FOLLOW ME

When a new public labyrinth is created, I sometimes wonder how it came to be. What was it competing for, or was it a tough debate to get it installed? There's a new neighborhood park in Kirkland, Washington, that crams an awful lot of features into a small space. There's a playground, a raised-stone massaging rock feature for meditation and healing, athletic fields, a zipline, a hill for kids' sledding, and much more. And there's also a labyrinth, a sharp 11-circuit brick pat

This large brick labyrinth was dedicated as a memorial nearly 20 years ago. It is still in good condition and is located at the Vancouver United Church of Christ in a grove of trees, set back from the parking lot. There's a wood-frame entryway directing visitors to the site. On the day I went, services had just ended so it was relatively quiet as people drove away.

I heard about the labyrinths at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Vancouver as part of a COVID Day of Remembrance. The church had scheduled a special afternoon service around that theme and then invited people to come and walk their indoor and outdoor labyrinths. I had not been to that church so I was eager to go. The church members who I met could not have been more welcoming and kinder. I was able to quietly walk a portable labyrinth set up in the large hall, and then move outd