Carkeek Park along the sound shoreline, beautiful day, sailboat, stream, clouds, Seattle, Washington, USA

Carkeek Park along the sound shoreline, beautiful day, sailboat, stream, clouds, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie cavorting with her squeekie bone toy, A Garden for the Buddha, statues, lotus fountain, Japanese lantern, bamboo fence, misty day, Seattle, Washington, USA

Rosie cavorting with her squeekie bone toy, A Garden for the Buddha, statues, lotus fountain, Japanese lantern, bamboo fence, misty day, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tibetan children playing, claim this place for Buddhism with the International Buddhist flag, overflow monks, nuns, and lay people under the tent, tall prayer flag, Sakya Lamdre, courtyard, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tibetan children playing, claim this place for Buddhism with the International Buddhist flag, overflow monks, nuns, and lay people under the tent, tall prayer flag, Sakya Lamdre, courtyard, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Jessie looking at an iris with meditational grace, white trellis, garden, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Jessie looking at an iris with meditational grace, white trellis, garden, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Ever thoughtful, co-owner Terry Baldwin watches bride-to-be Jessie look through wedding albums for ideas, under a yellow and gold Christmas tree, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Ever thoughtful, co-owner Terry Baldwin watches bride-to-be Jessie look through wedding albums for ideas, under a yellow and gold Christmas tree, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie wearing just her jacket explores the lit up snowy path to the war memorial site, American flag, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Rosie wearing just her jacket explores the lit up snowy path to the war memorial site, American flag, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Priest wearing arctic winter whites carrying his vestments and bag, going to the Alaska Pioneer's Home to say Mass, snow, South Addition, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Priest wearing arctic winter whites carrying his vestments and bag, going to the Alaska Pioneer's Home to say Mass, snow, South Addition, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Saint Thomas with Rosie in her plaid black watch arctic outfit and booties just about to walk across the dry Laser Wash heated concrete pad, reflective building, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Saint Thomas with Rosie in her plaid black watch arctic outfit and booties just about to walk across the dry Laser Wash heated concrete pad, reflective building, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Pretty playful Santas, community volunteers out to spred Christmas joy to the world - distributing hot cider, cookies, candy, and other goodies, on a cold day with snow, Rosie is behind them all the way, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Pretty playful Santas, community volunteers out to spred Christmas joy to the world - distributing hot cider, cookies, candy, and other goodies, on a cold day with snow, Rosie is behind them all the way, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie, now wearing her booties, salutes the Capt Cook statue at Resolution Park, we children sledded down this hill before the state required we move from the house my grandparents built, snow, view of Knik, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Rosie, now wearing her booties, salutes the Capt Cook statue at Resolution Park, we children sledded down this hill before the state required we move from the house my grandparents built, snow, view of Knik, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie checks out Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's memorial in the snow, donors names proudly enscripted, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Rosie checks out Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's memorial in the snow, donors names proudly enscripted, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Natural Christmas tree and snowfall, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Natural Christmas tree and snowfall, Park Strip, downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Time to depart the Alaska Pioneers Home, I feel cooped up inside, Anchorage

Time to depart the Alaska Pioneers Home, I feel cooped up inside, Anchorage, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Time to depart the Alaska Pioneers Home, I feel cooped up inside, Anchorage

Time to depart the Alaska Pioneers Home, I feel cooped up inside, Anchorage, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Holy Spirit lands and so did we, Broadview, Seattle, Washinton, USA

Holy Spirit lands and so did we, Broadview, Seattle, Washinton, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Fu / Return - The New Year - You have passed this way before but you are not regressing, aware that it is a cycle, old familiars welcome, use dormancy to plan growth

Fu / Return - The New Year - You have passed this way before but you are not regressing, aware that it is a cycle, old familiars welcome, use dormancy to plan growth, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

38. K'uei - Opposition, above Li The Clinging, Flame, below Tui The Joyous, Lake, Opposition. In small matters, good fortune. Thus amid all fellowship, The superior man retains his individuality.

38. K'uei - Opposition, above Li The Clinging, Flame, below Tui The Joyous, Lake, Opposition. In small matters, good fortune. Thus amid all fellowship, The superior man retains his individuality., a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Snow angel, Park Strip, Anchorage, Alaska

Snow angel, Park Strip, Anchorage, Alaska, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Misty Mountain, peaks and ridges, pine trees, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Misty Mountain, peaks and ridges, pine trees, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Preparing the 5 Dhyani Buddhas crowns for initiation, offering saffron water, western meditator Steve (wearing an adi) gazes at a side shrine, monks, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Preparing the 5 Dhyani Buddhas crowns for initiation, offering saffron water, western meditator Steve (wearing an adi) gazes at a side shrine, monks, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.