Shibata Sensei is so old that it takes two people to prop him upright. Yoshiko holds his left side. She is the daughter of Zen master, Kobun Chino. We are here, at the home-made Zendo, in a small dip in the Santa Cruz mountains, because it’s the 10th anniversary of...

small path through the field across from where I used to live—   first up climb, first field , small flock of pines comes out into the other field—the down field , spreads, dips between sandstone cliffs , where western tanagers and actual blue birds perch on top of...

Shibata Sensei is so old that it takes two people to prop him upright. Yoshiko, currently holds his left side. She is the daughter of Zen master, Kobun Chino. We are here, at the home made Zendo, in a small dip in the Santa Cruz mountains, because it’s the 10th...

chickadees fly up and down beaking cones.      the pine was planted roots down in a hole after december and spreads out and up.       birds are wild and actual nature.    trees have tops and that way they can see all the others, also nature.

It is Kobun Chino Ottogawa Roshi's birthday today. I think rather than his photo--if I would just stand out in the snow for a moment and then come inside and shake off the outside--like that. (Oh, someone's coming through the door).

Today my new phone sits to my right as I work. It has a changeable face and mews every so often--not really a mew, more like a goat or lamb baaing for it's mother--for milk. I was thinking to show a picture of it --am suddenly perplexed by that idea-- so maybe--go out...

Driving in the snow is kind of fluffy, like a boat.