Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Elliott and Rosie playing with each other under a cherry tree, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

Jogger on a path, stream, trees, reflections, Cowan Park, Seattle, Washington, USA

Bagpipe player and cellist, statue of Mary, votive candles, stained windows, rug, St. James Cathedral, First Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA

Two Nepalese men riding the bags, on a tractor to market, streets of Kathmandu, Nepal

Gold angels, acanthus leaves, capital columns, architectural details, arch wall, St. James Cathedral, First Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA

Living Room, Tibetan California Style, San Mateo, CA, USA

Western sangha member, Diane, purchasing gold leaf to apply to statues of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as offerings, candles, statues covered with gold leaf, Bangkok temple, Thailand, Pilgrimage, 1993

Monday, May 21, 2012

Lit Up Night Office Buildings, San Francisco, California, USA

His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya tying a red blessing cord on a monk, wearing traditional silk garments, khata, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Open door, glass, figures, Nike Company store, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

The large metal vajra on a lotus at the top of the staircase, stupa, Tibetan prayer flags, Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Weeping willow trees, flowers, corporate garden, last sun, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Orange colored flower of the evergreen tree, pine, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Detail of the bark, tree on the Nike campus, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Tree on the Nike campus, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Soft sculptural quality of winter snow, patio, front yard, curvy metal patio chairs and table under snow, umbrella fabric, shadows, bamboo fence, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Original stained glass window, Iglesia Santa Barbara de Santa Rosalia, Designed by Gustave Eiffel, Mexican Metal Gothic Church, San Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico dedicated 1887

Where the gentle blue waves cross, tidal pool, beach, Pacfic Ocean, California coast, USA

Kite surfing, gray overcast warm summer evening, Golden Gardens park, Seattle, Washington, USA

Some times in photography a place opens up to the photographer in the same way that people do. Seattle Tower, Dearborn St and 4th Ave S exit signs, mounted on the freeway overpass, Seattle, Washington, USA

Flower of the evergreen tree, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Closeup of the hand of His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya making a rice visualized mandala offering, mandala plate, rice tray, silks, ritual tradition, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal