Gratia Plena

The Gratia Plena sculpture in the Ignatius Chapel is one of the keeper's favorites. 

She thought it was an appropriate point of reflection after an incredibly intense week.

Smoky Sunsets

Now we can say we have beautiful sunsets like California.

Too bad the smoky air makes us choke and snort, though.

Happy Summer Birthdays

The other night the keeper left a reception to join friends at El Gallito to celebrate the summer birthdays.  The air conditioning was a welcome gift.

Views from the Faculty Lounge

This has been a week when the keeper spent most of her waking hours at Seattle U. She taught two different groups of doctoral students. And when she took breaks it was in the library in the refrigerated  lounge for professors. 

This is her favorite paintng in the library. 

It's called Waiting Out the Rain.

It is such a perfect Seattle painting. But not this week.

On her way back to Hunthausen she ran into signs of a rather large banquet being set up in the blazing sun.

Sun In the West

They say it is the smoke in the sky. It sure makes for a stunning sunset.

Black Lives Matter

Tonight after teaching the keeper participated in a rally and a march to say NO MORE to the terrorism against Black churches. First AME Church was filled to bursting and spilled out in the street even before the processions started down to Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. Park. The procession was cool compared to the temperature inside the sanctuary.

A Sweet Ending to A Quiet Fourth

We entertained tonight.Our esteemed guest is a regular, but brought watermelon and potato sald, things which are very fitting for a Fourth of July, but which we never have at the cottage.

We all hung out on the deck, they listened to Piaf and each other, and I listened to the birds and the refreshing breeze which had picked up. Yes, we had salmon while the rockets blasted around us.