Orchids to You
Quote of the day: ““Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Here are some photos from an orchid greenhouse I visited.
A Visit to A Sacred Site in Hawaii
Quote of the day: “To encounter the sacred is to be alive at the deepest center of human existence. Sacred places are the truest definitions of the earth; they stand for the earth immediately and forever; they are its flags and shields. If you would know the earth for what it really is, learn it through its sacred places. At Devil’s Tower or Canyon de Chelly or the Cahokia Mounds, you touch the pulse of the living planet; you feel its breath upon you. You become one with a spirit that pervades geologic time and space.” ― N. Scott Momaday There is Read more…
Farmer’s Market Village Style
Quote of the day: “Going green doesn’t start with doing green acts — it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with every choice you make, you are voting either for or against the kind of world you wish to see. When you assume this as a way of being, your choices become easier. Using a reusable water bottle, recycling and making conscious daily consumer choices are just a few…” ― Ian Somerhalder The residents of the area where I’m staying in Hawaii have a Farmer’s Market every Tuesday afternoon. There are fresh organically grown veggies, fruit, Read more…
There are no little things
Quote of the day: “The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” ― Jon Kabat-Zinn I was originally going to call today’s post “Bits and Pieces” or “Little Slices” when I found the quote above. Another lovely reminder of what I have learned by watching Akiko go about her days here in Hawaii. Even something as seemingly mindless and little as cleaning the floor, she does with total absorption and mindfulness. Watching her, I see her total concentration. Her preparation of a room for a new guest at the B&B becomes a meditation or prayer. Today I am sharing a collection of Read more…
Into the Fire
Quote of the day: “Fire isn’t always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change.” ― Jim Butcher, Cold Days Saturday night I had the privilege of photographing the last night of Clayton Amemiya’s firing pottery in his traditional cave kiln at his home in Hilo. I arrived just before sunset and stayed until full dark, watching Clayton open the kiln, stir the ashes, and add wood 3 times in about an hour’s time. Clayton (see The Pottery of Clayton Amemiya) is a Hilo potter who fires his pottery using a traditional Japanese cave kiln Read more…