Sunday, February 26, 2012

Lawn rocker, green, Broadview, Seattle, Washington, USA

The Nature of Reality - desire: YOUR PANDORA ADVENTURE AWAITS, 76 Station billboard, CHECK CASHING, MONEY TREE, PAYDAY LOANS, Greenwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

Young Tibetan Buddhist monks smiling and happy, double dorje room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rosie nuzzling her stuffed rabbit toy, Nick gives her a pet, Gazebo, chair, boxes, Seattle, Washington, USA

500 5th Avenue, modern address sign, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Wearing glasses - Tibetan woman wearing a traditional chuba, turquoise and gold earrings, Tibetan nuns, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Fund Nuns First! Portrait of nuns as donations / offerings are passed out, one nun holds a prayer book to her lips, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery porch, prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhists, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Donations/offerings being presented to individual monks and nuns for their prayers, and other good works, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Church tower front, gray and white trim, highway 101, Washington State, USA

perception

perception by Wonderlane
perception, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Front window view of a living room with flowers, classical American style, San Mateo, California, USA

Purple - Calle Belgica - VW bug, night, lit window, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Monday, February 20, 2012

Reflection of the Space Needle in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation building, Seattle, Washington, USA

Green Propel Biodiesel station, commercial cards accepted, Space Needle, power cords, rainy day, Seattle, Washington, USA

"This is a very proud moment" Gay marriage bill signed in Olympia, Washington, The Seattle Times, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Monk attending HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, pleased Tibetan woman with her hands the prayer mudra happy with the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, a Tibetan man requests the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A sitting Jizo gathers much moss!

Face of the Buddha

Face of the Buddha by Masat Photo
Face of the Buddha, a photo by Masat Photo on Flickr.

Moss Buddha

Moss Buddha by Yupa-sama
Moss Buddha, a photo by Yupa-sama on Flickr.

Shrine and Moss

Shrine and Moss by jeenybeen
Shrine and Moss, a photo by jeenybeen on Flickr.

Shrine and Moss

Shrine and Moss by jeenybeen
Shrine and Moss, a photo by jeenybeen on Flickr.

Monumental Buddha

Monumental Buddha by Velovotee
Monumental Buddha, a photo by Velovotee on Flickr.

Little Buddha : Okunoin, Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan / Japón

moss covered Buddha statue in Osaka

Lines, walkway, filtered light, stones, water, pond, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A pile of blankets and their stories, sculpture, symbol of love, Happy Valentine's Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

A pile of blankets and their stories, sculpture, symbol of love, Happy Valentine's Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

Silverback gorrilla sculpture, bronze, fence, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, USA

Lord Buddha statue in the earth touching mudra holding a begging bowl, surrounded by wish fullfilling jewels, lotus flower, mandala offerings, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA

Cabin fever, splunking, shovel, tools, hose, Seattle, Washington, USA