EMBODY THE WILD!
It’s more than synchronistic that Terry Tempest Williams appeared at the Mount Baker Theater in Bellingham for a talk on the value of public lands, “breathing spaces in a country…
THE MOMENT
No matter how many times I stroll through the alleys in Mount Vernon, the lyric of these narrow liminal spaces always trips my senses. I love the old brick…
SURPRISE
I travel this street nearly every day, and sometimes more often than that. It is my usual route out of town. This residential street lined with ordinary houses, tidy lawns,…
THE SILENCE IS NEARLY PERFECT
Today I found myself thinking these negative thoughts because there is so much craziness happening in the world now! The danger, of course, is overlooking the positives—a concord of…
FRESH STARTS
Xīnnián hǎo! Monday, February 8 was the start of the 2016 Chinese New Year. It is the year of the Fire Monkey. I read somewhere that the Year of the Fire Monkey…
LET THE FEELING BE LOVE
All you need is love. ~ John Lennon (October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980) The deluge of news about acts of terror at home and around the world makes…
Roll with the Punches
I just spent several days in Port Townsend. The main reason for my visit was to make images. In particular, I wanted to photograph Fort Worden’s extensive system of large,…
Observation
Recently, when I was wandering around the old Northern State Hospital farm for a project I have been working on, this wall with a barred window on one of…
Emptiness
Not too long ago, Sears, one of the anchor stores in the Cascade Mall, in Burlington, closed its doors. Dark and vacant, it was a hulking monument to our…
Wandering: Going Without Arriving
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. ~ Lao Tzu Going is important, not arriving. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh We left today for a…
