Buddha Garden...

good morning to you and your buddas

Good morning Sandra, they're smiling today...the Sun's shining!

Beautiful day peeps
sun is shining the garden looks....ok hehe
and Im eating choc chip cookies
could life get any better

x x x

Good morning Jen.....love the Buddhas....Lucky you, to have sunshine Mookins...not too good here....Im going to clean out my shed no matter what the weather does....:>)

OoOh not the shed!! eek I done ours a week or so back, mainly me that goes in there and what a mess hehe

all in order now

sending you some sunny rays

x x x

Morning all...It's one of those lovely crisp September mornings here, makes you feel full of energy!
Will have to have some cookies now you've mentioned them Mookins, got me fancying them, thanks!
Good luck with the shed Motinot, should do mine really, but.........

I would share mine Jen but....
I have eaten them all oink oink hehe

fully energised and ready for action

x x

You'd better work exxxxxtra hard to work them off...I just found a Crunchie in the freezer so sneaking it in the greenhouse before the granchildren see!

hahahahaha
I have to sneak chocolate too
one rustle of a wrapper and my youngest is there in seconds

right off to burn off cookie calories

x x x

Oh your buddhas are lovely Jun i have just bought 2 heads and now want one about 12" high.i just love them:~))))

I'd feel right at home in your place Jen!
Namaste

Thanks Mobee, I used to have two heads but one 'fell' off, might have been something to do with a football I suspect!
You've done the right thing buying two though...two heads are better than one! snort snort 8-)))

Blaaaahhhh! Terrible joke!!

P.S. 12"...Don't get a 'BIG HEAD' now Mobee! (you really let me in there, sorry 8~))).
Yes Marie, I think you would, you are more than welcome anytime x

...and they get worse! tee hee!

LMSO!!!
Your rupas are lovely!!

Thought you might like them M, the green guy at the beginning was my birthday present. Imagine waking up to see him smiling his socks off by the bedside, had to rub my eyes I tell you!
I don't know why I'm drawn to them, but they seem to 'fit' somehow, do they all have different names or meanings, or are they all 'one'- Buddha?

Oooh! There are loads of Buddhas!
You have a lot of chinese ones, so I'm not sure which they represent! The heads are usually assumed to be of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni (sanskrit name) & your sitting one with the beads I'm not certain, but I THINK it might be Amitabha, the Buddha of compassion.
In saying that, we are all one, so so are they!

Thanks for that M, nice to put a name to a face!
My eldest daughter often travels to China on business trips, hence the chinese ones...bless her.
The others just seem to find me, there are more than I took photo's of but these are my favourites.

I know what you mean! I cant resist them, but I DO get wierd looks when I stand in front of the ones I cant have for ages!!

I have a book called "Meeting The Buddhas" & IF I can find it, I'll check. I think you can tell who's who by the mudras (poses).

You stare at buddha's...I stare at banana plants, what a fine pair!
I really appreciate the info, wouldn't have a clue where to start myself, it'll help me to place them appropiately. 8-)))

Doesnt help me, they go where I feel they look best!

We are a right pair!!

Intuition dictates in this house too...wish you were my neighbour, I'd be over the fence painting the grass with ya!

Sounds good to me!!

8-)))

i can see why you are drawn to them JJ, im a bit like that but havent got so many, thin k i only have two actually, but would like more

They'll find you San 8-))

Yep! My dad gave me a little figure that he saw in a junk shop, because "you like that kind of rubbish"!!
It was a rupa of the Boddhisatva that I pray to!

Ahhh extra special because it was your Dad that brought him to you. Bless him.

He got really confused when I asked if he had the rest of his arms (it was broken, but he hadnt realised, NOT that it matters)!!
Yes he's ok for an old goat! He doesnt understand or approve, but he still bought me it!

Quite am 'armless sort of buddha then, wouldn't hurt a fly!

LMSO!
He still had 4, but should have had 8!
But yes, as the Boddhisatva of Compassion, he wouldn't hurt a fly!! LOL!

8-))) BTW , I collect Elephants too. They seem to sit well together.

Naturally!! I only have one elly, it belonged to my great granny! Theres a big symbolic link there but cant quite put my finger on it at the mo!

Great Granny had taste then.

Its pretty ugly really! A big plaster one with a man on its back! I had a really big one, but didnt have room for it, & never thought to put it in the burach I had before I turned it into a garden!

Well you're not psychic are you, how could you have known.

I could've if I'd had the foresight to think what the garden could've looked like!
According to my granny I am!!

Maybe your crystal ball's a bit dusty then M, life gets foggy at times. A garden is a living thing and will evolve in it's own way....unless you just slab the lot of course.

NOT doing that! I'm planning a trellissy type covered area over the slabbed bit, & will grow lots & lots & lots on, up, & over it!

Great, you're going to use height!
It'll make your garden seem bigger, and more private for you. I love the climbing plants, we have a runner bean walkway that I'm really pleased with...lovely heart shaped leaves, stunning bright red flowers and beans dripping down like icicles.

That would look good, but I wouldnt eat them!! Woulld broad beans do the same? I want stuff like mangetout or sugarsnap peas next year!
I'll definitely have my cranberry bush climbing up it & the thornless blackberry that I thought was a tayberry!

I want a willow arch with flowers growing up it too, but not at the gate, my rowan tree babies will end up there!

