“Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows,
Where you are. You must let it find you.”– Lost by David Wagoner
“Life is so constructed that an event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.”
-Charlotte Bronte, Villette
10 YEARS :: A commemorative photo to me having officially lived in this city for an entire decade – YIKES! I spent the weekend waking up to this view. The photo doesn’t do it justice. I seriously felt like I could touch the space needle while I sat in my little reading nook and drank my morning tea.
Cookie Monster :: I really love watching people run to catch the bus. I realize this is a bit of an evil love as people running after buses are usually late, stressed, disheveled, etc. and on top of that I’ve noticed that people running after buses usually do not catch them – making their effort all the more tragic. Although, I have seen a handful of redemptive moments where the driver takes pity or another passenger asks the driver to wait. Once, I even witnessed a bus packed to the gills welcome someone with full applause for making it after their frantic sprint.
Anyways, the reason I’m bringing this up is because today I saw Cookie Monster sprinting for the bus. I was downtown midday and looked up to see a business man dressed up as Cookie Monster running…to catch a bus. It was a glorious moment – googly eyes flopping on top of his head, a blur of blue fur, computer bag slung over his shoulder, khaki pants and dress shoes peaking through the bottom of his costume. I wish I had a picture of Cookie Monster as it was the highlight of my Halloween, but since I wasn’t quick enough with my phone this festive shot of my oh so scary pumpkin will have to do.
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