Abstract 20/NF Abstract

People are like stained-glass windows,

they sparkle and shine when the sun is out,

but when darkness sets in, 

their true beauty is revealed 

only if there is a light from within.

~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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Trees [Photo Hunt]

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It was August when I visited the University of Washington in Seattle more than a year ago, and there were beautiful trees all over the campus.  These two are among my favorite photos of that visit.

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This row of ancient acacia trees led us to the gates of Fontana Leisure Park in Clark Eco-Zone.

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Alone with myself

The trees bend to caress me

The shade hugs my heart.

~ Candy Polgar

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School [Photo-Hunt]

Founded in 1861, University of Washington in Seattle is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast. I was quite impressed when I walked around the campus a year ago with my friend who was taking her PhD here.  

I couldn't remember the names of the buildings I visited here--the school campus was huge!  It was my first visit to an American university and it was a great experience to be in the middle of a vibrant intellectual community.  I wanted to be where former students who have gone to the moon walked.  Where brilliant minds mapped the human genome, broken the sound barrier, created vaccines.

The bronze statue of George Washington, sculpted in 1909, at the Campus Parkway.

Suzallo Library, built in 1926, is the university's central library

Drumheller Fountain in the center of Frosh Pond

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LP: Numero [numbers]

Hinalungkat ko ang aking archives sa paghahanap ng litratong may "numero" at dalawa ang nakita kong katanggap-tanggap.

Ang nasa itaas ay ang harapan ng Bell Street Pier, isang mall sa Pier 66 sa Seattle, sa tabi ng Eliott Bay at Puget Sound. Hindi mo makakaligtaan ang mall na ito sa laki ng numero.

I dug into my archives looking for photos with "numbers" and I found two decent photos. Above is the facade of Bell Street Pier, a mall at Pier 66 in Seattle. It's beside Eliott Bay and Puget Sound. With the huge numbers, you won't miss this mall.

Ang nasa ibaba naman ay isang horizontal sundial na nakita ko sa University of Washington sa Seattle. Nakaukit sa bato ang "Class of 1912" at Roman numerals naman ang nasa sun dial. Graduating gift ito ng class of 1912, at pangalawa sa mga pinakalumang sun dial sa Seattle. Mahilig pala sila sa sun dial.

The photo below is a horizontal sundial I spotted at the University of Washington, also in Seattle. Nicely engraved on the basalt plinth is "Class of 1912", while there are Roman numerals on the sundial itself. This was a graduating gift of class 1912, and the second oldest sundial in Seattle.

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Roses [ Ruby Tuesday]

The flower offered of itself
And eloquently spoke
Of Gods
In languages of rainbows
Perfumes
And secret silence...

~ Phillip Pulfrey

roses from the University of Washington garden

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Stop and smell the roses - Ruby Tuesday

The sight of flowers makes my heart flutter in a way that some women feel when they see a shoe sale or a sexy guy smiling across the room.

While on a business trip in Seattle, I took time to smell the roses, literally, at the University of Washington.

Frosh Pond and Drumheller Fountain

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UW campus tour

view of Johnson Hall from the rose garden

Two weekends ago, I was visiting Seattle and spent a good part of my Saturday walking around the University of Washington campus. After seeing blooms at the streets of Downtown Seattle, I wanted to see more flowers so Che brought me to UW campus. Che was Franzia's (my cousin) college roommate and been living in Seattle for the past 5 years. She didn't grant me bragging rights but I'm telling you anyway (heee-hee)---she is a Fulbright scholar who had just finished her Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Another Filipina scientist we can be proud of.:P

There were no classes on Saturday so we had the campus to ourselves. It was a bit chilly and cloudy but according to my "guide", it's the usual Seattle weather---perfect weather for walking. So we walked and talked and laughed and took a wrong turn a few times.

UW campus is simply impressive. It was opened in 1861, one of the oldest public universities on the west coast and the largest university in the northwest at 643 acres of park-like grounds with a mix of modern and neo-Gothic buildings.

approaching Drumheller Fountain

We lingered at the Frosh Pond/Drumheller Fountain and watched the ducklings, smelled the roses and rested our feet before walking again towards Lake Washington.

It was a breeze walking in the lush surroundings, amidst old buildings, deserted streets and empty benches. I was in Wonderland! I marveled at the young brilliant minds nurtured here---what an excellent environment.

Suzallo Library, built in 1926, across the Red Square

No, he's not my boyfriend and I was not whisked away in this stretch limo. This guy grabbed me while I was about to pose near George Washington's bronze statue. I believe he was part of a wedding entourage, or perhaps a groom-to-be having his last hurray.:P

Will post more photos from UW soon.

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