While a place of peace and stillness is often known to exist, it can seem far off and the location of the gate leading to it may be unknown.
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Meditations in a Japanese Garden – Part One
Read the book Sakuteiki and you will quickly discover that a traditional Japanese garden is not merely a visually pleasing arrangement of ponds and plants – it is an exercise in philosophy that changes not only with each passing season, but also with each visit and visitor. While such a garden might not always provide […]
The Well-read Naturalist: Life List
Two of the possible definitions for the word “pathological” offered by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary are “altered or caused by a disease” and “being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal.” While allowing for vast differences in the perspectives of those contemplating it, and certainly not to levy any moral judgment upon […]
In Peace and Dignity
This is not a meditation upon bird watching – unless of course you are familiar with the English vernacular as it is spoken in some of the Commonwealth countries, in which case it therefore might be. In that case, the “bird” in question is one whose smiling visage and shapely form graced the walls of […]