Category: families
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Flowers, close up
More macro-lens love. It’s amazing what this lens can see. Channeling my inner Georgia O’Keeffe.
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Nora’s missing teeth
Our niece Nora, 6, is seriously missing some teeth! She says she can still eat crackers and other hard things, by chewing on the side of her mouth. We had pizza when she came to visit, and she did all right. Nora had a big weekend in Seattle: visiting the aquarium and Volunteer Park, watching Star…
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Hawai’i
Picture “paradise.” You see warm sand, turquoise water, palm trees swaying gently, right? There is a place that matches that description EXACTLY, and it even has a direct flight from Sea-Tac. Ah, Hawai’i. I wanted to stay forever. Chris and I visited my sister on the Big Island, waking up to fresh papayas for breakfast and…
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Taiwan
I’m probably the most relaxed traveler in the world. I view an international flight as a fantastic opportunity to catch up on my reading, watch movies, nap… and best of all, people deliver food right to my seat. It doesn’t get any better than that. I thoroughly enjoyed a recent 10 hour, 55 minute flight to…
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Early spring
It feels like spring already — it’s February! — and the flowers seem to agree. Our cherry blossoms have been enjoying the mild temperatures for a week or two now. Global warming is sad for the polar bears, but it’s pretty darn nice for the people in Seattle. The days are getting noticeably longer too,…
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Bill and Jenny’s new daughter
Bill and Jenny welcomed their new daughter home in October — an early Christmas present, Jenny says. Riley, now four months old, has already attended a cello concert and visited the art museum. She is a well-cultured baby for sure, and so sweet and utterly content. See those white socks warming her feet? Her parents say Riley…
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Morning frost
The East Coast is getting blasted with a wintry mix, and I’m ever so thankful I live in balmy Seattle. A recent cold spell brought freezing temperatures and frosty mornings. Something we Seattle-ites don’t often see:
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Volunteer Park Conservatory
One of the nicest things about working at the Seattle Asian Art Museum is that it’s located inside a big city park. On my lunch break, I try to get down to the Volunteer Park Conservatory. It’s just at the end of the drive, past a row of chestnut trees. I have a black thumb…
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Merilee’s family
I met Merilee and her family at the Seattle Asian Art Museum for some family portraits. The courtyard was set up for an afternoon concert, but luckily no one was in the board room. We used available light from a big picture window. Like my family, Merilee’s family includes two sisters and a little…
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Mapplethorpe at the Henry
Provocative pictures will draw fame, or at least notoriety. I get it. In the ’70s and ’80s, Robert Mapplethorpe was trying to push buttons with his bondage pictures, but now the shock value’s worn off. (Visit the Seattle Erotic Art Festival and you’ll know what I mean.) Mapplethorpe’s Polaroid portraits in the Henry’s new show,…