Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself

Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism. It is to study ourselves.
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

Saturday, July 10, 2010

The Rose


A phoenix rising
Thirty feet above the ground
Bursting from some old scrub bush
Dark with dead limbs

A yellow flame
Of cool moist flesh
A solitary bloom
Against an azure sky

The long view...I can't even see the rose at the top. Can you? One long cane, no leaves, climbing up and up and up. We see it well from the second story windows.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Pink


Completely inspired by T., and ripping off her post today. But really, she inspired me to try and capture some of the pink in my garden. Like T. I have almost always had a garden with blooming flowers and some years actual edible plants.



I am in complete agreement with Cro Magnon who commented at Premium T., "People who care about nature, flowers, and the food they eat, are people you can trust, rely-on, and respect. This conscientious elite should be 'ruling' the world!" Or, maybe just 'managing' the world; calmly, justly, wisely, patiently.



The roses here are going berserk and I only cut a few to bring inside. This poor little fuschia is barely hanging on - a long neglected plant in this yard we just adopted, I wonder how I can revive it? Anyway, T., thanks for the motivation with your beautiful post.

Happy Friday, all!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Interlude




Shot quite a while ago. What a lovely moment this was.
(Double click to go directly to YouTube to view
the entire frame.)