Tim and Amie Van Liew
@tim-amievanliew.bsky.social
We are friends, parents, and on mission to serve in our respective fields to improve others' lives.
One of the first requests from our teen upon bringing home a puppy this past summer was a skeleton hoodie so they could be Halloween twins! I’m not sure the dog’s impressed.
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
One of the first requests from our teen upon bringing home a puppy this past summer was a skeleton hoodie so they could be Halloween twins! I’m not sure the dog’s impressed.
Odd feelings upon seeing a ‘blood moon’ over Seattle tonight…
September 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Odd feelings upon seeing a ‘blood moon’ over Seattle tonight…
If you see this post an Archer - my Girl Scout! Look at that focus!
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you see this post an Archer - my Girl Scout! Look at that focus!
First day of her last year of Middle School!
September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
First day of her last year of Middle School!
Returning from a few days off the grid, camping with our family. End of Summer trip including Paddleboarding, hiking, and time together was a success!
August 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Returning from a few days off the grid, camping with our family. End of Summer trip including Paddleboarding, hiking, and time together was a success!
Celebrated our anniversary this weekend with Zuppa Fredda and Burrata!
August 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Celebrated our anniversary this weekend with Zuppa Fredda and Burrata!
Had the pleasure of watching Massy Ferguson band close out the West Seattle Street Festival yesterday! It was a great show (so hot!) and made even better when I got to briefly catch up with Ethan (pictured) afterward! We went to school together in the 90s!
July 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Had the pleasure of watching Massy Ferguson band close out the West Seattle Street Festival yesterday! It was a great show (so hot!) and made even better when I got to briefly catch up with Ethan (pictured) afterward! We went to school together in the 90s!
“Screech!” came the calls of a juvenile Great Horned Owl as it moved from tree to tree around our campsite at Deception Pass State Park earlier this week. Very cool to see and hear!
July 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“Screech!” came the calls of a juvenile Great Horned Owl as it moved from tree to tree around our campsite at Deception Pass State Park earlier this week. Very cool to see and hear!
I prefer these bursts of color that found around my yard this morning - a selection of dahlias:
July 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I prefer these bursts of color that found around my yard this morning - a selection of dahlias:
June 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“And it remains true today that liberation can be birthed only when men and women collaborate, being fruitful and multiplying together for the sake of freedom for all. Then and now, liberation takes all of us.” It’s our turn. So ends Defiant by Kelley Nikondeha
June 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“And it remains true today that liberation can be birthed only when men and women collaborate, being fruitful and multiplying together for the sake of freedom for all. Then and now, liberation takes all of us.” It’s our turn. So ends Defiant by Kelley Nikondeha
We had a visit to our yard from a Pale Swallowtail (according to @microsoft.com Bing Image Search) yesterday. Pretty!
June 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We had a visit to our yard from a Pale Swallowtail (according to @microsoft.com Bing Image Search) yesterday. Pretty!
Early morning walks in the neighborhood to get some steps before the heat rises reveal beauty:
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Early morning walks in the neighborhood to get some steps before the heat rises reveal beauty:
Happy Mother’s Day to all those who lead, nurture and support others! Our daughter is out of town this morning but left a card behind that we paired with flowers from our yard. Amie - we love you like the Atlantis shuttle… to space and all around the Earth!
May 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all those who lead, nurture and support others! Our daughter is out of town this morning but left a card behind that we paired with flowers from our yard. Amie - we love you like the Atlantis shuttle… to space and all around the Earth!
Took a walk on the beach at sunset with our daughter. She suggested the view through this safety ring might make a great photo, so I gave her my phone. Not too bad! Encouraging her creativity always. Happy Easter from Cocoa Beach, Florida.
April 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Took a walk on the beach at sunset with our daughter. She suggested the view through this safety ring might make a great photo, so I gave her my phone. Not too bad! Encouraging her creativity always. Happy Easter from Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Took a walk through a local park that shares a border with a golf course and was gifted with two enjoyable things to see - wild trilliums in bloom and wild coyotes (there were 3, but only one in photo) enjoying some sun:
April 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Took a walk through a local park that shares a border with a golf course and was gifted with two enjoyable things to see - wild trilliums in bloom and wild coyotes (there were 3, but only one in photo) enjoying some sun:
Beautiful cold morning walk in Seattle… remnants of hail on the cars and ground, melt already trickling down the drain pipes, birds singing and daffodils blooming. Spring is coming! Resist despair, get angry, find joy, be part of the change.
March 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Beautiful cold morning walk in Seattle… remnants of hail on the cars and ground, melt already trickling down the drain pipes, birds singing and daffodils blooming. Spring is coming! Resist despair, get angry, find joy, be part of the change.
Resilience: In spite of the mole heaping dirt from its tunnels. Beyond the dog digging to find the mole. Through the drenching of last night’s rains. The English Daisy stretches toward the light and air above. Breathe. You can get through this, too.
March 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Resilience: In spite of the mole heaping dirt from its tunnels. Beyond the dog digging to find the mole. Through the drenching of last night’s rains. The English Daisy stretches toward the light and air above. Breathe. You can get through this, too.
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” - Coco Chanel #InternationalWomen’sMonth (image for attention, early spring blooms seen while hiking in a local Seattle park)
March 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” - Coco Chanel #InternationalWomen’sMonth (image for attention, early spring blooms seen while hiking in a local Seattle park)
False Spring in Seattle this week has prompted crocus to bloom in my yard!
February 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
False Spring in Seattle this week has prompted crocus to bloom in my yard!
A view from my visit in 2017:
February 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A view from my visit in 2017:
More stunning in person, the view of the moonrise over Seattle at sunset tonight caused me to pull into a park in West Seattle for a Quick Look and photo. Breathe… see Beauty.
February 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
More stunning in person, the view of the moonrise over Seattle at sunset tonight caused me to pull into a park in West Seattle for a Quick Look and photo. Breathe… see Beauty.