Such is life...a photoshopped nun!

Hi everyone,

I have finally been photoshopped - but I am in remarkably good company. My dear friend Tashi Dawa (otherwise known as Ta Da for short) is, apart from being a Monk, an illustrator and has software that  allows him to beneficially engage in the fine art of photoshopping. In this case our teacher Jetsunma asked for a picture of the ordained and this is what he accomplished. The backdrop is the Migyur Dorje Stupa at our Peace Park.

As the ordained (monks and nuns) are either scattered to the four winds and/or never in the same place at the same time photoshopping is a novel solution. Two of the Nuns in this photo have died. Their death is a sobering and a salutary reminder of impermanence including my own.  On a lighter note - for once I appear taller than I actually am while others are a tad shorter. Thanks Ta Da for your efforts!

A good Florida scrub and a different kind of gopher

I had a third visit to Florida to see my wonderful friend Ely and her parents, and a few new friends including Connie-Fur (otherwise known as Connie Mae or Connie McTaggerty).

Dog walking (or in this case Corgi walking) is always a boon because it motivates one to walk in new terrain. There is beautiful natural scrub in the Hobe Sound area including preserves of Sand Pine Scrub at Sea Branch State Park and Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Here are a few pictures of our travels.

And this is a Gopher Tortoise's Nest at Sea Branch with resident Gopher Tortoise who apparently sometimes hangs out with an Indigo snake. Tortoise was in resident!