The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Playground




Playground at Chapultepec Park.
Chapultepec hill, noteworthy for the centuries-old forest which encircles it and for the castle which crowns its summit. For hundreds of years Chapultepec has been a focal point in the city. It is complemented by important cultural centers including world-class museums (as the Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Modern Art, Tamayo Museum), amusement parks, a zoo, lakes and restaurants like El Lago, Meridien and Cafetería del Bosque.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Flor del Bosque


When I look carefully
I see the nazuna blooming
By the hedge!

Cuando miro con cuidado
Veo florecer la nazuna
Junto al seto!

Haiku by Basho (1644-94)


Flower in the crannied wall,
I pluck you out of the crannies;-
Hold you here, root and all, in my hand.
Little flower -but if I could understand
What you are, root and all, and all in all,
I should known what God and man is.

Flor en el muro agrietado,
Te arranco de las grietas; -
Te tomo, con todo y raíces, en mis manos,
Florecilla -pero si pudiera entender
Lo que eres, con todo y tus raíces, y, todo en todo,
Sabría qué es Dios y qué es el hombre.

Tennyson (1809-92)

What is the difference between this two poets?


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Halo




Sunday at Noon, phenomenon in the sky and midterm elections for more of the same.

Halo (also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon. There are many types of optical halos, but they are mostly caused by ice crystals in cold cirrus clouds located high (5–10 km, or 3–6 miles) in the upper troposphere. The particular shape and orientation of the crystals is responsible for the type of halo observed. Light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals and may split up into colors because of dispersion, similarly to the rainbow.

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Plaza Luis Cabrera / Luis Cabrera Square


Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. ~ Ambrose Bierce

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Friday, July 3, 2009

La Casa del Mago / The Magician's House


“You live eighty years, and at best you get about six minutes of pure magic”
George Carlin

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