Lisa K / Northwest Frame of Mind
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Travel photography & outdoor writing from the PNW. 🌲📸
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📖 Stories behind the posts: northwestframeofmind.substack.com
For politics & opinions: @lisak.bsky.social
“I just love everything about wood, because when you touch it, it brings memory into your hands,” said Bennett. “It’s smooth. There’s a smell to it. It has its own perfume. It’s alive in a lot of ways. And the sustainability of it is renewal — it endures.” www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
This former Seattle Seahawk is now a designer. Here's where to see his work
"Night Chapel," by designer and former Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett, is on view on the grounds of Northwest African American Museum.
www.seattletimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“I just love everything about wood, because when you touch it, it brings memory into your hands,” said Bennett. “It’s smooth. There’s a smell to it. It has its own perfume. It’s alive in a lot of ways. And the sustainability of it is renewal — it endures.” www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
I've been looking for something #Bright on this dark November day, and rediscovered my misty Pacific Northwest image in a 2013 post I wrote about the color green. #BlueSkyArtShow #pnw #MtBaker #PictureLake
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I've been looking for something #Bright on this dark November day, and rediscovered my misty Pacific Northwest image in a 2013 post I wrote about the color green. #BlueSkyArtShow #pnw #MtBaker #PictureLake
#NorthernLights in WA tonight. From my backyard. 😍
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#NorthernLights in WA tonight. From my backyard. 😍
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“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”
― William Shakespeare
― William Shakespeare
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”
― William Shakespeare
― William Shakespeare
November 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The old anxiety — are we a real city if we don’t dress like one?—feels dated now, replaced by a new question:What can our particular climate and culture teach fashion?The answer might be as simple as our fair city’s forecast: adaptability, layered with intention. www.seattletimes.com/life/fashion...
If there’s a single definition for Seattle fashion right now, it’s this
Seattle is a city dressing on two tracks: one that prizes function and the outdoors, and another that insists on cosmopolitan connection, writes Andrew Hoge.
www.seattletimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The old anxiety — are we a real city if we don’t dress like one?—feels dated now, replaced by a new question:What can our particular climate and culture teach fashion?The answer might be as simple as our fair city’s forecast: adaptability, layered with intention. www.seattletimes.com/life/fashion...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Raman spent 2020-24 as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies, the first Indian American woman to hold an assistant coaching position in the NBA. She worked in scouting, player development and analytics, according to The New York Times.” www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm...
Storm reportedly hire coach to replace Noelle Quinn
Sonia Raman reportedly agreed to a multi-year deal with the Storm and will become the first Indian American woman to be named a WNBA head coach.
www.seattletimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Raman spent 2020-24 as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies, the first Indian American woman to hold an assistant coaching position in the NBA. She worked in scouting, player development and analytics, according to The New York Times.” www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm...
Wine tasting and a walk through the vineyard for this weekend’s #BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #PinotNoir #Oregon #winetasting #OregonWine
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wine tasting and a walk through the vineyard for this weekend’s #BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #PinotNoir #Oregon #winetasting #OregonWine
Morning coffee with blue skies and sunshine. Relaxing in Reykjavik.
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Reykjavik #Iceland #travel #photography
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Reykjavik #Iceland #travel #photography
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Morning coffee with blue skies and sunshine. Relaxing in Reykjavik.
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Reykjavik #Iceland #travel #photography
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Reykjavik #Iceland #travel #photography
faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-band-chr...
#Heart ❤️- Ann and Nancy Wilson. I listened for Barracuda to play on the radio every summer night the year it was released. 🎸🎤
#Heart ❤️- Ann and Nancy Wilson. I listened for Barracuda to play on the radio every summer night the year it was released. 🎸🎤
The only band Chris Cornell called "the American Led Zeppelin"
Chris Cornell might have been accepted as a 1990s Robert Plant, but he felt the true Led Zeppelin successor came years before.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-band-chr...
