Friday, August 30, 2019

Haiku: The bridge

mist greets the sunrise
where will this old bridge take you?
do not think...forward!

Monday, August 19, 2019

Perfect is...

One long toe short of perfection...
One toe short of perfection...
Perfection is boring. By definition it implies that a thing is done. It is finished. It cannot be improved on. Hence, there is no room for growth, for improvement.

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese concept based on the concept 'nothing lasts, nothing is finished and nothing is perfect'. It's a spiritual concept in which imperfection, decay and disorder are embraced to the extent that they underscore the beauty of an object.

"It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving use leave behind" to quote from an unknown source.

Perhaps it is because in contemplating the imperfection we must contemplate the whole of the object in which it is embedded which in turn leads us to find all that is right with the object.

Monday, August 5, 2019

On the road to Tofino

A Vancouver Island river carves a leisurely path..
Driving to Tofino on Vancouver Island is a long twisty adventure but along the way you get to see some of the prettiest scenery on Vancouver Island.