Rusty Ring

(I found this large round growth, which when dry closely resembles a dried gourd, on a garry oak [Quercus garryana] at the Fort Eaton mon...

Ah, July . That glorious month when northern Zen loosens up and Rusty Ring vacates from seriousness. Seriously. I look forward to thi...

(Fishing with my nephew. Open in a new window or tab to see it better.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

"Do not emulate others' wrongdoing. See to your own virtue." Dōgen (Photo courtesy of Jay Castor and Unsplash....

(The world is still talking about the 40+ degree weather we on the North Coast experienced this week. I've lived places where that ...

This week I learned two things: that something called "the Buddha-like mindset" is trending among young people in China a...

(This is Ariolimax columbianus , the Pacific banana slug. With a maximum length just south of ten inches, it's the second-large...