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The ZEN Series
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As an avid gardener, I have always admired Zen gardens
not only for their beauty, but for what they represent and the meditative
state of mind which you must have to tend to them. A calm, quiet state
of mind and lifestyle which I one day hope to achieve. Well,
this Christmas I received a very unexpected gift - a miniature Zen garden .
On the card, there was this poem:
Spring's myriad flowers,
Autumn's harvest moon,
Summer's cool breeze,
Winter's snow.
When useless thoughts don't fill your mind, every
season is the best season.
I have seen them around
for many years - in stores or people's houses, and even rifling through the
occasional home decor magazine in the doctor's waiting room. I've
always liked them and wanted one, but would never buy one for myself.
I had a blast setting it up and raking the sand, but with all of my
accessories that came with it, I felt it was missing a water feature.
While I have plans in the works to make them actually function with real
water, I figured this was a wonderful way to add the "feel" of water present
without any maintenance! I have made a few different styles and many
more are floating around in my head. Here are the first
few that I've made! |
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