Electrician Stephen installing an exterior electric plug using a portable electric screwdriver, spring flowers, Seattle, Washington, USA

Electrician Stephen installing an exterior electric plug using a portable electric screwdriver, spring flowers, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tibetan Buddhist nuns listening, vow takers in maroon, red, and orange, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery porch, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tibetan Buddhist nuns listening, vow takers in maroon, red, and orange, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery porch, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Sea shells by the sea shore, jewelry, rocks, waves, wood, statue, Pacific Ocean, pink, black, green, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sea shells by the sea shore, jewelry, rocks, waves, wood, statue, Pacific Ocean, pink, black, green, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Lawn rocker, green, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

Lawn rocker, green, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

The Nature of Reality - desire: YOUR PANDORA ADVENTURE AWAITS, 76 Station billboard, CHECK CASHING, MONEY TREE, PAYDAY LOANS, Greenwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

The Nature of Reality - desire: YOUR PANDORA ADVENTURE AWAITS, 76 Station billboard, CHECK CASHING, MONEY TREE, PAYDAY LOANS, Greenwood, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Young Tibetan Buddhist monks smiling and happy, double dorje room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Young Tibetan Buddhist monks smiling and happy, double dorje room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie nuzzling her stuffed rabbit toy, Nick gives her a pet, Gazebo, chair, boxes, Seattle, Washington, USA

Rosie nuzzling her stuffed rabbit toy, Nick gives her a pet, Gazebo, chair, boxes, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

500 5th Avenue, modern address sign, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

500 5th Avenue, modern address sign, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Wearing glasses - Tibetan woman wearing a traditional chuba, turquoise and gold earrings, Tibetan nuns, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Wearing glasses - Tibetan woman wearing a traditional chuba, turquoise and gold earrings, Tibetan nuns, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tibetan Buddhist son, white shirt, gray pants, dressed for Tharlam Monastery, courtyard, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tibetan Buddhist son, white shirt, gray pants, dressed for Tharlam Monastery, courtyard, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Screwing together the funky part of a fence, reusing glass doors from a greenhouse, Jose and Tito, with Rosie helping in foreground, Broadview duplex, Seattle, Washington, USA

Screwing together the funky part of a fence, reusing glass doors from a greenhouse, Jose and Tito, with Rosie helping in foreground, Broadview duplex, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Fish and mermaid, Seattle, Washington, USA

Fish and mermaid, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Senior chopen handing out offering rice for visualized and real offerings, extra mandala rice on round black mandala table, silks, mandala plate, Buddhist community, monks, nuns, laypeople, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Senior chopen handing out offering rice for visualized and real offerings, extra mandala rice on round black mandala table, silks, mandala plate, Buddhist community, monks, nuns, laypeople, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Fund Nuns First! Portrait of nuns as donations / offerings are passed out, one nun holds a prayer book to her lips, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery porch, prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhists, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Fund Nuns First! Portrait of nuns as donations / offerings are passed out, one nun holds a prayer book to her lips, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery porch, prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhists, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Donations/offerings being presented to individual monks and nuns for their prayers, and other good works, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Donations/offerings being presented to individual monks and nuns for their prayers, and other good works, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Church tower front, gray and white trim, highway 101, Washington State, USA

Church tower front, gray and white trim, highway 101, Washington State, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

perception

perception, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Front window view of a living room with flowers, classical American style, San Mateo, California, USA

Front window view of a living room with flowers, classical American style, San Mateo, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Purple - Calle Belgica - VW bug, night, lit window, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Purple - Calle Belgica - VW bug, night, lit window, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Fat Smitty's restaurant with giant hamburger and just as giant Pepsi Cola bottle statues, Highway 101, Washington State, USA

Fat Smitty's restaurant with giant hamburger and just as giant Pepsi Cola bottle statues, Highway 101, Washington State, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Wallingford Art Walk Every First Wednesday, 6 to 9, www.wallingfordartwalk.org, coffee level, computer tweet, walking, pedestrian carrying coffee cup, Seattle, Washington, USA

Wallingford Art Walk Every First Wednesday, 6 to 9, www.wallingfordartwalk.org, coffee level, computer tweet, walking, pedestrian carrying coffee cup, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Koi Pond Meditation Garden - Self-Realization Fellowship

