Beautiful conversations, people, places, design+photography
Meandering around Pioneer Square
one of my favorite neighborhoods
in Seattle.
Historic Lucknow building. The building mixes
moderate-income residential apartments with
retail space on the ground floor, adjacent to
Waterfall Garden. It was the first housing
demonstration project in the Pioneer Square
Preservation District.
Historic Smith Tower
Lounging in the grass, not doing much of
anything except enjoying the moment
with an iPhone and a cluster of random
daisies. They grow everywhere in the wild.
I couldn’t resist taking these shots on a
lazy summer day and searching for the
perfect poem.
Daisy Time
See, the grass is full of stars,
Fallen in their brightness;
Hearts they have of shining gold,
Rays of shining whiteness.
Buttercups have honeyed hearts,
Bees they love the clover,
But I love the daisies’ dance
All the meadow over.
Blow, O blow, you happy winds,
Singing summer’s praises,
Up the field and down the field
A-dancing with the daisies.
By Marjorie Pickthall
This made me smile.
Cutest manhole cover ever.
When in Seattle come visit Wallingford,
a.k.a. Wallyhood, one of the most walkable
neighborhoods in Seattle! Visit great playgrounds,
parks, the library, historical buildings, lots of retail,
and an unreal number of restaurants….and don’t miss
this fabulous mural to boot. It’s not a Bansky but
beautiful nevertheless. Enjoy it.
Amazon is joining the party of novelty headquarters
by designing its new Seattle office in the form of a huge,
spherical greenhouse. Formed of three interconnected
glass bubbles, rising up to 30m tall, the complex will
reside amongst grassy mounds in downtown Seattle.
This little spherical utopia is conceived as the social heart
of a vast Amazonworld, covering over three city blocks.
I’ve decided to take on the task of photographing the
construction of this amazing project and create a building
timeline to not only share the ever-changing city skyline but
the effect it will have on the surrounding neighborhood.
Although these first images are random, as I go along the
timeline I hope to capture some from different perspectives.
Let the fun begin.
Here is NBBJ’s design approved by the City of Seattle.
Designed by NBBJ Seattle
I usually have a preference for asymmetry but
I especially like the symmetrical pattern and
rhythm created by the forms, materials and
shadows in this photo.
Greenlake at sunset in winter SB48
Random moments of natural beauty captured
by an iPhone.
Wet leaves, love the texture and color
I usually can’t achieve this kind of detail with an
iPhone, the lighting must have been perfect to
capture the water droplets
The bright yellow and shadows caught my attention
Surprised to see hydrangeas in late fall.
Photo taken at twighlight
Took an afternoon to see Gravity today
at the IMAX and couldn’t resist the scenery.
Movie was technically+visually spectacular
but I enjoyed photographing the arches
just as well.
Arches late afternoon
Arches early evening
Arches in black and white
Reflection of arches in fountain pool
View from lower level
Beautiful iPhone photos by Theron Humphrey.
So lovely.
Beautiful Musings 