#Heart ❤️- Ann and Nancy Wilson. I listened for Barracuda to play on the radio every summer night the year it was released. 🎸🎤
#Heart ❤️- Ann and Nancy Wilson. I listened for Barracuda to play on the radio every summer night the year it was released. 🎸🎤
“Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.” Hesiod
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #PNW #MtBakerWa #nature #HeatherMeadows #Hesiod
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #PNW #MtBakerWa #nature #HeatherMeadows #Hesiod
September 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.” Hesiod
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #PNW #MtBakerWa #nature #HeatherMeadows #Hesiod
#TheRoad #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #PNW #MtBakerWa #nature #HeatherMeadows #Hesiod
“It is visibly less glaciated,” said glacier researcher Mauri Pelto. “At least a third of the area of glaciers is gone.”
Since July, the 6-million-acre Glacier Peak Wilderness has been in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor
www.kuow.org/stories/glac...
Since July, the 6-million-acre Glacier Peak Wilderness has been in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor
www.kuow.org/stories/glac...
Glacierless Peak? The icy realms of Washington’s North Cascades lose their cool
The ice fields that give Washington’s Glacier Peak its name are disappearing. The impacts are being felt many miles downstream.
www.kuow.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“It is visibly less glaciated,” said glacier researcher Mauri Pelto. “At least a third of the area of glaciers is gone.”
Since July, the 6-million-acre Glacier Peak Wilderness has been in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor
www.kuow.org/stories/glac...
Since July, the 6-million-acre Glacier Peak Wilderness has been in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor
www.kuow.org/stories/glac...
Reposted by Lisa K / Northwest Frame of Mind
"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike."
-Paulo Coelho
-Paulo Coelho
September 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike."
-Paulo Coelho
-Paulo Coelho
Reposted by Lisa K / Northwest Frame of Mind
Some driftwood making #angles for the #BlueSkyArtShow today
September 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Some driftwood making #angles for the #BlueSkyArtShow today
A one lane bridge in Iceland showing off its elegant #angles for the #BlueSkyArtShow
#blackandwhitephotography #Iceland #Bridges #travelphotography
#blackandwhitephotography #Iceland #Bridges #travelphotography
September 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A one lane bridge in Iceland showing off its elegant #angles for the #BlueSkyArtShow
#blackandwhitephotography #Iceland #Bridges #travelphotography
#blackandwhitephotography #Iceland #Bridges #travelphotography
“Scientists encourage all of us to join the "Lights Out" movement by turning off or dimming non-essential lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. during critical migration periods.”
www.king5.com/article/life...
www.king5.com/article/life...
Researchers urge 'Lights Out' as 12.3M birds to migrate over Washington state this weekend
Millions of birds will migrate over Washington state's night sky, with peak activity expected in late September.
www.king5.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Scientists encourage all of us to join the "Lights Out" movement by turning off or dimming non-essential lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. during critical migration periods.”
www.king5.com/article/life...
www.king5.com/article/life...
“Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.”
Iceland is that place for us, a #home away from our house and a place that holds a little piece of our hearts when we leave. #BlueSkyArtShow #Iceland #photography #waterfalls
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.”
Iceland is that place for us, a #home away from our house and a place that holds a little piece of our hearts when we leave. #BlueSkyArtShow #Iceland #photography #waterfalls
September 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.”
Iceland is that place for us, a #home away from our house and a place that holds a little piece of our hearts when we leave. #BlueSkyArtShow #Iceland #photography #waterfalls
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.”
Iceland is that place for us, a #home away from our house and a place that holds a little piece of our hearts when we leave. #BlueSkyArtShow #Iceland #photography #waterfalls
“STG feels an obligation to help keep Seattle’s creative economy healthy. That means supporting artists — local, national and international — and providing local audiences with consistently high-quality art they might not otherwise have access to.” www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
This Seattle nonprofit has become an $86 million entertainment empire. How?
Despite growing even beyond its own expectations, this local nonprofit remains committed to supporting Seattle's creative community.
www.seattletimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“STG feels an obligation to help keep Seattle’s creative economy healthy. That means supporting artists — local, national and international — and providing local audiences with consistently high-quality art they might not otherwise have access to.” www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...