On Friday at around noon a collection of tiny well-wishers descended upon Westlake Center. Now in its fourteenth year, Pike Place Market’s Daffodil Day has become a downtown tradition celebrating spring's arrival. more ›

It's probably a good thing that the most interesting headlines this morning have to do with flowers. It means soldiers survived the night, no heinous crimes were public enough to catch the attention of journalists, and the economy still exists. Up in Kitsap County, intrepid blogger Josh Farley investigated recent anecdotal reports of graveside flower thefts and concluded, "It appears for now that such theft isn’t a problem. Vandalism in cemeteries, I should add, is an appalling crime, and I’m sure happens once and awhile." The deer are eating the flowers. News! And down in Olympia, the capitol grounds will plant fewer flowers this year than last, and the flowers will be more daffodils than the traditional tulips, because they last in the landscaped patterns longer. more ›

Q Loves Him A Field by Taylor Hain more ›

This is the kind of photo we should probably revisit sometime in mid-Februrary, to remind us of the extraordinary natural beauty of Western Washington in the summertime. More reminders of what makes our region so delightful abound in our Seattlest Flickr pool. Check it out! more ›

(Or their caretakers.) What to do when someone is impeding the flow of evening traffic so he can water some flowers in a traffic circle? Take care of it Rainier Beach-style: Punch him! Lessons learned: 1) Let the traffic circle garden die, because your fellow citizens obviously don't give a shit. 2) Don't squirt people with your hose, even if they're moving traffic cones. 3) Don't send 60-year-old men to the hospital just for blocking traffic at a minor intersection. 4) No good deed goes unpunished. Aside to the tough guy: Turn yourself in, jerkface. more ›

more ›