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Photos: Seattle springs out of the 'Big Dark' and into the light

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KUOW Photos by Megan Farmer and Juan Pablo Chiquiza

It's official: There are brighter days ahead in Seattle. Western Washington has made it through the "Big Dark" and into sunsets after 8 p.m.

As the grey, wet, darkness subsides for sunnier and longer days, many Seattleites are rejoicing. Wednesday marked the first day of sunsets after 8 p.m., until September.

Over the last few months, KUOW set out to capture the color, hues, mood, and feel of the seasons in transition.

The below images were taken by Megan Farmer and Juan Pablo Chiquiza.

caption: A pedestrian crosses Denny Way with an umbrella early in the morning on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.
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A pedestrian crosses Denny Way with an umbrella early in the morning on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Early morning traffic is visible I-5, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from South Lake Union in Seattle.
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Early morning traffic is visible I-5, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from South Lake Union in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Pedestrians wait to cross 4th Avenue as a King County Metro Bus speeds by, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in downtown Seattle.
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Pedestrians wait to cross 4th Avenue as a King County Metro Bus speeds by, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Street lights are visible through a windshield obscured by rain on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in downtown Seattle.
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Street lights are visible through a windshield obscured by rain on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: The setting sun is reflected on buildings in downtown Seattle shortly after 5 p.m., on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Seattle.
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The setting sun is reflected on buildings in downtown Seattle shortly after 5 p.m., on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A Washington state ferry approaches the Southworth ferry terminal, visible through heavy rain on a vehicle’s windshield, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Southworth.
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A Washington state ferry approaches the Southworth ferry terminal, visible through heavy rain on a vehicle’s windshield, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Southworth.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A pedestrian waits on the corner of 9th Avenue and Westlake Avenue with an umbrella in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Seattle.
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A pedestrian waits on the corner of 9th Avenue and Westlake Avenue with an umbrella in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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caption: A hummingbird is shown mid-flight on Sunday, March 17, 2025, in Seattle.
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A hummingbird is shown mid-flight on Sunday, March 17, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza
caption: Spring-like colors are visible in gasoline along Northwest 67th Street on Monday, March 3, 2025, in Seattle.
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Spring-like colors are visible in gasoline along Northwest 67th Street on Monday, March 3, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: KAVU employees cold plunge in the Puget Sound on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
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KAVU employees cold plunge in the Puget Sound on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Cherry blossoms reaching their peak bloom are visible on the University of Washington campus  on Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Seattle.
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Cherry blossoms reaching their peak bloom are visible on the University of Washington campus on Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza
caption: People sit in the Bywater Sauna on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
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People sit in the Bywater Sauna on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: KAVU employees, including owner Barry Barr, center, laugh after cold plunging in the Puget Sound on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
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KAVU employees, including owner Barry Barr, center, laugh after cold plunging in the Puget Sound on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Flower petals line a stairway along 12th Avenue Northwest on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Seattle.
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Flower petals line a stairway along 12th Avenue Northwest on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: The setting sun is shown at 7:45 p.m., on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
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The setting sun is shown at 7:45 p.m., on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer


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