This is a pic of the view from my hotel window here in Seattle courtesy of my camera phone. I opened the curtains this morning hoping to get some sun (of course, this is Seattle...) and maybe a bit of a view. When I looked outside last night after arrival, I saw nothing but darkness. This morning, I look out and I see reality. It is not a beautiful view by any means - no vistas of Mt Rainier (no the mountain is not out this morning), no view of the sunrise, or even of the human-created skyline of Seattle. Just reality. Grass, weeds, bricks, fences, a storage container, and a truck parked under a carport.