What a year it’s been. I hope you’re well. My wish? A brighter 2021!
In bloom
Although these are strange times, keep looking for the beauty that’s out there.
Dreary days
In these days of isolation, beauty is everywhere: even through the rain-smeared window of a home office. Stay safe, stay well, stay inside!
Pattern and color
Graffiti from Valparaiso, Chile. There are flashier pieces, but I found this entrancing.
A look back
Since we’re in a new decade, figured I’d rifle through the archives for some of my 2010 sightings. Mostly from New York; there are so many wonderful things in this world.
First row, L to R: spring bridal shoot in Flushing Meadows Park among the cherry blossoms; Ferris Wheel at Oregon State Fair; art installation at Governors Island sculpture fair.
Second row, L to R: graffiti in Astoria, Queens; selfie at Frieze Art Fair; casual acrobats in Long Island City, looking to Manhattan.
Third row, L to R: East River from Greenpoint; oak tree from my grandparents’ property in California; a view from a walk over the Queensborough Bridge.
‘Tis the season
Tiny dancers in a mini-Nutcracker make for a good show! We sure are proud of our little candy cane.
Glorious Zapallar
Also from Chile in August 2019 — Zapallar is a true gem and a wonderful place to unwind.
Out of Atacama
Earlier this year, we headed down to Chile. Still thinking about the beautiful landscape of the Atacama Desert, and all the wonderful people we met in our travels. What a gorgeous, interesting place.
Book log: Conversations With Friends
Getting back to taking more notes on the books I read. Riding the Sally Rooney train; some nice passages in this one, including this reflection on reaching new understandings of the world.
About face
in Art
Love the juxtaposition of the high-rise windows and these pasted-up ads.
A vision in blue
That this blue exists makes my life a remarkable one, just to have seen it. To have seen such beautiful things. To find oneself placed in their midst. Choiceless.
—Maggie Nelson, Bluets
Stonehenge in our backyard
Itching to travel, but stuck in the PNW suburbs like me? Nip up to Maryhill and check out “Stonehenge” — a WWI memorial built on the Washington side of the Gorge.