Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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autumn

Mist then kitty bliss

For most of Thursday, our tiny micro-climate was draped in mist. On the sound, foghorns boomed. It was wonderfully melancholic. A true…

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Posted on September 23, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Recycling in Seattle (not what you think)

I woke up this morning to brilliant sunshine and the smell of brine and fallen apples deliquescing into the frost-crisp grass. No,…

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Posted on November 6, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Full bore autumn today

yeah, crapcam again, sorry about that Raining, windy, leaves blowing. Neighbour cat huddling against the wall looking pathetic. (Yes, I’m talking about…

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Posted on September 18, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

What a difference a day makes

So here’s a shot of the garden outside my office window Sunday morning. (Taken through a screened and shut double-paned window therefore…

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Posted on November 23, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Strange light

The light is strange here this morning. Perhaps it’s just the time change, but the leaves of the trees just outside my…

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Posted on November 7, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Gorgeous autumn–colours colour colours!

Wednesday and Friday were eye-poppingly vibrant days here in Seattle. My friend, professional photographer Jennifer Durham, took some pictures of Green Lake…

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Posted on October 30, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Update: Hild, health, happiness

I’m still very tired, but that’s about what I expected at this stage. The best thing I can report is that nothing…

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Posted on October 26, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

another beautiful day in Seattle

The trees outside my office window have dropped most of their leaves. The ones left look as though they’re made of peach…

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Posted on November 1, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

better leaves

Okay, that crappy picture was driving me mad, so I took some more. They still don’t really reflect the stunning colour (thanks…

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Posted on November 4, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

autumn progresses

I went to the park again today. The road leading to it was magical, the trees all gold, golden leaves covering the…

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Posted on November 2, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

emerald sanity

I love mist. I love the scent of earth folded in on itself and dreaming under a blanket of leaf fall. I…

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Posted on October 29, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

autumn is here

I slept with the windows open last night, listening to the rain. For the first time in weeks the owls were quiet,…

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Posted on September 23, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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