Hotel at Stanley Park where we usually always stay.
Some Vancouver City Lights!
The Museum of Anthropology, amazing collections!
29.11.14
Another Vancouver Trip...
Hotel at Stanley Park where we usually always stay.
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
Nice vacation in Vancouver BC again...
Tea and dinner, Japanese.
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
28.11.14
Stanley Park
Vancouver BC
Blustery day.
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
23.11.14
Elements of a Suzani from Uzbekustan
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
22.11.14
Fremont Trip This Morning..
A very popular place in Seattle to live.
People are friendly, many newcomers who work for Amazon, companies like that have the money to live here.
It's likely you'd fit in if you're artistic, into energetic healing, introverted I'd say.
People are very social but interested in ideas.
Still fall after all
:)
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
11.11.14
Fall color at the Japanese Garden in Seattle
The gorgeous Gingko
Many Koi in this pond looking for a snack
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
10.11.14
The Japanese Garden of Seattle
Above; a lovely willow hands over the pond in the sunlight...
below.. The red maple leaves, orange to magenta
Reflections in a pond, brillaint..
A Pagoda
The Tea House
I found these happy mushrooms under a tree hiding, they were decorated with red maple leaves
The Gingko Tree is stunning..
View from a sitting area
The turtles are sunning
But , Oh dear, where are the mums?
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
8.11.14
Ever wonder where storms come from?
Here's the breathe blowing everything around this windy day...^^
How many faces do you see?
The seagull plays in the wind.
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
High winds at my beach put on a great show..
The ferry was careful not to get hit broadside. Stopped running briefly.
This photo above is a large 40' tug getting covered with water. Surf was up. Swells 6'
A wave breaks by the dock
A pink and black sunset emerges but not until this face (below) was seen blowing the wind and water...
The gulls and sea lions played like there was no tomorrow!!
Actually we have seen many faces in this strange cloud.
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
3.11.14
Kiku time isn't over yet
I'm happy to report that Kings Mums have sold their operation to a couple in Tulsa.
I wish them great success as I could hardly bear this year without cultuvating Kiku.
Four years I tried my luck at this art, only to find so many questions popping up.
This year you will be able to purchase starts at their same site
Kingsmums.com
It's an amazing art form.
I think back to my sweet stay in Nagaoka and the kimono show where I was draped with shibori ribbon pattern silk for kimono in black and white.
One of the things I shouldn't have gone without was that kimono and the incredible chrysanthemum obi they chose to go with it.
Sometimes I look on eBay but it's never there.
I have several furisode a. Wedding kimonos.
Both are shibori.
Shibori is tie dye.
One has roses. One has mums. One is lavender. One is red.
But of course the black and white twisted ribbon one will always have special significance
Due to making a wonderful friend at an art gallery where I had bowls of porcelain with black and white twisted ribbons.
As it happened I went to Japan and stayed at my friends family home and found this shibori in black and white at the kimono show at their restaurant.
We both learned then that it was an ancient Japanese pattern.
Perhaps all who become friends are destined to meet?
Some meetings seem to be good for the world.
Some not so good I think.
I guess we must be careful what we nurture. And how.
Just as we must consider if we will cultivate a Kiku
Or a relationship that may not be wise.
I say, when in doubt, mums the word!
From East to West, Pacific Northwest into the zen of living. Collector of textiles. Shinto orientation, A scholar, writer, poet, and as such, philosopher. Amarìël, is Ai Amorous Irrevocable . My favorite Poet, philosopher, friend, everything heart is, kindness!
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