Scenes from the Japanese Friendship Garden at 1045 Massachusetts street in downtown Lawrence. In the almost 15 years it has been here, I had never explored it before this week.
There is a lovely spot for sitting. And thinking. There is never enough time for uninterrupted thinking. Today at work I passed a girl in the hall. She was maybe 10 years old and wearing a bow at a jaunty angle on the side of her head. I stopped her and said "THAT is an extremely cute bow", she said "thank you", I said "if I were 40 years younger I would wear a bow exactly like that bow in my hair", she said "you are never too old to wear a bow in your hair" and she gave me a great big smile. I want to sit and think about how great it is that we live in a world with girls like that in it.
What? No photo of the girl with the bow in her hair? I'd love to see that. Maybe you could put a bow in your hair and take a selfie?
Aren't Japanese Gardens the most peaceful places? An acquaintance has a Zen Gaarden in his back yard. He rakes the pea gravel into intricate designs. Lots of birds visit. Birds must understand Zen too.
Posted by: Joan | 05/22/2015 at 10:38 PM
Oh I love that story!! what a confident girl!! And I agree with her completely.
Posted by: Janet | 05/23/2015 at 06:47 AM
Love it. :)
Posted by: Judy H. | 05/25/2015 at 08:59 AM
That red tree or bush was quite stunning. It looked like a very zenlike place.
Posted by: Robin | 05/29/2015 at 06:59 AM