Tsukubai in Ashland’s Japanese Gardens

I mentioned before about how Ashland’s Japanese Garden in Lithia Park reminds me of Ryoanji in Kyoto, Japan. I didn’t notice this tsukubai (stone washbasin) in my earlier visits, but I did this past November as I thought I saw a similar one in Ryoanji. After searching through some old photos, I found my picture of the Ryoanji tsukubai and sure enough, this one in Ashland is an exact replica of the 17th century stone in Kyoto.

The characters combine with the square in the middle to spell out 吾唯足知 Ware tada taru wo shiru (I only know contentment).

Posted on February 6th, 2025 under lithia park. Tags: lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, signs. Comments Off on つくばい

Lithia Park (Ashland, Oregon)

Posted on November 16th, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on 13 days ago…

Ashland Japanese Garden (November 3, 2024)

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Lithia Park (October 17, 2024)

I brought my camera to the park last week. Very few trees had changed color then, but it won’t be long until Lithia Park is at its peak. Look closely for one of the dozen or so deer I encountered.

Posted on October 21st, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, deer, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, trees, wildlife. Comments Off on October in Lithia Park

Ashland Japanese Garden stone (artist unknown)

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Great video from yesterday’s snow in Ashland. Best watched at 2X the normal speed in 4k on a big screen IMO.

Posted on March 3rd, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: snow, winter. Comments Off on Snowy Ashland

Ashland Creek in Lithia Park (November 4, 2023)

Posted on November 7th, 2023 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: ashland creek, autumn, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii. Comments Off on Autumn in Lithia Park

Ashland Japanese Garden (November 6, 2022)

More than a bit of a resemblence to Kyoto’s Ryoanji…

Posted on September 28th, 2023 under lithia park, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, panorama, photoshop photomerge. Comments Off on Ryoanji junior

May 2023

Posted on June 3rd, 2023 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: flowers, lithia park, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii. Comments Off on Lithia Park Rhododendron