Beach | Pacific Beach, WA | 2018
Seacoast horizontals soothe the soul. They’re a salve for everyday irritants — unpaid bills, nagging boss, rude clerks. Standing at the ocean’s edge reminds us that we’re part of something (more…)
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Five Bulbs | Seattle, WA | 2017
“The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. When you think about it, the light bulb is what wired the world. [People] weren’t thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They weren’t even thinking about putting electricity into the home. They were thinking about (more…)
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Moth in Window | Pacific Beach, WA | 2017
“The way we experience the world around us is a direct reflection of (more…)
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Thistle Bloom | Winthrop, WA | 2017
“All problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them and instead confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you. Grasp it boldly, and (more…)
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Ram | Winthrop, WA | 2017
“The discoveries of Leonard of Pisa, better known as Fibonacci, are revolutionary
contributions to the mathematical world. His best-known work is the Fibonacci sequence, in which each new number is the sum of the two numbers preceding it. When performed, beautiful and incredible patterns begin to emerge. The numbers from this sequence are [found] throughout nature in the forms and designs of many plants and animals and have been reproduced in art, architecture, and music. This spiral can be spotted throughout the animal kingdom, in (more…) -
Spider | Pacific Beach, WA | 2017
Long after the seasonal disappearance of household insects — ants, flies, moths — hardy arachnids survive well into autumn and, sometimes, beyond several frosts. Every year, the spider’s determination to find water and warmth in our bathroom borders on inspirational. Set a goal, ignore distractions, plow towards accomplishment. Celebrate with the creation of (more…)
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Net Enclosure | Moses Lake, WA | 2018
Sages have noted that it’s the holes in nets that make them effective. Emptiness = usefulness. But I couldn’t quite figure out the use for this large, two-story-high netted rectangle. At first, I thought it was for sports practice — tennis or soccer — but the multiple uprights would definitely interfere. Then near a locked gate I spotted a small placard: “Flight Test Lab #7.” Perhaps for radio-controlled planes? For drones? Or maybe for mutant (more…)
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