On the Way to Somewhere Else

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The grands love walking the trails at Islandwood and enjoying the jiggling of the “suspension bridge to somewhere” on special event days.

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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

From Amanda Gorman’s Joe Biden inauguration poem:

“The new dawn blooms as we free it

For there is always light,

if only we’re brave enough to see it

If only we’re brave enough to be it”

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As luck would have it, as I was Zooming with a colleague who lives on the Seattle side, she took a photo of the sunset.  On the Bainbridge Island side, I took a photo of the Seattle skyline as the sun was setting.  Synchronicity on a clear Pacific Northwest evening.

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After weeks of rain and a windstorm with 70 mph gusts, our power was out for a day.  Most of the trees which downed power lines and obstructed roads are cleaned up in days.  However, the obstructed trails take weeks to clean up.

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In the Pacific Northwest we grow great moss.  After every walk in the woods, I check to see if there is some new moss growth on me.

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Slowly but surely the gnome homes are finding their gnomes.

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We often get great colors from sunrises over Seattle.  It is a special treat when we get pinks and oranges at sunset.

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