!

    Cindy

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  30. What a gorgeous day in Seattle! Farmer's Markets are always one of my favorite outings no matter where I am!

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  31. I agree....so important to do!! And those tulips are gorgeous! xo
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  32. Thank you for bringing us back to the basics and reminding how important family and simple pleasures are because there is nothing better than family and feeling the love around(:
    Beautiful flowers you have in Seatle!
    Xo z

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  33. Beautiful day, beautiful pictures!!!

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  34. wow...Amazing Pictures!!!!!

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    xoxo

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  35. Hi Leslie~~~~ Beautiful pictures of the Seattle area ~~ I am from Seattle too, Would love for you to follow me too. :)

    Sincerely,
    Michele
    Pearl 13.1

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  36. What a wonderful day spent with family! Gorgeous photos!

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  37. What a great summary of Seattle on a sunny day! I loved it and so glad you were out enjoying this amazing weather. I am off to check out the lavendar festival - must add that to my "must see" list for this Summer! :)

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  38. I agree!

    I love all of the pretty flowers! The tulips are my favorite =)

    Little Petite

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  39. I just love those tulips and the the fresh produce looks amazing!
    xo
    Sharon

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  40. Thank You that You took us for a beautiful trip! I always thinking about Seattle as a capital of grunge, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, this is my youth!
    Flowers are awesome! Especially tulips on the third photo, unusual color look like orange or faded pink! The food looks great too! I love spring for all these fresh vegetables :)
    marta

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  41. Thank you so much for the tour of Seattle in the Springtime!!

    Leslie, Lovely images, especially the tulips!

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    xoxo
    Karena
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  42. i like the pictures~! (:
    you have a really nice blog, would you like to follow each other? :) x

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  43. Your photos are stunning - I needed this lovely burst of colour as it's quite dull today here in the UK. (Still waiting for the sun!!) I enjoyed the little trip around Seattle which has so much to offer.
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  44. Qué imágenes más perfectas, cuanto color y vida,besos ana.

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  45. These photos are gorgeous and I love all your descriptions. I want to go to my Farmer's Market now!

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  46. Awww...what lovely flowers! =)

    I'd love if you visited my blog at Missingsparkles.com.
    Let me know, if you would like to follow each other on Blogger and/or Bloglovin and Facebook. :)

    ♥,
    Minna

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  47. like your blog! :)
    it would be really great if you followed me on my photoblog.
    please take a look, i think you will like it! :)

    many greetings.

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  48. there is no where more beautiful in the whole world than seattle in the summer

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  49. Oh yummy what delicious dishes!

    I follow you back now! :)

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  50. Beautiful pictures! It's always nice to see pictures from all around the world! <3


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  51. Aw, Leslie!, now I must/want/need to visit Seattle!!...Such a beautiful place, and those amazing photos, thank you dear, for sharing this fantastic day, by the way, yum, yum!, that salmon, now I'm seriously hungry!

    Have the best weekend, dear!

    Big hugs!
    Inés

    SimplyClassyMe.blogspot.com

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  52. Dearest Leslie,
    So glad that spring finally found you in Seattle!
    This is such a lovely post with great photos of the flowers and fresh produce at your markets.
    Just got off the boat from a short cruise to the Bahamas. Lovely relaxing time and lots of sunshine too. Have to rest up now from the seven hour drive home...
    Enjoy your weekend!
    Love,

    Mariette

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  53. How cute, I love the street vendors in SF who sell flowers like that too. That food looks delicious too, you have a nice camera. Great photos!

    xoDale
    www.savvyspice.com

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  54. I love the flowers and the food too ;-) would u like to follow each other?

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  55. Looks marvelous!! I love flowers everywhere :)) Glad it was fun and that some sun has come to you!! Wish you a great weekend! xx

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  56. Lovely pics...
    love those flowers
    and the foods look sumptuous.

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  57. All the flowers look incredible! Such a lovely blog! Iwas wondering if you would like to check mine as well, possibly follow each other?

    Kisses, Mary
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  58. what a wonderful peek into your world ... love the tulips ;-)

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  59. Hi! I want more glosase and historys! Beautiful posts!
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  60. Thankyou so much for stumbling onto my blog and becoming a follower, I'm honoured!I am now a happy follower of your lovely blog. Those flowers are just beautiful I so love tulips. Have a lovely week xx

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  61. What a perfect day. And those flowers! Such vivid colors, definitely screaming Spring.

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  62. Your posts are always so so sophisticated and your selection of pics just amazing!!! The food looks so so yummy!!!
    Well done honey!!
    Kisses and hugs
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
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  63. Just dropped by to check if there is a new inspiring post from u!!!!
    Best Regards
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
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