a dandelion growing
in the sidewalk crack-
smokestacks in bloom
Apr24
Tag Archives: spring
Apr19
Apple trees
apple trees
blossoming soon-
last snow flurries
This week has been crazy weather wise and today we have snow flurries. Odd to see buds sprouting forth and verdant fields was snow falling
Apr15
Mosquito Buddha
mosquito larva
on the stagnant pool-
future Buddhas
Our mind is the stagnant pond. If we recognize the Buddha within ourselves the larva will hatch and our mind will flow in harmony.
Apr14
Flower festival
chicks breaking
through the shell-
flower festival
Today is Hanamatsuri or Flower festival. It is also the time we celebrate the birth of the Buddha. Just as a chick breaks through its shell to be born we too must break through our ego to be born a compassionate being. May today be your birth too.
Apr12
Return to winter
Daffodils wilting
in the return to winter-
stubborn old man
Apr10
Morning Dew
a robin shakes
off the morning dew-
mental cobwebs
Apr8
Shoots of green
popping up-
shoots of green
welcome the dawn
As a walked this morning I noticed little shoots starting to push up through the flower beds. Nice to see Spring arriving.
Apr4
Spring Construction
church steeple
wrapped in metal cocoon-
spring construction
Apr3
Spring arriving
sun shining
through bare branches-
spring arriving
Apr1
Spring Tulips
parade of monks
in their saffron robes-
spring tulips
