It is a winner for us. But then again the trip you are on is no looser. Before we returned to the Philippines about 10 years ago we took a trip across Canada in a 21' motor-home. Not fancy but it sure was fun.
Now my travelling is all done via the web or my telescope which if nothing else sure cuts down on maintenance and gas costs.
Nice Brian,
you make me jealous.........you have a gardener?????
Wicked!
your prose(?), sets the scene nicely, I would love to be in your position/circumstance in about 20-30 years time and I do dream about it!!
A few pics would be nice...
Cheers
Bartman
Nice Brian,
you make me jealous.........you have a gardener?????
Wicked!
your prose(?), sets the scene nicely, I would love to be in your position/circumstance in about 20-30 years time and I do dream about it!!
A few pics would be nice...
Cheers
Bartman
Actually Bartman anyone can have what we have. All it takes is time, effort, a pension that follows you and a wife that is willing to live outside of the cultural norms.
Ok the pictures worked.
(1) we have a multitude of dragon fly types
(2) beautiful flower
(3) wife's office, now our bedroom where she wrote her dissertation for her doctoral and our dog
(4) back of our main house
(5) I used to be a lighthouse keeper on Canada's west coast (Ivory Island) and this was the view out our living room window
When my wife gets a new battery for her camera and our new house is completed will send a few more pictures showing house and strange observatory.
Brian
Thanks for the kind words Ken and once Myra gets back from Manila with a new battery for her camera we will post some pictures.
However I fear I may have misled (unintentionally) ... the temple is more of a garden than a traditional temple.
Our walls are the trees, our statues are manicured bushes, our meditation hall is in the open, and our altar... well it is not really defined quite yet.
However as much as it is most definitely a work in progress the main reasons for a temple are being addressed. How well is for others to decide)
There is prayer for others, healing and rest for the sick and weary, food for sharing and most go away feeling as if they have come into contact with something that is not of the ordinary.
And I get to be the steward and do astronomy too... life is good.
Thanks for the kind words Ken and once Myra gets back from Manila with a new battery for her camera we will post some pictures.
However I fear I may have misled (unintentionally) ... the temple is more of a garden than a traditional temple.
Our walls are the trees, our statues are manicured bushes, our meditation hall is in the open, and our altar... well it is not really defined quite yet.
However as much as it is most definitely a work in progress the main reasons for a temple are being addressed. How well is for others to decide)
There is prayer for others, healing and rest for the sick and weary, food for sharing and most go away feeling as if they have come into contact with something that is not of the ordinary.
And I get to be the steward and do astronomy too... life is good.
Thanks Brian.
Sounds like a very relaxing garden
When I visited the Buddhist Temple at Sovereign Hill I didn't know if we were allowed to take pics or not. There were no signs. But it is certainly beautiful in there.
It has a shrine to Kwan Tai the God of War, Patron God of the Hong Kong Police Force, and Patron God of gangsters (talk about a weird contradiction in patrons).