I may be away for a while…

I’m off to the Entomological Society meetings, so posting may be a bit spotty over the next week. I did pack shorts, since the weather report said there would be a high of 60 degrees (F), and by god no Michigander is gonna miss a chance to wear shorts in December.
No photos of my legs [...]

Insect Sutras

Yet more fascinating stuff from Asia:
“One example of Buddhism’s reverence for this sacrifice of life is a prayer service performed every September in Agui-cho, Aichi Prefecture. Held since the Heian period (which makes the practice more than 1,000 years old) the Chita Insect Memorial Prayer Service originated in the chanting of a nembutsu (Buddhist invocation) [...]