So many wonderful ideas Marie, it'll be lovely to watch it all grow. 8-)

Thanks, I'm getting plants from a few people this week so the foodie bit'll be ok, but my tatties dont seem to like this weather, think they might be b******ed!

Hmmmm ....tatties don't swim. x

Exactly! They'd need to today! The bit of path I've dug out is full of water!

Then you have a multifunctional path... Dry=cobra...Wet=water dragon...= well cool!
what type of soil do you have there?

CLAY!!!

Yuck, us too. It's fertile mind but a devil just the same. Breaks your spade and your back when dry, sticky goo when wet.
We've added all sorts of organic material etc to improve it but it's hard going. The worst areas I gave in to, and are planted with bog plants and they're doing well, easier sometimes just to go with it x

Sounds like a good idea! I've been digging in sand grit & compost, but a lot of it is still boggy!

We used our path to improve drainage...dug down two feet, loads of sand and small gravel then topped it off with stepping stones and pebbles. It was really hard work to dig out but It's certainly helped to channel the water off the garden.

Sounds good, My garden slopes & where the path is, it kind of goes over a wee "hill", so I'd need to dig REALLY deep!! Mind you, if I wrapped up & did it now (not that I will!!) it'd be easier to dig out!!!

8-))) I don't feel like doing anything at all today,tired and the weather's not good.... just snuggled up inside.

Me too! I just had a shower to try to warm up,& the heating's on!
Just did a load of paperwork for VISOR Group, he needs it b4 they go on hol on monday & I've got a busy weekend!

What's this Visor group Marie?

The elephant is a sacred animal as it carried Buddha at one time, they are considered "lucky" animals, though you might not think so by the way theyre treated, Ganesh the Hindu elephant god has many arms and rules the house of plenty and luck.
NAMO BUDDHAYA to all your Buddhas , theyre great and to have SO many gathering I think you will find a way toward enlightenment either in this life or the next, good journey to you
Namaste

PS the chinese as MP says have many buddhas I think the one you got for your birthday is the "Drunken Buddha" as he has a bottle in his left hand, though they are manifestations of Buddha they are charicatures of him and not 100% serious, they are rarely prayed to but rather kept as charms, none the less fun for that though!

I wouldn't have thought that buddha's were allowed to get drunk..... are they?
I have Ganesh the Hindu one, but he's been knocked about so many times he's lost his ears and arms...he doesn't seem to be having much luck at all (kids +football= broken Ganesh!)
I love having them around though Indy,and the elephants, maybe they'll carry me along with the Buddha's to Nirvana one day......

Lovely, lovely Buddah's JJ ! I have them in the garden too ... and the living room ...and the bedroom .....!!! AND I have elephants too ..... snap ! :)))

The reason you get fat Buddhas & drunken ones is that the aesthetics (sort of hermits who lived on a grain of rice a day & meditated 20 hours a day) were disgusted with the historical Buddha when he found the "Middle Way" & stopped starving himself & allowed himself to eat & drink! The drunken Buddha is a "joke" Buddha!!

Ok....well I'm glad they've got a good sense of humour, maybe that's why they all look so happy and contented.

Welcome to the jungle Sue (AKA MADHOUSE!) Another Nellie collecter...Indy says that they're a sacred animal because they carried the Buddha!

Maybe thats why we all like ellys!

THANKYOU Jen !! I wouldn't call it a madhouse .... more of a meeting of like minds house !!! (Next in line with the straight jacket please !)
I know a little about it Jen. I believe that there is an elephant God (?) by the name of Ganesh :)
GOSH ... been trying to submit this for 10 mins ... t'internet went down !

Well we did say that they seemed to go together naturally.

Yes, I knew there was a connection, but couldnt remember it! Wonder who MY elly's carrying???

Hannibal?

Nah, he's black & wearing a turban! I call him Ghandi!

lol Ghandi it is then! 8-)))

Maybe Hannibal was black.....

Maybe!You can tell its a really old ornament, the poor man is LITERALLY black! So's the elly!

Hello Ladies of the Madhouse ! My internet went down .... have commented above but think you've missed it :((

Is he going to go in the garden ?

Awwwwww Sue! Sorry, technical hiccup.....Have you got Ganesh?

You know I really don't know Jen. Know a 'bit' ... very little 'bit' ! :)

better than none Sue. ;-)

Ganesh has lots of legs & arms, so you'd recognise him.
He's a hindu god.

That's it Marie.... thankyou ! :) In that case Jen, no I haven't got Ganesh ! :)

YW! :~)))

I like him, mines got a pot belly like a buddha but he's an Nelly too,

LOL! I have two chinese Buddhas, the Buddha of plenty who lives in the kitchen (too big for my purse!!!) & a "lazy Buddha" who is also an incense burner!

Best of both then :))

Yes Sue, double bubble!
I like burning incense, what a good idea.

I dont use it, I have a wee "alladin's lamp" burner!
But I have another Budhha with the burner beside it that I use!

Jen this is getting more spoookkkyyy by the minute !! Love smelly things .... incense, candles, oils .....yummy ! :))

Anyone interested in a Green curry round my blog?

Oooooh spot on....we're definately gathering aren't we, good to have your company ladies.

Yours too Jen! Is the curry hot, Indy?

Corrr did someone say Green Curry??????? Slurp, drool, slobber...On my way Indy, put a bottle in the fridge!

Me tooooooooooooooooo !!

Wave your wand Indy, you've got three ladies looking for a curry now!