Have you ever wondered at bird-pairs who perch serenely and timelessly on the branches of tress outside your home, even when those trees are themselves at their final breathes of life, as the marrow of their existence is being leached out from beneath? The death of a bamboo grove is not to be trivialized. Bamboo…
As the humankind stands on the brink of another world-wide panic and potential disaster, brought on by the incredible penchant of wild-game food enthusiasts and their suppliers, exemplified by incredulous narrative of the 2019 nCoV epicentre, what are we to make of it? An interesting observation is humanity’s appetite and preoccupation with a compelling narrative…
Today’s Gospel Reading in the Missal of the Catholic tradition is such a powerful lesson in how to be a steward of God’s talents and remain a faithful servant. Here Jesus gives a master-class in servant leadership, and teaches us (a) how to use our talent (willingly and with great generosity to help others), (b)…
God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission – I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next …. I have a part in a great work;…
City of rivers, bikes, beers and museums. Beneath the neat and shallow archetypes, there was a real sense of tolerance for diversity than most places, and a beer can be consumed on the move in the streets (unlike in some cities). The travelers’ experiences of rivers (and riverbanks and boat-houses), bikes (and safe biking-lanes), street-side beers…
The placid wall on my West Garden has been a fascinating flora cliff, where the daily lives of inter-mingling plants … well, mingle. Here we have the Mexican Coral Vine or Antigonon leptopus, also commonly known also as the Honolulu creeper, an unyielding climber with beautiful pink bi-pedal petals with searching tentacular vines sprayed precariously…
When we ponder over the idealism of humankind’s strive for progress and perfection, we are captivated by the notion that dissatisfaction with the status quo leads on to great things especially if we have the motivation to embark on such endeavors with a purity of heart and mind. This is unfortunately a tall order for…
2 Corinthians 6:1-10 † As his fellow workers, we beg you once again not to neglect the grace of God that you have received. For he says: At the favourable time, I have listened to you; on the day of salvation I came to your help. Well, now is the favourable time; this is the day…
Arriving at the wind swept coastal town of Rausu, we had emerged from the shrouded overland traverse across Mount Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula and stumbled upon a small community that faces the Kurile islands. We drove up to the Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Tower and confronted an exhibition that reflected the remorseful regret of kinship,…
In this dreamscape image at the American Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, hikers stand on the shore of Dream Lake and admire the traverse between Hallet’s Peak and Flat Top Mountain to the west. Dream Lake is accessible from the popular Bear Lake trail head, on an fairly easy hike through fresh snow tracks…