Unusual Life

Meet at Noon, at the Kiddy Pool at the North end of Greenlake in Seattle on Friday, January 1st, 2011!

Here are photos from the last few years. We’ll do it again this year, Saturday, January 1st, rain-or-shine. See you then!

What a great way to get the New Year off on the right foot.

Luckily, wigs do offer some insulation from hangovers and there’s no need to fret about bad bed-head.

Rain-or-shine, umbrella’s & kids ok. Meet at the Kiddy Pool on the North end of the Lake at noon. I’m pretty sure we’ll all be pretty easy to spot.

More details on Seattle Twist.

A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel found in Japan operated primarily for the purpose of allowing couples privacy. They often have different themes and we love the Chapel Christmas Love Hotel in Mie Prefecture!

Chapel Christmas Love Hotel

35 years after Elvis’ death, they still celebrate Christmas at Graceland in style.

Graceland at Christmas photo set

Separation of Church and State, originally uploaded by moe.syczlak.

Unusual and beautiful shot of the Christmas tree inside the rotunda in the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

Curbed has a great feature today on some unusual chapels, including the the Tiffany Chapel at the Morse Museum in Winter Park, pictured above.

My favorite chapel in Seattle is the Chapel of St. Ignatius on the campus of Seattle University. It’s beautifully designed by Steven Holl, and you can view interior photos here.

Airstream Trailer: Home on the Range, originally uploaded by Eric Curry.

This is an absolutely stunning photo taken by Eric Curry. Unfortunately, this desert landscape is no more: just a few weeks after he took the photo, the desert was bulldozed and a nasty suburb arose in its place.

Glad someone is documenting these beautiful places before they disappear.

Googie Sign, originally uploaded by arbyreed.

Awesome Googie sign in front of an abandoned motel in Orem, Utah. Love the juxtapositon of the man-made sign and the snowy mountains in the background. We’re losing so many of this cool old signage, it’s important to document what’s left, even if it’s only an old photo.