Thursday, May 7, 2009
Watch This Japanese Ceremony
Recently, a completion ceremony for the new Japanese Garden Gate House at Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum was held. Watch this two-minute video that includes music by the Taiko drummers, garden pictures and parts of the elaborate ceremony. (Look for the "shoe" photo - a photo of contrast that includes wooden getas.) I didn't go to the ceremony but now am excited about visiting the Washington Park Arboretum again. Here's part of the newspaper article:
SHOWERS of sake, salt, sand from a sacred mountain and five colors of cut paper blessed the four compass points at the new Japanese Garden entry gatehouse in Washington Park Arboretum.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Try It, You'll Like It
Jen just told me about Pandora.com - it can be your personalized radio station. Type in a favorite artist or a music genera at the web site, and Pandora Internet Radio will find and play that music as well as similar music for you! Plus this site includes info about the artist and the lyrics, and other options. In a nutshell - Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you enjoy music you already know and to help you discover new music you'll love - that's how the website describes itself. Thanks Jen, for telling me.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Dustin to the Rescue
Here's Dustin with the tortoise he rescued from getting hit on the highway when Jen's group were coming home from skiing at Mammoth. And here's some info about tortoises - including the fact they burrow, which I guess is logical since they're desert dwellers.
Tortoise— A land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses, and even cactus. Tortoises do not have webbed feet. Their feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. Tortoises that live in hot, dry habitats use their strong legs to dig burrows. Then, when it’s too hot in the sun, they slip underground.
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