Seattle Chinese Garden

Yesterday, I attended a Tai Chi class that was held at South Seattle Community College, near the Seattle Chinese Garden. I saw some beautiful peonies while I was there.

The View From My Upper Deck

I am truly blessed.

Astounding Beauty

I remodeled my house in 1985. The windows to the kitchen were boarded up for at least 3 months. On the day that they took the boards off the windows, this was the view. The tree is as beautiful today as it was on that 1985 morning.

Beauty in the Greenbelt

I’ve now had the privilege of seeing the Greenbelt property we are restoring in parts of all four seasons. These photos are a tiny glimpse of the beauty I’ve seen there.

September

October

February

March

April

Surprise

So Much Beauty

This morning I took a brief trip to Vallikavu, the small town across the backwaters from the ashram. Prior to December 2006, when we wanted to go to town, we had to take a canoe.

After the 2004 tsunami hit the peninsula where the ashram is located, Amma decided to build a footbridge so that the peninsula could be evacuated swiftly should another emergency occur.

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Today I stood at the top of that bridge

and looked to the north

and to the south.

Beauty as far as I could see.

After I finished what I needed to do in town, I started walking back to the bridge. Just before I reached it, I was invited to join some people who were taking the canoe. I wanted to buy something at the fruit stand by the bridge so decided not to do that.

Once I bought my fruit, I started climbing the stairs that would take me back to the ashram.

Someday soon, I think I will take that canoe. Even though it has been ten years since I’ve done that, I remember what it was like to be so close to the water and the beautiful sights.

To see all of the posts in this Amritapuri series, click here.