Fresh flowers are scarce during Pacific Northwest winters but the hardworking families at Seattle’s Pike Place Market use creative combinations of fresh and dried flowers to keep their stalls full year round.
Christmas Eve in front of the Original Starbucks. Inside, customers enjoy hot beverages in bright red cups while the street musician wears a red Santa Hat, playing for tips and giving thanks.
Posted as part of Alisa’s Travel Theme: Work.
Northwest Frame of Mind 
Even the dried flowers are beautiful! I’m very jealous of the inexpensive flowers at the market and wish I could buy inexpensive but gorgeous flowers on a regular basis.
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The prices are amazing! It’s fun to see so many people walking through the city with bouquets. You can tell where they’ve been. 🙂
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Love fresh flowers and the farmers market in Seattle.
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Thanks! Flowers are one of my favorite things to by when we visit. 🙂
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I’ve briefly been to Seattle…need to head back and check out Pikes market
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I hope you get a chance to visit the Market, it’s a great place. 🙂
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Im planning to head to Seattle in the middle of March… hoping to use my long layer to explore the city a bit
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Nice, March can be a great time to visit. If you are here over St. Patrick’s day there is a small parade. 🙂
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Great choice for the work! The flowers in the Pike Place Market in Seattle is incredible!
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ooops “are” instead. Sorry…
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Thanks Amy, the flowers are one of the most popular attractions and a beautiful spot to shop!
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Great choices for the theme, Lisa. the busker looks to be doing very well indeed. Good place to stand on Christmas Eve. 🙂
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Thanks Sylvia, I thought it was a great location too!
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Beautiful and we never leave Seattle without a visit to the market.
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That’s a great plan Ruth.
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Busking is hard work, but he looks as if he’s doing alright!
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You’re right, he seemed to be having a good day. 🙂
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A nice way to arrange flowers for your winter. And that’s the original starbucks cafe? Interesting.
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The original Starbucks is a small café and they’ve kept the older look and only serve drinks (no food) instead of remodeling it to match the newer locations. It’s a busy place!
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When I was here last year, I just gasped the beauty that could be bought for $10.00…just incredible!
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It’s amazing to see what they offer for such a low price!
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Look at the size of those bouquets — for $10!! What a value!
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I know, it’s such a deal!
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That’s a lot of flowers.. I appreciate them more in winter when they are so scarce.
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So do I Paula. 🙂
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Neat! The first Starbucks store looks cool! You live in such a beautiful place =)
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Thanks Christina, I have to stop at the first Starbucks every time I visit the market. 🙂 Seattle has it’s wonderful moments but your area is pretty great too!
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I love Pike Place Market.!! Your photos brought back so many memories of my visits to Seattle 😉 Thanks.!
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You’re welcome and thank you Rose! It’s great to hear so many people love Pike Place Market!
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