I think Life with a capital L can be a work of art if it is a Life well-lived.  So, how do you define a well-lived life?  Well, for me it means my days include something that feeds my soul and my hunger for beauty.  This can be looking at a painting by Vermeer, a glass installation by Dale Chihuly, or a natural sight such as Lake Washington.  I can get all of these without going very far from home.

Or, for me, it could also be watching a ballerina rehearse.  I’ve seen a fair number of ballerinas rehearsing lately for the Pacific Northwest Ballet company and I marvel at how beautiful they are to watch.  Their young, gorgeous, attenuated bodies don’t hurt either.

It could as well be reading a great book. Or, eating an incredible meal or drinking a nice wine. Or, walking under a tree in autumn.  Or thinking about a person you love.

Here’s a feast for the eyes.  It is a photo I took on my last trip to Morocco of a set of matching lanterns on the steps leading from a gorgeous garden to a beautiful hotel in Marrakesh.  I want very much to return to Morocco.  Sometimes, but not always, beauty is found in symmetry, as with these lanterns.

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It has been almost a year since I was motivated to write here.  Darn.  So much has happened. Some good, some bad; c’est la vie.

So, l wonder if I can recharge this blog.  Let me see, I left off with the alphabet from z to a using art.  I’ll try to get started where I left off.  I’ll think for a few minutes to see what I can dream up for the next letter.

Well, life went on, big time, at the market.  Walking through the market on a Saturday is to move like a snail from stall to stall.  So many people!

Here is some of the summer produce abundance, taken at miscellaneous times throughout the summer.  Alas the cherry season is over, but man, were they good.

The strawberry and raspberry seasons are also past, but man were they spectacular!

I do so love a nasturtium.  I think they might be my favorite flower!  At least for today.

Work on the Highway 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue continues apace.  This is a picture from about a month ago, so more has been done by today.  Mostly they work at night, because the old bridge is covered with cars 90% of daylight hours.

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This was awfully fun to see.