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Beautiful Bonsai – Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection

For years and years, Dogen and I, as we drove to and from Seattle would watch the signs that read Weyerhaeuser Bonsai Collection and say to ourselves, “next time we will definitely have to do that.”  We took the collection so for granted that we almost missed seeing it all together.  Alas, they closed the [...]

Peek-a-boo – Shanghai Style – Duck Me!

Yesterday, I talked about our gustatory sci-fi experience. a Chinese meal that was near movie like experience.  The spices and the flavors exotic, and the waitress with a second sense as to just how exotic those on the table could go.  Last post was a perfect early vacation experience.  Tonight, was a perfect mix of [...]

Peek-a-boo – A fish out of eXistenZ

Tonight we reached Canada and will rest in the fine city of Vancouver, but I can tell a quick story of a culinary adventure we had in Seattle. Dogen and I usually won’t shy away from a gustatory adventure and this time was no different. We ended up having dinner at this small and somewhat [...]

I caught a little humming bird…

I goofed… spend the evening hanging out in SL with friends… so I didn’t get the discussion log out.  Tomorrow I say!  But I did promise to post the hummingbird pictures.  Not as pretty as the other pictures… but hey! it is difficult to get these little guys in frame     A quiet day [...]

Spring’s Promise – Cherry Trees in Bloom

Ok I’m a little late on my promise of cherry tree pictures, so here they are.  I really enjoyed taking these… especially ones with the fuzzy little bees                                   Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

Floral Meditations – Spring’s First Blooms

As I promised, here are some more visual meditations and experiments with my camera.  Unfortunately, I’m not sure I got the light right.  I was out early so my favorite time of taking photos came much later.   It was good to try to take photos in drabber light than I prefer.         [...]

Visual Meditations – Browns and the Grays of Water

This weekend I was able to get out and try a bit more of my new camera.  It makes me happy.  I got through the manual, and although I don’t know all the settings I am slowly learning them.  It has been fun and I really enjoy it.   This weekend I got out to see [...]

Resting my eyes in comfortable places – Wonder in the Nooks and Crannies

What a stressful week last week was.  We making it through a couple weeks of stress, I thought it would be nice to give myself a little bit rest and spend some time enjoying the nooks and crannies around town.  I was happy that my other half obliged me the day, and spent it just [...]

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