When shadows lengthen

Balmaha, Scotland. * Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: light and shadow.

Jakunen fudo : “At peace and unmoved”

The spirit and mind of the person who has had an awakening will be at peace and immovable. It should be noted that the Chinese character jaku (寂) originally meant “without a human voice,” and nen (然) “completely of-itself-so.” Together, they connote not just peace, but also loneliness or desolation, and thus evoke a nuance

A winter tale

In December 2018, we had a magical Christmas experience which adults loved as much as children. We wandered through the Winter Wood at Tehidy Woods, near Portreath in Cornwall and discovered the enchantment of the faerie kingdom. On a wintry afternoon or in the darkness, Angelina, Ollie and their bohemian company embellished the bare beauty