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Kolstrand Building, 4743 Ballard Ave. NW: 4760 Ballard Ave. NW: Scandinavian-American Bank, built in 1902 (now the Starlight Hotel); Ballard Ave. NW & NW Vernon Pl.: Kutzner Block, built in 1904; Ballard Ave. NW & NW Vernon Pl.: This charred door is about all that’s left of the Ernst Brothers Hardware building, which used to […]

The Lovejoy Columns are located on NW 10th Ave., between NW Everett St. and NW Flanders St., Pearl District, Portland (courtyard of the Elizabeth Lofts). Transcribed from one of the columns: THE LOVEJOY COLUMNS From 1948 to 1952, Greek immigrant and artist Tom E. Stefopoulos created a series of paintings on the columns of the […]

Two more photos from Portland’s Pearl District: First pic taken from near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St. Second pic is from the home of Cultured Pearl antique shop, 532 NW 12th Ave.

One of Portland’s many bike-related signs: Not visible in this photo, someone wrote, “gravity sucks” near the biker’s head. Blossoming Lotus, an all-vegan restaurant located inside Yoga in the Pearl, 925 NW Davis St.: Landscaping by Dennis’ Seven Dees; photos taken near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St.: “No fur. No paws. No service.” […]

I did the First Thursday Art Walk tonight with my friend Kaitlin and her friend Sabrina. We visited galleries in the Pioneer Square/International District area. Many galleries throughout the downtown Seattle core participate in the Art Walk, as does the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Admission to SAM is free on first Thursdays. Galleries showcase new […]

Amazing find #1: The architecture of John Lautner, which I found about thanks to my daily e-mail from the New York Times. This link goes to the story and this one goes to the slideshow. “Bonding Humanity and Landscape,” the (partial) title of the article, is an apt description of Lautner’s vision and talent. Amazing […]

I spent a fun, mostly sunny Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood with my friend K. Our stops included Flying Apron [vegan, gluten-free] Bakery, Ophelia’s Books and Burnt Sugar. Ophelia’s: The sign looks like an open book (that accounts for the “Clever” tag for this post). It’s more obvious from the other direction, but I would […]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 Roy St., Queen Anne neighborhood (Seattle): [thumb:1639:l][thumb:1635:l][thumb:1636:l][thumb:1637:l][thumb:1638:l][thumb:1640:l] St. Paul’s Centennial Garden Labyrinth: [thumb:1624:l][thumb:1623:l][thumb:1625:l][thumb:1628:l][thumb:1629:l][thumb:1626:l][thumb:1630:l][thumb:1631:l][thumb:1632:l][thumb:1633:l][thumb:1634:l]

[thumb:1617:l] Construction near Westlake Ave. and Denny Way, Seattle. Taken with my cell phone camera, using the zoom feature. Which is less than ideal, as explained here. Construction in progress fascinates me – I guess it strikes me as a metaphor for life, that I am (we are each) a work in progress. New construction […]

[thumb:1614:l][thumb:1618:l] Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, north side of Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St. (at 3rd Ave. N.). I took these picture with my cell phone camera, so the quality is kind of crappy — but I think they’re also kind of cool. The bluish one that looks like a water wall is especially crappy because […]