THE DANCE
Slyvan reflections ripple and glisten to the will of the wind and sun. Coy glide in their silent, liquid world. They cannot pass the surface, but we can try.
Date: 04/09/11
Slyvan reflections ripple and glisten to the will of the wind and sun. Coy glide in their silent, liquid world. They cannot pass the surface, but we can try.
Simplicity
Japanes Zen gardens are havens of tranquility and simplicity. The weathered rock tells more than the distractions of the gilded god statue.
Date: 04/14/11
Japanes Zen gardens are havens of tranquility and simplicity. The weathered rock tells more than the distractions of the gilded god statue.
SHAFT of LIGHT
Bamboo, the giant of grasses, ambitiously, relentlessly grows, reaching towards the sun.
Date: 04/10/11
Bamboo, the giant of grasses, ambitiously, relentlessly grows, reaching towards the sun.
BRIDGES
Silent solidity of stone. Stillness of water. Solitude, tranquilty in the warm sunshine.
Date: 04/12/11
Silent solidity of stone. Stillness of water. Solitude, tranquilty in the warm sunshine.
GRAVEL SEA
The gravel is solid, seemingly timeless, the design, the shadows, the lighting are transitory, changing with the will of man and nature. We think of forever, we live for a moment.
Date: 04/10/11
The gravel is solid, seemingly timeless, the design, the shadows, the lighting are transitory, changing with the will of man and nature. We think of forever, we live for a moment.
BAMBOO AND FERN
The planet spins, the sun moves and the shadow disappears. It is nothing, it is everything. It is here, now, as we are, as we will someday be gone.
Date: 04/09/11
The planet spins, the sun moves and the shadow disappears. It is nothing, it is everything. It is here, now, as we are, as we will someday be gone.
RIPPLES
The rhododendron flowers bud, bloom, give pollen to the bees, then fall. Their reflection is more transitory, but can remain in the mind longer if we find more beauty there.
Date: 04/14/11
The rhododendron flowers bud, bloom, give pollen to the bees, then fall. Their reflection is more transitory, but can remain in the mind longer if we find more beauty there.
TINY UNIVERSE
The rice paper doors of Tenju-An's meditation hall open onto the "sea" of gravel and the artfully arranged trees beyond. It is a study in graceful balance and simplicity.
Date: 04/09/11
The rice paper doors of Tenju-An's meditation hall open onto the "sea" of gravel and the artfully arranged trees beyond. It is a study in graceful balance and simplicity.