by Tim Girvin | Jul 13, 2012 | Diary
What I have learned in one day is t h a t : ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E V E R Y D A Y i s a J O U R N E Y [SMALL OR LARGE] ––– That: however long, difficult or winding these stairs might be — their point is to take you to another point of view,...
by Tim Girvin | Jul 12, 2012 | Diary
The Legacy of the Eagle Scout Award This year, the badge and legacy of the Eagle Scout reaches back a century. In the Girvin family, this is a potent tradition. All of the Girvin brothers are Eagles. And the tradition of scouting runs passionately deep in our...
by Tim Girvin | Jul 10, 2012 | Diary
The Focus of Watch Fullness, Studying the Terrain Around You. I was hiking and, to every horizon line, path, water-lined and sanded beach and I studied the wind, the insects’ movement, the course of birds, the turning light and colour of green-cast tree-light....
by Tim Girvin | Jun 28, 2012 | Diary
Gay Pride I spent time at the Seattle Center today, Boeing PSC IMAX Theatre [Girvin did the logo for the complex, as well as the theatre, along with the signing treatments,] checking out the monster “Image Maximum” screen showing of Prometheus...
by Tim Girvin | Jun 24, 2012 | Diary
A V I S I T A T I O N I’ve learned, over time — with hornets and other winged insects that they look for and follow the Light. Trap one in a room with windows and they will track the sun and continue to beat against the glass, trying to get to the Light....
by Tim Girvin | Apr 16, 2012 | Diary
Time ticks as you walk in the dark, emerging or failing light — and you realize that your true reliable momentum measure is the sound of your heels — moment to moment: pavement, gravel, pea, grass, chipped woods, snow and ice. Each, a rhythm, a story. Here...
