San Francisco (at Aquatic Park Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkWjW7JF6-/?igshid=1jd1evndhu7wb

A lovely evening for a swim. The tide was low and the water cool, and as I waded out (quite far before it was deep enough to swim) I noticed that the squishy mud I was wading through was warm, quite a bit warmer than the water actually. estuary :: the night gives back what […]

“We are already a Buddha so why not just take the hand of another Buddha and practice walking meditation?” -Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.instagram.com/p/CLN0iCAJv9a/?igshid=1r93kj6hzzm3w

another ink drawing inspired by Michael Wenger https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfRR96JWe0/?igshid=1mdrehlv9tfym

calligraphy inspired by a talk from Michael Wenger, a Zen teacher, last week. The words are his https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfRDG5JsGU/?igshid=1dq5eg01wix2f

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars It took many months for me to finish reading this book, as I could only manage it in small doses. Dillard writes with an intensity level that starts around 7 or 8 and cranks up to 11 by the end of each […]

Freed from predation pressure, abalone had become plentiful in California’s coastal waters. Native Americans had been decimated by infectious diseases and the economies of coastal (and other) tribes had been severely disrupted. Sea otters, which devour abalone, were on the brink of extinction thanks

In the hospital ward, we were not allowed visitors because of Covid restrictions so on each of the five days, I revisited a different decade of my past, dwelling at length on close relationships, wondrous journeys and joyful moments. Five months on, I still get great pleasure from doing this. I am a

I hope this old grandmother/grandfather oak doesn’t mind me sharing this image where their roots are showing. It’s such a perfect illustration that, for trees, as much is going on belowground as above… more, actually, for the roots are where the tree does their thinking. deep :: the roots I touch wh

there’s a Moon among the persimmons https://www.instagram.com/p/CIjSmgXpo1_/?igshid=u6b01r53woo2

A stern insistence upon courtesy to the living creatures that share our world with us in common to the most diverse religious traditions. “Man as Viceroy” – an essay by Gai Eaton

It was the persimmons clinging to the leafless branches of a modest sized tree that first made me fall in love with this house. Now, 23 years later, I’m still no closer to getting used to their exuberant abundance. early sunset a flock of crows winging homeward https://www.instagram.com/p/CIenCWKJkR