It’s hard to believe it, but until earlier this month, it had been over a year since I had been on a Northwest road trip. I usually find myself on one at least a few times a year, but circumstances and schedules this past year made such a journey impossible for a while. Getting out […]
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Swanson’s Nursery: An Urban Retreat
I have a green thumb somewhere. I really do. Though my houseplants usually hang on for dear life, as a child I was a natural and curious gardener who loved watching the transformation from seed to plant. Somewhere inside me, that green thumb still lives, though as an adult I lost touch with it many […]
Shimmering Lights and Silhouetted Lines
How to be productive, creative and take in the sunshine? Document a walk through a Seattle Park. Discovery Park offers cliffs, and fields, old military buildings, trails through forests, and a lighthouse on the beach. I was mesmerized by the light coming through the trees and reflecting in the pockets of ponds. The light, the […]