Koi Pond Meditation Garden - Self-Realization Fellowship, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Reflection of the Space Needle in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation building, Seattle, Washington, USA

Reflection of the Space Needle in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation building, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Green Propel Biodiesel station, commercial cards accepted, Space Needle, power cords, rainy day, Seattle, Washington, USA

Green Propel Biodiesel station, commercial cards accepted, Space Needle, power cords, rainy day, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

"This is a very proud moment" Gay marriage bill signed in Olympia, Washington, The Seattle Times, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

"This is a very proud moment" Gay marriage bill signed in Olympia, Washington, The Seattle Times, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Monk attending HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, pleased Tibetan woman with her hands the prayer mudra happy with the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Monk attending HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, pleased Tibetan woman with her hands the prayer mudra happy with the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, a Tibetan man requests the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, a Tibetan man requests the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Stack of blankets and their stories, sculpture, Space Needle reflection, glass and steel building, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Stack of blankets and their stories, sculpture, Space Needle reflection, glass and steel building, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Dragon Crane back, South Seattle, Washington state, USA

Dragon Crane back, South Seattle, Washington state, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Crane Dragon, South Seattle, Washington state, USA

Crane Dragon, South Seattle, Washington state, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

When the wind, Seattle, Washington, night

When the wind, Seattle, Washington, night, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

500 disciples

500 disciples, a photo by Sgkh on Flickr.

A sitting Jizo gathers much moss!

A sitting Jizo gathers much moss!, a photo by Marquisde on Flickr.

Face of the Buddha

Face of the Buddha, a photo by Masat Photo on Flickr.

Moss Buddha

Moss Buddha, a photo by Yupa-sama on Flickr.

Shrine and Moss

Shrine and Moss, a photo by jeenybeen on Flickr.

Monumental Buddha

Monumental Buddha, a photo by Velovotee on Flickr.

Little Buddha : Okunoin, Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan / Japón

Little Buddha : Okunoin, Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan / Japón, a photo by Lost in Japan, by Miguel Michán on Flickr.

moss covered Buddha statue in Osaka

moss covered Buddha statue in Osaka, a photo by M. TANIGUCHI on Flickr.

Lines, walkway, filtered light, stones, water, pond, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Lines, walkway, filtered light, stones, water, pond, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

A pile of blankets and their stories, sculpture, symbol of love, Happy Valentine's Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

A pile of blankets and their stories, sculpture, symbol of love, Happy Valentine's Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

A pile of blankets and their stories, sculpture, symbol of love, Happy Valentine's Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Silverback gorrilla sculpture, bronze, fence, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, USA

Silverback gorrilla sculpture, bronze, fence, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Lord Buddha statue in the earth touching mudra holding a begging bowl, surrounded by wish fullfilling jewels, lotus flower, mandala offerings, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA

Lord Buddha statue in the earth touching mudra holding a begging bowl, surrounded by wish fullfilling jewels, lotus flower, mandala offerings, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Cabin fever, splunking, shovel, tools, hose, Seattle, Washington, USA

Cabin fever, splunking, shovel, tools, hose, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Renovation light, kitchen, Seattle, Washington, USA

Renovation light, kitchen, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Red lick of fire, box fire, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

Red lick of fire, box fire, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Blue and purple confligration, box fire, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

Blue and purple confligration, box fire, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rabjam Rinpoche (of Shechen Monastery, Boudha, Nepal) with a Buddhist student in a three colors of light t-shirt, life release tour ship, Vancouver BC harbor, Lotus Speech Canada

Rabjam Rinpoche (of Shechen Monastery, Boudha, Nepal) with a Buddhist student in a three colors of light t-shirt, life release tour ship, Vancouver BC harbor, Lotus Speech Canada, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessing the Kalachakra Mandala and making offerings, the monitors display a brilliant white light where the mandala is in this photo, Kalachakra for World Peace, Verizon Center, Washington D.C., USA

His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessing the Kalachakra Mandala and making offerings, the monitors display a brilliant white light where the mandala is in this photo, Kalachakra for World Peace, Verizon Center, Washington D.C., USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

View of Boudha Stupa over the Hilton swimming pool, Hyatt Regency Kathmandu, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

View of Boudha Stupa over the Hilton swimming pool, Hyatt Regency Kathmandu, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.