Sunday, March 23, 2014

Tibetan lamas passing out cash donations to the vow taking Buddhist community, steps of Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, under the tent, prayer wheels, Buddhist flags, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Senior monks, Tibetan lamas, chat with inner bemusement, while white kataks are distributed, traditional robes, silk decorations, wall murals depicting the life events of Lord Buddha, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

White cow back fur, green flag stones, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rosiescape, hillside, trees and bushes, Llandover by the Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA

Friday, March 21, 2014

Detail - Padmasambhava statue, enlightened stare, in a stupa east side, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Entrance to the pink candy cottage, chair, steps, porch, fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, pots, dark trees, Seattle, Washington, USA

The edge of night, Italian trophy planter, lights, flowers in bloom, the darkness of night, bamboo fence, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Grand Italianate entrance, trees, bushes, pots, mature landscape, house, dormers, street, Llandover by Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA

Seattle jungle, bushes, flowering trees, Japanese trees, pink, yellow, green, Llandover by the Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Daily World, 'Grays Harbor Paper Mill, L.P. to restart, Hoquiam Mill to provide jobs, newspaper, wall mural, peeling paint, exterior, Washington, USA

Bodhisattva monk, seated on cushions, gilt copper alloy, China, Tang dynasty (618-907) c.8th Century, Chicago Art Institute, Illinois, USA

The Pipeline is a synonym for beauty. Spray and spiral water patterns where surfers dive in, sail boats, rocks, winter, Pacific Ocean coast, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Curve, exit off Hi 5, Seattle, Washington, USA

A lifetime testing and repairing elevators, he learned it from his father before him, City of Seattle employee at work, Seattle, Washington, USA

Commander International Space Station Sunny Williams of NASA on tour of the orbital laboratory Nov. 18, just before she, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency departed in their Soyuz TMA-05M

Atz Kilcher and Linda Lane, posing in front of a painting of flowers, wearing sweaters, photo by Bonnie Kilcher, 3 Sisters Cafe, mid-winter, Homer, Alaska, USA

Sunday, March 09, 2014

Crowned statue of noble Buddha, earth touching mudra surrounded by green leaves and red flowers, webbed fingers, base of more natural tree, leave, vine decoration, another statue,Tibetan goods for sale, Kalachakra for World Peace, Washington D.C., USA

Little Space Needle curve, colonnade, gray, Seattle, Washington, USA

Ornate brass statue of Lord Buddha in the earth touching mudra surrounded by leaves, webbed fingers, lotus and wish fulfilling jewels ornaments, another similar statue behind, Tibetan goods for sale, tent, Kalachakra for World Peace, Washington D.C., USA

Gleaming city on the hill, as seen at sunset, blur, Seattle, Washington, USA

Pink cherry trees blossom, glass reflections, moss, corporate corridor off Hi 90, Bellevue, Washington, USACherry trees blossom, glass reflections, moss, corporate corridor off Hi 90, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Abstract lights, rain, Tibetan Prayer flags, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Oxygen mask descends, stewardess, Alaska Airlines, Alaska, USA

No one talks about the sun, continuous rain, Hi 5, northeast, Seattle, Washington, USA

Waterfall Fountains at Millenium Park, reflections, waterfall, families and kids playing, shallow pool, hot bright day, skyscrapers, sheltering trees, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Thoughful Tibetan Buddhist Monks, Offerings: Buddhist rugs,Thangkas, silken katags, in line to present to the lama HH Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, leity, conclusion Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Alien, cool entry of Hyatt Regency Hotel, contemporary decor, fabric topiary, sofa, floral patterned carpet, marshmallow lamps, glass and steel tables, arches, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA