Tag Archives: Japanese garden

Pretending to have a Japanese garden

Posted on February 18, 2012 by otinokyad

This photo and the following bulleted paragraph are from my About page, which deconstructs the title of this blog, in this case the middle word “garden”: ● “…garden…” The dry landscape garden (kare-sansui) at Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto is the … Continue reading →

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Riders of the Last Spark

Posted on October 15, 2011 by otinokyad

[This was originally posted on September 16, 2011, but had to be completely and imperfectly re-written following the crash of a MySQL server at my Web hosting service.] The allusion in the title of this post is pretty simple. But … Continue reading →

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Does a buddha have Molly nature?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by otinokyad

That’s our cat Molly. Although she has the up-raised visage of a Madonna or an about-to-be-martyred saint in some 14th century painting, there is nothing angelic or beatific or holy about her. Like all cats, her outlook and bearing accord … Continue reading →

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The aesthetics of iMandalArt

Posted on February 6, 2011 by otinokyad

Last September, I wrote a post about productivity apps and the impending appearance of the iPad version of iMandalArt. In November, I added a brief update with a link to the MandalArt Website with videos — three of them now … Continue reading →

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