How many castles are there in England? There are over 4,000 castles. There many that are famous and spectacular - think Windsor Castle and Tower of London.
How many castles in Canada? There are 12 castles or maybe 15 castles to visit. Think Casa Loma, Dundurn Castle, Castle Kilbride. Quite a different scale than in England and many in use as hotels, so sort of castles.
And the Canadian list on Wikipedia with more than 60 includes mansions. There are pictures of them so you take a little trip around Canada's great residences of the past.
The one of interest, the Midlothian, is not on the Wikipedia list. It is located way north of Toronto. I consider north of Huntsville to be way up there. It is famous for the owner, Peter Camani's sculptures named Screaming Heads. These are sculptures on the grounds which seem to all have an expression of screaming. His website is HERE. Each year, he holds a Harvest Festival in September. The U.S. has Burning Man and Canada has Screaming Heads.
It is very entertaining to look at the images of Screaming Heads on bing.com. Lots of Peter Camani's iconic massive sculptures, and then some stupid and silly stock images. Here's a video on the sculpture gardens HERE. There are more than screaming heads there.
I took this multiple exposure picture of sumacs yesterday. The colours were so bright and intense that a little desaturation was needed. Reality outdid photoshop for once.
The following words from the Dalai Lama were written on his Facebook front page on September 10th, 2012
“All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.”
While the Dalai Lama retired in 2011 from being Tibet's political leader, he is very active. His website's recent post is on the 17th congratulating Jacinda Ardern on her New Zealand victory, He is very engaged in continuing spirituality and ethics, even at 85 years. He has an active webcast schedule. Here's the webcast on October 20, 2020 -
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Educating the Heart organized by EdCamp Ukraine, an educational NGO that is Emory University's official Social Emotional Ethical (SEE) Learning partner in Ukraine by video link from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 20, 2020. There will also be a question and answer session after his talk. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast. See www.dalailama.com/live
Will there be a 15th Dalai Lama? He says it is up to the Tibetan people. On the 24th of September 2011, the Dalai Lama issued a statement concerning his reincarnation giving exact signs on how the next one should be chosen, the place of rebirth and that the Chinese appointed Dalai Lama should not be trusted.
The process can take a long time - it took four years to find the 14th Dalai Lama. And who knows when the current Dalai Lama might pass on? We have been privileged to be able to participate in his life through mass media and social media - this is the most people who have benefited from his wisdom and teachings in all history. You can find out the poll results of recognition and support for Tibet and the Dalai Lama HERE.
I was out on the weekend taking pictures of sumacs and autumn leaves. This was the most beautiful - the motion blur makes the leaves look like feathers.
