day eight: motivation (fun-a-day)

This is Mount Rainier - can you tell?

This came to me today while I was attending the public memorial service for the ranger I mentioned earlier. It was a beautiful and heart-breaking service, and one that I don't think I'll ever forget.

The mountain itself, combined with Motivation, makes a ton of sense to me. It represents many things:

- It's my view from my office. I somehow got a fantastic, unobstructed view of Mt. Rainier out my window, and 14 years into living here, it still makes my heart skip a beat whenever I see it

- I heard someone state today that the mountain stands as a permanent memorial to Margaret Anderson. When leaving the service, the previously cloudy view was stunning in clear, blue skies. As a memorial, it reminds me to appreciate my life because you never know how long you have.

- The mountain itself is somewhere I want to spend more time - it represents a spiritual and physical health that I need more of in my life.

let the foraging begin

This link was brought to my attention on facebook - it's got me very excited to start foraging! I'm heading down to Plum Tree Park in the Central District on my way home this afternoon. Wish me luck.

In the article are links to two great websites, veggietrader.com and neighborhoodfruit.com. The latter only has a couple of Seattle spots listed - I'm positive there are much much more. If nothing else it motivated me to get out there to start looking!

Another cool website I found: The Scavengers Manifesto

carkeek stroll

I got distracted by taking pictures today and almost got blocked in by the rising tide (and ended up landing on my already-broken knees as I slid on slimy rocks while trying to race the water). Lesson #1 in reclaiming my love for the outdoors: Pay Attention!