More photos at Mt Rainier

Fading Corn Lily 

Paradise, and it's autumn

Paradise Inn

A world in a pool of tadpoles. How will they survive? 

The mountain and Nisqually Glacier. 

Meadow

Mountain and Meadow

Hoping to get a new iPhone

($$ darn phones). But handy. 

Altho I'm still concerned with foolish changes since Steve's no longer there to make sure this stuff doesn't happen. 

Haven't looked at them yet. Thinking larger screen one is best. Hoping for more mp. 

Anyway for my usage iPhone is an ok camera. 

Sad no mums this year to grow Kiku. 

I was just getting the hang of it. 

But I've been working with my guru. 

He says sitting is important. 

Well he doesn't say, he just sits a lot. 

He's my cat! ;)

Summer was too short this year. What happened? I'm a bit annoyed that it didn't last longer. 

Ideas and concepts are coming and going and in not finding the help I need to create what I think is important for community and a better world. 

Obviously something needs to be started. The structure is too structured and behemoth. 

My ideas are often if not always too big. 

But they're carefully considered. 

I have a backup plan though, my usual varied studies and interests, and challenges. Challenges

That at times seem ridiculous

Situations others create because, to put it nicely, they're boneheads. 

I had a nice hike up to Glacier vista just at sunset on the mountain. The sun was a red orb. 

Met some nice folks and enjoyed the lodge. 

Dining experience not worth it. 

But loved the little mountain view room. 

It closes soon for winter. 

Weekend at Mt Rainier, Paradise

Before the luggage arrived...

The Mukilteo Pioneer Cemetery

By the water..

And Puddha on the computer

Thee Venerable checks out the suzani

Everything has to pass his inspection

Some visitors know that I'm

A collector, and, well, a solitaire, (Alan Watts terminology)

among other things; ( inventor, conceptualist, artist, philosopher, and that I'm

Very interested in such things as libraries, and community, combined with arts. 

... a childrens picture book library

I moved so wasn't there to detail it out so it floundered and never became what was envisioned. 

But I'd still like to do it, and of course I have great ideas for central Asian art to be a part of that. 

But I'm only one part. Without a strong collaborator, someone interested in broad community ideas, I can do nothing really. I need another visionary to help me and to back it. 

So if it happens fine. If not. I'll do something else since I always have many irons in the fire. 

Meanwhile, I was measuring this suzani when The Puddha adopted it. Made in Uzbekistan, on the Silk Road. All silk hand embroidery. 

Oh yes, thinking about fall at Shuksan too. 

I'm going to try to get some Chain Lakes backpacking in

Before snow falls there. Last I hiked in I was rained out.

Here's my fuzzy friend ...

Hihihihi, "I'm just touching it", must be the caption.

So much fun. So much fun.

Love this beach, a good time was had by all. 

Pictures, really are, worth, a thousand, words.

An old lodge room I've visited over the years. I'm sure it

Will be seeing more of me this fall. 

Maybe the best beach in the world...

As seen through these eyes...

How many times?

The giant greens are beautiful, life. 

The lobby at the lodge. 

Worth sitting  and reading or sipping and watching mindfully

Never will  be the same at this place that an Aramark manager is wrecking in his ignorance? 

Rialto Beach and Lake Crescent Lodge

Room with a view and sunshine. 

The lodge, sigh, not what it used to be! But, love the lake. 

Some of my beach art above

Rialto 

Starfish. Anemones. 

The Beach Now!

Mt Rainier

Shadow Lake

It's never tiring, visiting The Mountain.

Wondering where??? Hm, An arts community in This area of the PNW...

Any idea people reading this?

There's a need for an artists community, and I'd like it to be very reasonable, and be here in my area.
You know artists are amazing community builders, so much so that others like to follow them where they go, and in time they actually destroy the arts community, but they love the freedom of being around artists. I am not talking about people who call themselves artists, and have to write by laws, etc. We all know artists are lawless people.. They're also smart and more in tune and sensate, and they  support each other when they are together is an endeavor, and this is how artists really take off.

 So, we need this community, it could be built of tiny houses, and or wooden yurts.

 It should have gardens, and a community building with community kitchen for various things such as canning food, to use, give, or sell.

 It would need places like community arts spaces, kilns, etc.

 If any One reads this, and is interested, and has more experience than I do with building, etc. I would really like to hear from you!

I offer a photos on your behalf..
...and I have this hope you will read this, a certain person;
 ......born the day after me, who is also an INTP...
............... who is very widely known and had immense experience and can do anything!

Harlequin Ducks on The Elwha River some years ago, found while backpacking..

                                                      Please have a heart.....call me?