Depth of Field

These Fuchsias were shot at Bellevue Botanical Garden last summer and is my contribution for the Weekly Photo Challenge.

Garden d’Lights

Garden d’Lights is an annual light show held at Bellevue Botanical Garden each year from Thanks Giving to New Year. It features over ½ million tiny lights which transform the garden into a blossoming winter wonderland, capturing the “d’Light” in everyone.

This is a beautiful place to witness the Christmas lights in Bellevue. These pictures are from our visit last December on a cold winter evening.

View from the entrance

Close up view with the duck

Central view

Garden frog

Beautifully decorated flower beds

All bushes are covered with tiny lights

Sparkling flowers and butterfly

Flowers twinkling with lights

Each corner of the garden is lit up

Grape vines

Close up of a colorful parrot

Christmas tree at the garden

Snowflake Lane

As Christmas is close by I thought of sharing a post indicating the spirit of this festival. Snowflake Lane is one of the most beloved holiday event in the Seattle area. It takes place in Downtown Bellevue where each night, from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, the bustling streets are magically transformed into an extravagant winter wonderland; featuring falling snow, twinkling lights,  enchanting winter characters and lively musical dance performers.

These pictures are from last season’s parade. We went in early to grab a good spot as the street gets very crowded with families specially of children. The traffic is rerouted during the parade time and people are cordoned at many areas of the street. We managed to find a place in the front row of the sidewalk.

Street view with the dazzling lights and projections

Illuminating street with colorful Christmas lights

Crowd gathered to watch the initiation ceremony of the Snowflake Lane

Parade begins with the traditional holiday music

Toy soldier drummers leading the way

Candy cane girls

Snowflake princess and prince

Snowman

Polar bear of the North Pole

 

Snowflake penguin

Sugar plum fairy

Santa’s reindeers

Here comes Santa Claus spreading the joy of Christmas

Beautiful snowfall created at the street

Cheerful drummer

This was a fun parade to watch and I returned signing Christmas carols on my way.

Fall Foliage

 

 

 

             

 

 

Here are my colors of red, yellow and gold for the beautiful fall season.

These pictures were taken last year fall season around the city.

Ed has asked us to show images of Fall Foliage in ‘ Sunday Stills Photography’ this week.

This is also for Ailsa’s Weekly Travel theme: Autumn.