Tuesday, August 24, 2010

its a bit cheesy....

...but I have to say Adrienne and I live in amazing place.  Today I rode the ferry to work.  No commuting in traffic, not buses, no trains.  Instead I rode a boat to work.  And from the boat, I could see in crystal clear imagery two ENORMOUS volcanoes capped with glaciers, a city's skyline graced with mountains in the background and an ocean in the foreground, islands dotting the seascape, and sailboats taking advantage of both the sun and the wind.  And my meeting focused on developing strategies to protect and restore the Puget Sound, one of the world's most biodiverse and unique waterways.

Adrienne's day wasn't entirely different.  She spent the day educating community college professors as an invited speaker at Western Washington U about ocean acidification, its implications, and how these educators can share stories and lessons with their students.  She just called me and told me she's on her way home, and that the moon is full and rising over the islands and the mountains of north-western Washington.  I stepped outside to see if I could see this moon and snapped a photo of it rising in the east over our neighborhood.  Not a great picture...but conveys the moment.