Paul D. Natkin

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

I made it to the Viewpoint before dawn today, but I didn't take any photos. Later I went back. Just as I arrived, a couple came walking by. I asked them whether we were looking at fog or mist. The woman seemed especially sure that it was mist. I asked them what the difference was. The woman said, and the man with her concurred, that mist is made of larger droplets of water. I'm not sure, but I'm always curious what other people think.

Fog, Jan. 5, 2010

Later last night it began to rain, but the droplets were fine enough that what was coming down could almost have been called mist. Looking down the street, I thought about how quickly the present becomes the past.

Dark Street, Jan. 4, 2010

It rained all day yesterday. By evening, the fog set in. There may have been fog earlier, but not as much as there was by evening. In the evening there was more fog than during the day.

The U District from the Hill, Jan. 4, 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

I waited at the Viewpoint yesterday evening for the moon to clear the horizon. But it was nowhere to be seen. Too overcast. I left and came back a few hours later, but still no luck.

The Edge, Jan. 3, 2010

I decided to head to the opposite side of the Hill, to see what I could find there. I made my way around the cemetery, passing the old wall. By this time, it was after midnight.

The Old Wall, Jan. 4, 2010

I was struck by the beauty of the lights on Queen Anne.

Looking towards Queen Anne, Jan. 4, 2010

I walked west, then south, towards Gage Academy. The view from just north of the Bishop's residence is always wonderful, especially at this time of year.

Lake Union with Space Needle, Jan. 4, 2010

I walked further, to St. Mark's, where I took some shots of the Space Needle and the buildings that surround it.

Space Needle and Crane, Jan. 3, 2010

Sunday, January 3, 2010

As I arrived at the Viewpoint, I suddenly wondered whether it was dusk yet and what the official definition of dusk is. I asked a couple who where just leaving the park. They said they thought dusk is when it's still light, after the sun has gone down. They said it was still late afternoon, not dusk, but they agreed that it looked quite a lot like dusk. The sky was overcast, and the light was quite blue. It was cold, although not freezing or windy. I was surprised how many people came by jogging, or walking their dogs, and how many sat and read or looked at the view.

The View, Jan. 3, 2010

A large flock of crows came flying overhead. There were hundreds of them, or at least that was my impression. I didn't actually try to count them. They were moving too fast. The headed out toward the lake.

Crows, Jan. 3, 2010

Two People Approaching, Jan. 3, 2010

Woman on the North Bench, Jan. 3, 2010

The moon rises at 20:39 and sets at 09:37. It will be eighteen days into the current cycle. It will be 361506 kilometers from earth and in the waning gibbous phase.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

It was dusk when I arrived at the Viewpoint. Around the Bay and beyond, almost everything was blue, of one shade or another.

Dusk at the Viewpoint, Jan. 2, 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010

The sky was overcast when I got to the Viewpoint today, and it was drizzling. I took some photos of the hillside, which is covered with blackberry bushes.

The Hillside, Jan. 1, 2010

Paul D. Natkin

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