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Morning Light

Light in the Clouds
Light in the Clouds

in the morning light
possibility singing
never surrender

Always Look Forwards

Haiku, January 14, 2021

always look forwards
freeing ourselves from the past
creating beauty

“The Fall Of Icarus”, Rubens

Daedalus dreamt of
traveling far with his son
anguish in sunlight

Under the Starlight

under the starlight

a momentary pause

the city grinds on

Nights in the city have a magic to them, don’t they?

A Pause In The Rain

a pause in the rain

I head outside to walk

opportunities

Life in Seattle often means adjusting plans in response to the rain. The photo in the featured image is one I took recently, font is Spectral.

A Walk Along The Waterfront

through fading sunlight

walk along the waterfront

filled with memories

Most of my life orbited the Edmonds waterfront, just north of Seattle. My grandparents lived here. So many memories of walking with my grandfather here, sometimes riding the ferry. He loved talking with everyone, hearing their stories. His gift of listening appreciated.

Exploring CSS and Failing

Failed Phineas CSS Project

Last quarter I dove into HTML and CSS. I have several years of experience with HTML, albeit basic. However, I had the most superficial understanding of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). It was fun to dive deeper into this key element of website creation.

I only knew CSS as a way to centralize basic style elements (fonts, colors, etc). My mind was blown when I discovered all the other style pieces you could manage with CSS. I’ve now seen things you people can’t imagine (picture Roy from Bladed Runner).

Now I want to learn more! So, when a few days ago this tweet landed in my feed, I was stoked:

I followed Pratham’s guidance. Well, I tried, at least. After using all my free time, I created this:

Failed Phineas CSS Project
Failed Phineas CSS Project

I was a bit frustrated, but in the end, I’m still pretty pleased. A few months ago, I had no idea we can do this sort of thing. Now I’m diving in. And this is my first attempt. So, I have only upwards to go.

This link (to my github) takes you to the code I created. I’m sure many of you will easily spot errors. I’d love to hear them. I am trying to grow. That helps immensely.

Thanks for reading and commenting if you can.

Edit: I tried to embed the github info, but that didn’t work for some reason. Made it a direct link. 

Saturday Morning, January 9, 2021

frost upon the grass
breadcrumbs for the Steller’s Jays
dawn’s tranquility

Featured image by me, shot with an Olympus Pen, E-PL1 at f/3.5, 1/60

A Walk In The Woods

A Walk In The Woods

through the nearby woods
the way, today, much drier
moving through winter

This evening’s haiku, January

Yesterday’s moonlight

Interwoven amidst dreams

Drifting through my mind