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Columbia Blue Jay & Wine Table
We haven’t been back to Columbia State Historic Park for awhile, on the same road after experiencing so much, the road seems different. It’s carrying my experiences now, that’s why, even though it’s same road, each time feels different. On our way out, we passed by an abandoned railway bridge, still hanging there like a…
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Lesser Fullness
May 21 is Lesser Fullness or Grain Buds, the eighth Chinese solar term according to the ancient Chinese calendar. During this term, winter wheat is becoming full but yet to ripen completely, so it is called lesser fullness. In this celebration, we cherish the portion that is full, while embracing the portion yet to be…
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Shadow
Finishing my morning meditation, opened my eyes, saw my own shadow and suddenly touched by my shadow next to the tree leaves’ shadow, like a painting. I’m not superior to the tree, we are both part of the cosmic play into being, grounded on earth, receiving the same morning sun, reflecting our shadows onto the…
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A Way To Happiness
“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson See all the giggles and dimples scattered and hidden in the mountains, no wonder It’s a way to happiness.
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A Moment Like This
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir. On our late afternoon outing, after the park had quieted down, rounding a corner of the road there were a pair of fawns side by side on the road, staring at us. Their spots still so distinctive, and obviously they are…