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Recently, I ve been feeling a transition from one era to another in my creative life. This mirrors big changes in my personal life leaving my job last summer, a shake-up in my friend group, starting my own business. The Continue reading
Garfield Ledges Trail is a relatively recent addition to the Middle Fork recreational area. For a last summer hurrah, we headed up for a hike over Labor Day weekend. The day was cool and misty it seemed that fall Continue reading
This post is a response to Mark Sutherland s gardening prompt for the August 2023 IndieWeb Carnival. For many years, I ve been frustrated by my failings as a gardener. I step outside and see an endless to-do list. My mistakes stand Continue reading
We crossed this footbridge over the Sammamish River, where a couple paddled lazily on the calm water, and strolled along the riverfront trail. The air was lightly hazy with lingering smoke, but not into unhealthy territory. This is August, now. Continue reading
Walked past the nearby Google campus and had to admire this landscape! I love the ebullient alliums and the mix of purples and ambers. Looks pollinator friendly with alliums and Joe pye weed and lavender. The angled corten steel planters Continue reading
I walked with a friend yesterday and couldn t stop looking at this sky.
Summary of this quarter: DH started a new job in mid-June I continued consulting work my big project wrapped up at the end of the quarter We went tidepooling at Golden Gardens and Alki Beach We went to a Continue reading
Selection Escape the feed and decide what to intake. Prompt yourself with new and different material. Forms of curation looking for recommendations from people I know or follow browsing curated lists considering what would be useful to learn now choosing Continue reading
This post is in response to James IndieWeb Carnival prompt Moments of Joy. I collect textures. This is, perhaps, an unusual thing to collect, but I have been gathering them for years. On most trips I take, whether short outings Continue reading
Tidepooling reveals something different at every shoreline. The terrain of each shore, while similar, is a unique array of sand, stone, rock, and seaweed. Puget Sound beaches tend towards rocky above the waterline sometimes this continues where the tide Continue reading