A Sunny Seattle Day and Some Awards and Link Love

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Filed Under Random Musings 

When people think of Seattle, the first word that they think of is Rain. Yes, we do have those days.  But then we have days like today, that makes us forget about all the dark gloomy days and count our blessings that we live in such a beautiful city.

Snow capped Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound - a shot from our living room window;the view that makes getting up every morning worthwhile. home_thumb

I was planning on reinstating my long forgotten work-out regime today, but once we saw how beautiful it is outside, we decided to just go out to the Elliott Bay park for a brisk walk. The weather was absolutely perfect for a walk, cold but not too much. I just bought a new camera (Nikon CoolPix S700) as a gift for my parents, so this was a chance to take it for a test drive too. Here are some pictures from our walk.

A ship silhouetted against the sun.
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A brand new ship, waiting to be loaded with wheat and Mount Rainier in the background.
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The view of the Space Needle from Elliott Bay.
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Before I forget, I want to thank some people and spread some link love around.

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Susan of Food Blogga gave me this You make me Smile award. I was so honored to get this from Susan, since she is one of my favorite bloggers whose posts make me smile every time. Just read about the French kissing elephants and you will know what I am talking about! Thank you Susan!

I’d like to pass this award on to some bloggers that consistently make me smile.

Bharathy of Spicy Chilly, the girl from my hood gave me this Nice matters award. I am glad at least my virtual friends think I am nice :)

“Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”

I want to pass this award on to everyone who is reading this. I am just naming a few here, but this one really goes out to all of my blog buddies out there! Asha, Indosungod, Nags, Padmaja, Pravs, Raaga, Revathi, Richa, Shankari, Shilpa, Shn, Srivalli, Sunita thanks for being you!

I was also tagged to write Seven weirdest facts about me by Happy Cook and Swati. Now you all know how much I like to talk about myself, and how weird I am. But I have done a very similar one before, Seven random facts about me, and I think that one qualifies for the Weirdest me-me as well. So I am not going to do this again, thanks for tagging Happy Cook and Swati!



Comments

28 Responses to “A Sunny Seattle Day and Some Awards and Link Love”

  1. sra on February 17th, 2008 7:40 pm

    Sig, those pix are gorgeous, I especially like the first and second ones. And thank you so much for your nice words - it really means a lot to me. Here’s to you - :(Martini): :(Flower): :(Beer): :(Yes):

  2. Revathi on February 17th, 2008 8:29 pm

    Wow Thanks Sig ! I have been eyeing the Coolpix as well. Trying to get a new camera after I lost mine in LA :cry:

    I have sent ravi the link of your birthday loot - lets see ;)

  3. Srivalli on February 17th, 2008 8:43 pm

    Sig, those are real cool pictures!…congrats on the awards..and thanks for thinking of me…

    after seeing what revathi says, I think I better get my hubby to see that link too.. :evil:

  4. Pravs on February 17th, 2008 9:08 pm

    Ohh.. i miss seattle seeing the pictures.. :cry: but then i read further and i see my name and wow !! i am all excited…heheh.. i am being silly. :razz: Thank you so much sig ! :grin:

  5. Raaga on February 17th, 2008 10:41 pm

    Lovely pictures Sig…almost feels like I was walking with you :-) and thanks so much for the award :-) Hugs

  6. Uma on February 17th, 2008 11:58 pm

    Congrats on the awards. Nice picutres. :smile:

  7. sia on February 18th, 2008 2:32 am

    wow!!! the view from ur living room window just blew me away! :(Yes): fantastic shots sig.
    and u made me smile darling :smile: thank you for link love :(Martini):

  8. indosungod on February 18th, 2008 4:01 am

    Sig, you gotta convinve us now and then about the sunshine in your parts :cool: The bay looks beautiful. Congrats on those awards and thanks for passing it on.

  9. Asha on February 18th, 2008 4:23 am

    Beautiful photos Sig, got to visit Seattle someday, too far from here though!:)
    Thank you for the award sweetie, nice always matter, life is too short not to be! Enjoy Monday and the awards, you deserve both. Hugs!:)

  10. Siri on February 18th, 2008 4:26 am

    Sig, those are some gorgeous pics dear.. :cool: and Congratulations on ur awards… :(Yes): U truly deserve them! :nerd:

    Siri :(Martini):

  11. Namratha on February 18th, 2008 6:58 am

    Fabulous pics Sig, who wouldn’t want to wake up to such a wonderful sight each morning…lovely! Congrats on the awards :)

  12. sunita on February 18th, 2008 10:27 am

    Sig, so you’ve really got a room with a view :wink: …and btw, you make me smile too…glad to have known you :smile:

  13. Happy Cook on February 18th, 2008 10:36 am

    Congrats Sig.
    Love the vies you have from your place

  14. Kalai on February 18th, 2008 10:37 am

    Sig, congratulations on the awards! The photos from your new camera are awesome! I’ve been to Seattle a bunch of times when my husband lived there, but never saw much sun. Thanks for showing me Seattle in the sunshine! :grin:

  15. A-kay on February 18th, 2008 10:50 am

    :(Martini): Congrats on the award. The pictures are awesome and makes me want to come to Seattle :)

  16. musy on February 18th, 2008 1:33 pm

    Beautiful pictures, Sig! The second one simply took my breath away! And you really do bring a big smile on my face with your super-cute posts and awesome recipes!

    Congratulations! :(Martini): :(Flower):

  17. Vini on February 18th, 2008 7:57 pm

    Hey Sig,
    Lovely read…very heartwarming. Fantastic pictures. Running short of time now but will be back for more of your blog. By the way surfed through your “poprcorn chicken” recipe…must try.

  18. Padmaja on February 19th, 2008 12:46 am

    Sig!! Thank you for much dear and hey that view from your window is something breathtaking right!!
    I gotta run, its noel’s birthday today, I am already panicking about the party!!!

  19. Laavanya on February 19th, 2008 5:59 am

    What beautiful pics of Seattle Sig.. i will pick a brisk walk to a workout at the gym anyday! :)
    Congrats on your awards.

  20. shilpa on February 19th, 2008 7:04 am

    Wow…so beautiful pics Sig, You definitely deserve all the awards. Thanks for passing on the award to me :).

    Btw..laughed my wits out at your meme. I am scared of dogs too, but never tried barking at them…hahahahaha….

  21. TBC on February 19th, 2008 10:38 am

    Love the view from your window! :drool:

    Congrats on the awards.

  22. sagari on February 19th, 2008 1:13 pm

    beautiful pics sig and congrats for the award

  23. Superchef on February 19th, 2008 1:14 pm

    seattle defenitely has been sunny the last coupla days!! im soo envious of you for that wonderful view!! :))

  24. Nags on February 19th, 2008 10:14 pm

    Thanks Sig :)

    The pics looks great and I am really J you live in such a pretty place. All I can see from my window is the wall of the next apartment which has weird stuff scratched on it.. sigh..

  25. Kaykat on February 19th, 2008 11:25 pm

    Yay for all those awards :party:

    That Coolpix kicks ass, those are great pix!

  26. rachel on February 20th, 2008 3:45 am

    I would definitely love to wake up to a view like that! :smile:

  27. Amy on February 20th, 2008 11:10 pm

    Those are gorgeous photos Sig! Makes me feel like spring is just around the corner. Hooray!

  28. richa on February 21st, 2008 7:44 am

    congrats on the well deserved awards sweetie! great going!!
    thanks for mine, coming from you, means a lot to me! hugs

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