This image of downtown Seattle was made on one of those evenings when a weather system had passed thru and the sun was breaking out before sunset leaving a few clouds and clean air. The air in the Seattle area comes off the Pacific Ocean and over the Olympic mountains and picks up the freshness dreams are made of.

With over 3 feet of rain a year Seattle has clouds, clouds of every shape, size and color. The Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound absolutely affect the weather in the Seattle area. It can trap it in or push it out quickly and when it gets pushed out the backside of the weather systems can have beautiful light.

With Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier to the south, the Cascade mountains to the east and the Olympic Mountains and the coast to the west its easy to see why so many people have made the Puget Sound area home. Nature is everywhere in western Washington. In 3 hours or less you can be in any of 3 National Parks and as many National Forests.

I grew up in Seattle and there is one constant here and that is tomorrow will be different. From traffic to the weather it is constantly changing.