"Sauk Mtn. 7/20," by twoblueseven 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!......

(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......

The Northwest Flower and Garden Home Show -- hey, wait! Look, the gardening people already know about this. We're talking to you, non-flower-growing-people. If the winter is kicking your ass a bit and you're not especially allergic, head on down to the flower show and get some virtual spring on. We did this one year, and it really works wonders. You walk in, and it smells just like spring threw a dirt clod at......