You can find the storybook magic of my hometown, Seattle, through secret garden gates. As a teenager, I walked and discovered alternate cityscapes in hidden-trail stairways, plank-board bridges, and foot-access hideaways. Revisiting my secret Seattle is a whisper-quiet homecoming. A whole new city appears.
All these trails, stairways, and bridges seem like they are here for me.
I love the bridges. They float in crooked lines as light soaks the edges.
This bridge connects two miniature islands in pure marshy swamp that humidifies the air the way a theme-park water ride would.
Someone designed a place in the city for us to walk on water. That’s a lovely gift.
Every time I revisit these bridges, I feel like I’ve uncovered something perfect, no matter how many times I’ve been here. The surprise is lost, but the twists and turns still feel unspoiled.
All I have to do is walk and look.
There are bridges that take me into trees that will outgrow and outlive me, and that have decades of roots stronger than mine will ever be.
It’s city nature that’s as thick as anything. The green is crowded with flittering light.
Colors, rhythms, textures—these places are both the mastermind and the masterpiece.
A stranger built this for all of us.
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<3 ahh i love these chrissie and dylan!
I’m completely in love with this… the photos also remind me a lot of costa rica for some reason, especially the first 4.
It looks divinely beautiful. Would you like to give directions or keep it – as you say – secret? I’ll be visiting Seattle this autumn and these places seem to be brilliant places to see.
Please go visit Discovery Park, and Foster Island in the Arboretum! A bunch of these were taken at those spots.
I love the water covered in lily pads. Very beautiful! I wish my hometown had something like that! The rest of it does, however, remind me of home. The photography was great, and I loved the descriptions, especially the one on #8, “There are bridges that take me into trees that will outgrow and outlive me, and that have decades of roots stronger than mine will ever be.”
these eye candy photos have been close to home lately <3 i love these pictures of the NW, and Seattle <333
These photos are just so, so beautiful.
I love #9! Beautiful photos :)
So dreamy, I love it.
So beautiful and magical. Seattle looks so lovely and I feel a bit sad that I don’t live there. :'( I’d love to visit that place someday. <3
i wanna go to there!
-m.see
Absolutely beautiful! Love the blue dress too!
Soooo pretty.
I actually WAS in Seattle and haven’t seen any of this! This is so incredibly beautiful. Seriously the best eye candy on Rookie. I love love love this.
THIS IS TOO PRETTY <3