Because I didn’t have my camera with me at the time.

A black dog with curly hair and no tail looks back over his shoulder and continues on his way. There are no humans to be seen. Containers are stacked on the back of the freighter, rusty red and blue and green, so many pieces of Lego. The wind flies in from the West bringing huge …


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Naan-n-Curry in Renton, that’s right, Renton

With my center of gravity shifted to the south, places that were heretofore unknown to me are no longer filed under “There be monsters here.” It’s not unusual to find me tucking into a bowl of pho in White Center or a plate of Chinese food in Burien. There’s a whole land of edibles towards …


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Sustainable Travel International

Another travel-related interview, reposted from BlogHer.

There’s lots of editorializing in the travelsphere around green travel, from the simple idea of reusing your towels in that motel to exotic travel to ecotourism destinations. Brian Mullis took time out of his busy schedule as the president of Sustainable Travel International to answer a few questions about green travel and STI, an organization that:

Promot(es) responsible travel and ecotourism, support(s) sustainable development, and help(s) travelers and travel providers protect the cultures and environments they visit.

Sustainability is kind of a buzzword these days, along with “green”. Can you tell me what your definition of “sustainable” travel is?

Sustainable tourism is a form of tourism that provides a net:

  • Improvement in conservation of the natural environment;
  • Social benefit for local communities;
  • Profit for business owners and shareholders; and
  • Gain for national and regional economies.


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PSA: Solstice Low Tide

Fans of low tide will want to know that the next one is on Saturday the 16th around noon. Low tide at Lincoln Park offers more sea critters than low tide at Alki, though the human critters at Alki are compelling, especially if the weather is good. If you don’t want to attend the Solstice …


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History and Industry

I’m having kind of a romance with my camera lately. It doesn’t hurt that the Seattle days are getting really long and we have marvelous light until late in the evening. That means I can do handheld daylight photos until almost 9pm – and it’s not even the solstice yet!

Go Green: Q&A with Sustainable Travel’s Brian Mullis

There’s lots of editorializing in the travelsphere around green travel, from the simple idea of reusing your towels in that motel to exotic travel to ecotourism destinations. Brian Mullis took time out of his busy schedule as the president of Sustainable Travel International to answer a few questions about green travel and STI, an organization that:

Promot(es) responsible travel and ecotourism, support(s) sustainable development, and help(s) travelers and travel providers protect the cultures and environments they visit.


…read more.

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