At the recent light art installation at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, this very large palm frond was lit from below. We need the sense of sunlight as Seattle enters the Big Dark.

Fan-shaped leaf lit at Lusio art installation

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At Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, there have been some fabulous Lusio light art, music and dancing fundraisers, and the last one this year is coming up on Saturday, October 19. Here’s a photo from the one in January. So much fun!

Mysterious glowing mushrooms curated by Lusio in Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory January 2019

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I took the houseplants in and now the autumn sun comes in this window. My favorite place to read.

Pink velvet reading chair in front of a sunny window

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Just a few weeks ago the last segments of Seattle’s viaduct were still standing. Now they are no more.

Ubiquitous rental bikes near one of the last remaining pieces of the viaduct, with cranes in the background

Bonus image!

One of the last viaduct segments remaining, with a pedestrian bridge to the ferry

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Visiting the mouth of the Elwha River in Washington with my family, where the dam removal four years ago has made huge differences to the ecosystem already, we were curious about some  driftwood creations on the beach.

What’s in there?

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A fancy birthday dinner at a Seattle waterfront restaurant, with scenery.

Cruise ship and sunset at Puget Sound, with glassware

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My friend has a houseplant…and a sense of humor.

Octopus tentacle emerges from ordinary houseplant!

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I have posted about this Memory Jar before, but here it is again. A wonderful idea for your 2019 New Year!

Starting January 1, write good things that happen to you on little pieces of paper.

• Surprise gifts
• Accomplished goals
• The beauty of nature
• “LOL” moments
• Memories worth saving
• Daily blessings

Then on Dec. 31, open the jar and read all the amazing things that happened to you this year.

Create a memory jar for the year. So fun to read at the end of the year!

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Our Christmas Eve day tree. I like how it looks in the daytime almost as much as the nighttime.

Santa looks out over our Xmas tree and the plants

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Not the greatest photo, but isn’t this Gumdrop Tree the cutest thing, from a zillion years ago?

Red and green gumdrops adorn a special holiday tree

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