Asymp; Leave a comment. This gallery contains 6 photos. The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is the origin shrine for the Shinto deity of rice, Inari. Asymp; Leave a comment. Waiting for the Royal Ontario Museum to open on a crisp morning in Toronto. Asymp; Leave a comment. A Monarch butterfly at Niagara Falls, NY. This gallery contains 1 photo. Asymp; Leave a comment.

I wrote some thoughts about this a couple years ago but I thought they may be useful again this year. Please let me know what you think in the comments. Cheers and happy season to you! As we head into the gift giving season that it is for so many, I wonder how many people will give things that will last for any length of time. In The Story of Stuff.

Promoting mindful self-awareness as a path to a more sustainable and peaceful world. This experience has reminded me of one of my favorite teachings from Thich Nhat Hahn. Peace Is Every Step, p. To do, and spending even a small amount of it on things I.

It is three weeks into spring and in spite of the colors on my field guide maps, the migratory pine siskins have not moved north to Canada. Neither have the more often heard than seen white-throated sparrows, and while the adult pairs of purple finches who so enjoy the black oil sunflower seed I provide for their breakfasts have gone on, one juvenile still remains. A friend once told me that everyone has a nemesis. While I have never quit.

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I hope it adds a bit more weight to the piece. I plan to continue the series. I took this photo of wisteria in May.

What makes ampalaya bitter and why I chose frogs over this super bitter gourd vegetable. It is the fruit of a vine grown year-round in the Philippines. Ampalaya for sale at a Philippine market.

Wildlife photography along the urban edge. Before tackling Cotopaxi, rigorous preparation entailed climbi.