A Couple of Recent Photos

The Forest: For the Trees


Gull in Flight

I was standing in the port plaza tower when I saw this Gull fly by, my camera wasn't set right to get a great shot, but I did get this one.

I was reminded of this photo by a letter to the editor from George Kurzman in the Tuesday the 3rd of August 2010 edition of the Olympian. George wrote about developers getting special treatment v. the public. I agree with George.

The port should not grant developers special preference over the public.

Ambrose Bierce defined politics thusly: "A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."

I see the truth of this definition reflected time and time again.

The roots of this problem are deep, and are enabled by many prevailing (harmful) social myths—coupled with the profit system itself.

www.theolympian.com/2010/08/03/1323896/port-should-serve-...

May all beings be happy. Real Peace, Real Happiness, Berd

Israel's PR War

Who benefits from Israeli occupation?

What is the source of Israel's delegitimization?

Could it be that Israel delegitimizes itself by committing crimes against humanity?

Boycott Protest and Rally at the Co-op

Friday 30 July 2010

This is somewhat of the overall scene on Pacific Avenue, near the entrance to the Olympia Food Co-op, during a protest/rally regard a decision by the co-op Board of Directors to boycott products from Israel due to ongoing human rights violations, illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, and the siege of the Gaza Strip.

more information:
olyblog.net/protest-reportback

I wanna be your friend.

Military Personnel (I want to be your friend. I want the USA to stop abusing you.)

Saturday 16 January 2010
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Action
www.gzcenter.org/

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Beautiful Flowers on a Gorgeous Summer Evening

Wednesday 28 July 2010
Fertile Ground, Olympia, Cascadia—These are some of the beautiful flowers in the garden at Fertile Ground where POWER (Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights) held a panel discussion report-back on the US Social Forum. It was a lively evening with a great discussion. Thank you to POWER!

A Nighttime View of Olympia

View from Madison Scenic

These are some of the nighttime views from Madison Scenic. This is the view toward the West of parts of downtown Olympia.

It was about 10pm on Tuesday 27 July 2010, and a two day old full Moon was rising in the East.

Here's a slideshow. It's somewhat repetitive, but I think it's an impressive scene. I thought the hills in the West looked impressive, dark and mysterious, in the humid night air. It felt spooky seeing the Black Hills faintly illuminated through the city lit glow of the warm humid night air under the light of the full Moon.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwhitlock/sets/72157624599815680/

Sunny Day

It was a hot sunny afternoon!

Demonstration to Support Gaza

This demonstration happened a few months ago, but the recent decision by the Olympia Food Cooperative Board of Directors reminded me of it. A great demonstration, there were over 100 people in attendance even though it was planned spontaneously, and made to happen less than 24 hours after news of Israel's attack on the Gaza aid flotilla.


Emergency Demonstration to Support the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and to Protest Israeli Violence

A Couple Pretty Flowers

Sometimes it helps to have something beautiful and inspiring to look at. Sometimes the insanity and irrationality, the confusion that sometimes prevails in this world, makes it necessary to escape, to flee, to find a place of solace and beauty—away from the horror and terror of a world where people kill, and lie, and cheat, and steal. There's more information about my experience with this troubling world, here, in a blog I posted to OlyBlog.

Here are a couple flowers, for contrast. Imagine how awesome the world could be. Heaven or hell. We have a choice.

I think that it's time to start demanding heaven!


Cone Flower


Rose

Moon O'er Olympia

Moon Over Capitol and Olympia [view larger]

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Olympia—I volunteered with EGYHOP. EGYHOP stands for Emma Goldman Youth Homeless Outreach Project.

It was a good experience. Very interesting. I think it's an important project. People need support.

I am thankful to my friend for asking me to help, and I look forward to learning more about the project, and about Olympia's homeless youth.

It's amazing how we have homelessness in society, considering the relative material prosperity enjoyed by some.

Enjoy the Moon.

Love,
Berd