From the quotelady.com:


Seattle is a soft city, made up of soft light and hills and water and growing things an a sense that nature is truly accommodating. … There is no day in the year when it is too hot or too cold to work or get around, and few days when one cannot be outside, in a boat, walking, playing golf or tennis or going fishing. ... Seattle's colors are gray and green.--Roger Sale (Seattle Past to Present)