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Life could be a dream: Puget Sound in the sunlight

July 20, 2012 by Beth Shepherd

I held my hand over my forehead to shield my eyes from the intense sunlight. Sunlight! And then I saw them, like mythical creatures walking on water. Paddleboarders.

Where was I? Hawaii?

I shook my head in disbelief. I was looking out over the water toward my very own Puget Sound.

Life could be a dream.

Paddleboarders on Puget Sound

Paddleboarders on Puget Sound in the light

Paddleboarders at sunset

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)

~The Crewcuts

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Filed Under: Photography, Seattle Tagged With: Puget Sound, Ray's Boathouse, sunset

Some might fend off a mid-life crisis by leaving the comforts of their corporate salary to jet off to a deserted island. Others might buy a Jaguar. I’ve chosen to dive head-long into my 50s and beyond by becoming a first-time parent. At any given moment you might find me holding a camera, a spade, a spatula or a suitcase. Or my little girl's hand. Adopted from Armenia, she puts the Pampers and Paklava into my life.

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