I was very fortunate in "meeting" first Shitao, and then his wife, Jane/Shotaku, at stumbleupon.com when I first joined. They have both been very generous to me in helping me learn, as well as how I see that they "pop in" on my page now and then. I like them both very much for their genuiness. I appreciate them very… Read more

I was very fortunate in "meeting" first Shitao, and then his wife, Jane/Shotaku, at stumbleupon.com when I first joined. They have both been very generous to me in helping me learn, as well as how I see that they "pop in" on my page now and then. I like them both very much for their genuiness. I appreciate them very much. And how I LOVE gardening, so when I see Jane's flowers, it excites me. Thank you for being my friend. Sincerely, Karen, kdh9910.stumbleupon.com

Yesterday morning I arrived at my computer and there was a message from Shotaku in strumbleupon, inviting me to help celebrate her husband's birthday by putting one of his paintings as my avatar for the day. So began a wonderful journey into discovering that Flickr has not only photos but artists and I added some of my… Read more

Yesterday morning I arrived at my computer and there was a message from Shotaku in strumbleupon, inviting me to help celebrate her husband's birthday by putting one of his paintings as my avatar for the day. So began a wonderful journey into discovering that Flickr has not only photos but artists and I added some of my own art and made a bunch of new friends and discovered another delightful world. Shotoku's (and Shitao's) Buddha nature show through in all that they do. Bless you. May all beings be happy Ray Tomes