Sunday, May 26, 2013

Everyone needs a safe place, river, driftwood tee-pee, bluffs, mists, San Gregario State Beach, Cabrillo Highway, Pacific Ocean, California Coast, USA

Abercrombie & Fitch, carriage, people, street, clock, lights, Seattle, Washington, USA

Lit Dashboard - zero to infinity, Ford Taurus 2013, California Coast, USA

Children: Next generation of religious practitioners, Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche's Childrens and Young People's Audience and Blessing, students, Longhouse, Vancouver BC, Lotus Speech Canada

Initiates completing the Rangjung Padma'i Nyingthig, Spontaneously Occurring Heart Essence of Padma Empowerment by Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, video artist recording, Longhouse, Vancouver BC, Lotus Speech Canada

Tibetan Buddhist monk holding a stupa deity symbol touching initiate on the head, Empowerment by Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, Rangjung Padma'i Nyingthig, Spontaneously Occurring Heart Essence of Padma, Longhouse, Vancouver BC, Lotus Speech Canada

The feeling, Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche giving the empowerment with peacock topped silver vase, in his Tibetan Buddhist monks robes, Longhouse, Vancouver BC, Lotus Speech Canada

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Protective thorns, Meditation Garden - Self-Realization Fellowship, Encinitas, California, USA

Buried up to her neck, a girl and her brothers play in the sand, shovels, sand angel, shade, Monterey, beach, California, USA

Consuelo, manager, ladleing up a cup of fresh tomato soup, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Crocker dining hall, state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Some people think every place should have the TV on all the time and be entertained like they are visiting Los Vegas, but for the meditative and creative - thank the STATE OF CALIFORNIA there is Asilomar - refuge for the rest of us by the Sea.

Figure in the architecture, cornucopia, arch, San Carlos Cathedral, The Royal Parish Chapel, 500 Church St, Monterey, California, USA

Vintage grand piano, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Excitement! A dog getting ready to train her friend to throw the ball, white sands, yellow flowers, dog friendly beach, Pacific Ocean, Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Two golfers standing on a green in the distance, Gray-green Beach Sagewort, Artemesia pycnocephala, Asilomar state park, sand dunes, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Gray-green Beach Sagewort, Artemesia pycnocephala, not a sage nor a wort but a member of the Composite Family (Asteraceae), sand, Asilomar state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Posing together, metal dobro and furry doggy, Rosie, she's my girl, persian rug, Seattle, Washington, USA

Rosie watching the carpenter working on a project, sheets of plywood, holding a toy stuffed Bam-Bam, she's doing everything she can to help, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Worship of the Great Pacific Ocean through wetsuit levitation, or something like that, surfboard, sandy waves, fog, mist, Asilomar state beach, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Hi 5, S, Wet night city: Seattle, from high above on beacon hill, 12th and 13th floors PAC-MED building, amazon.com, washington state, USA

Last white sand beach dunes behind this are the waves of the Pacific Ocean, flora, sage, fog, Asilomar, state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Curve in the wooden path, Monterey Cypress trees, cloudy and foggy day, Asilomar Conference Grounds, state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Even the construction looks amazing here, Monterey Cypress, blue wheelbarrow, yellow bricks, green hose, arts and crafts lamps, masonry, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Asilomar.com, state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Huge and long limbed, like an ent, Monterey Cypress, you keep expecting them to talk to you, or walk along the path, Asilomar Conference Grounds, state park, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Architectural details of beams & rafters, ceiling / roof design interior room, corner view of Cypress building, top of stone fireplace, curtains, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Architectural details of beams & rafters, ceiling / roof design interior room, corner view, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Architectural details of beams & rafters, ceiling / roof design interior, bathroom view, corner, Asilomar Conference Grounds, room, Pacific Grove, California, USA