question for Seattle folk

[ksmith]

Are things still green in December--lawns, deciduous trees? Do leaves fall? Does anything brown? I know it can be rainy.

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[lrcutter.livejournal.com]

Other details -- hoodies are practical in Seattle. Quite often it doesn't really rain, as much as just kind of mist. I often find I'll put the hood up, walk a couple of blocks, then be able to take it down, then a couple of blocks later, have to put it back up again. I have an umbrella, but I don't need it that often. And I walk everywhere. Feel free to ping me if you want more details (or if you want me to read through a section for veracity.)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I may take you up on the read-through.

About clothes--I have been sticking with business casual for going downtown, and of course technical for some outdoor-related stuff. Protag will dress up when she has to.

I assume that you walk everywhere because your neighborhood is walkable and all the stores you need are close by?

[lrcutter.livejournal.com]

My neighborhood is extremely walkable. I live on Capitol Hill, up on 15th, near Pike. (Pike Place market is on 1st, I'm on 15th.) I live at the residential end of a business district. Lots of turn of the century mansions are up here as well, particularly close to Volunteer Park. (Just west of the park is a historic district.) Used to be a lot of car dealerships here. Buildings on the first and second floor have huge glass windows, with freight elevators large enough to carry old fashioned cars. Most are still shops of one kind or another, with either office space or lofts above. I have 5 grocery stores in easy walking distance (more further away) restaurants, coffee shops, theatres (plays and movies) bars, dance studios, the community college, etc.