Friday, 27 December 2024

WildLanterns at Woodlands Zoo, Seattle


An immersive and truly wild wonder at the Woodland Zoo. 

As dusk fell, we layered on clothes and ambled through the exquisitely creative and enormous lantern installations. The lanterns were animated and colourful and the attention to detail quite remarkable; frogs with nictitating eyelids, lizards with tongues popping out, butterfly wings flapping, Pegasus flying, owls rotating their heads, peacocks flaunting their plumes, slumbering bears breathing, underwater otters swimming, monkeys and birds in the trees. Roses, irises, lotus lilies, proteas, and sunflowers a joy to see.

What an enchanting holiday outing!

Christmas excitement and mayhem


Early morning coffee and kids (and adults) all excited. Santa certainly dropped a pile of presents for the Hadfield's, Kersten's and Date's here in Seattle. 

I have loved the build up to Christmas, the planning, the shopping, the provisioning, the cooking, the setting of the table and being here with some of our family. A special time and much gratitude as always for feeling well and strong.