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Now and Zen (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Apr 3 OP
This photo! Sublime, serene, perfect. Thank you for this superb composition, my dear Mousetoescamper. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 3 #1
Thanks for your generous comments, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Apr 3 #3
What an interesting and thought provoking photo. Biophilic Apr 3 #2
Thanks and you're welcome, Biophilic! Mousetoescamper Apr 3 #4
Perfect title for your photo! Callalily Apr 3 #5
Thanks, Callalily! Mousetoescamper Apr 3 #6
I want to be very very tiny and sit against that tree Easterncedar Apr 3 #7
A Zen story ... Mousetoescamper Apr 3 #8

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,855 posts)
1. This photo! Sublime, serene, perfect. Thank you for this superb composition, my dear Mousetoescamper.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 09:36 AM
Apr 3

I love the way the branches on the bare tree do not match the shadows behind. It's mind-boggling. And perfect.



Biophilic

(5,624 posts)
2. What an interesting and thought provoking photo.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 09:53 AM
Apr 3

I loved the way it loaded. Starting at the top of the still dormant tree and slowly scrolling down to the tiny blue spring flowers. Thanks.

Mousetoescamper

(6,233 posts)
8. A Zen story ...
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:55 PM
Apr 3

Two Zen masters sit together in silence, gazing at a large and gnarly maple at the edge of a field. Many hours pass. Finally, one master turns to the other and says, “They call that a ‘tree’.” Both laugh uproariously until gasping for air.

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