More or Less

Posted by Melissa Baumgart
More time spent here...

 Could buy you less time here...

And even if it doesn't, you'll still feel a whole hell of a lot better before you die.

A couple Bikram quotes for the day:

“Death is always in our back pocket. The faster we run, the quicker the shadow shows up. Walk in the yoga room, turnaround and face death and look in the mirror. Growl like a Bengal tiger, grind away like an English Bull dog and death will turn into a chicken and run away.”

"Would you rather suffer 90 minutes or 90 years?"

It's a beautiful day in the cemetery

Posted by Melissa Baumgart

Loved this tree...it's been a nice autumn here in Seattle.

Bruce and Brandon Lee are buried here at our local cemetery.  Someone was sitting in front of the headstones so I had to take my shot from a respectable distance.  I find it hard to shake the feeling that I don't belong in the cemetery since I don't have any loved ones buried there, so I try to be very "stealthy."

Notice the ground crew in the background.  Were they preparing a grave?  Updating and freshening up a plot with new landscaping?  I never got close enough to ask, although, I had fantasies of walking right up to them and interviewing them about their job.

This headstone was carved out of a tree.  It's too bad the photo didn't really capture much of the amazing detail work.

And, one last beautiful tree.

November: Hanging Out in Cemeteries

Posted by Amy Baranski and Melissa Baumgart

 Photos courtesy of: Tallulah and Mara (both 7 years of age)