Jonathan Schultz

@jonathanschultz.bsky.social

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I am an avid reader with particular interest in modern and post-modern novels. Practicing Jodo Shinshu Buddhist who loves nature, art, and exploring the world.

The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia lit after its completion.
The light yellow flower of an African Iris above its green, grass-like leaves.
The California state capitol behind trees, from the perspective of the fifth floor of a garage across L street.
White pear tree flowers.
Two Bluesky posts, the one on top contains the headline "Radioactive Paint Brightens Home" and the one below contains the text from Moby Dick, "they all glowed."
Morning sunlight illuminates the branches and fresh blossoms of a Bradford pear tree.
Close up photo of a fallen pink plum blossom.
A trail leading through bare saplings and green grass.
A long, straight, empty hallway with a floor to ceiling window at the end.
A digital display showing the words, "Sensitivity: Normal".
Branches of trees with leaves turning to fall colors illuminated by the October afternoon sun.
Three spare medical simulator arms stored on a shelf in a closet.
A copy of the latest Thomas Pynchon novel, Shadow Ticket.
Grey and white clouds in a blue sky above the trees at the edge of an empty lot in a business park.
Incense smoke curls in the sunlight coming through a window in the eastern corner of my living room.
Small orange, white, and green pumpkins arranged on fallen leaves with two yarn-crafted scarecrow figures.
An orange cat wearing glasses, monks robes, and prayer beads sits on a book being studied by a person.
Simply give yourself up to Amida's vow. Avoid calculating in any way. — Shinran
A Japanese Wisteria bonsai tree on display at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
A Daimyo Oak bonsai tree on display at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. This specimen has been growing since 1851. It is informal upright, or literati, style.
Two Japanese Maple trees growing at the waters edge in the hill and pond garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
A public art piece posted on the scaffolding over a New York City sidewalk. An electric guitar with a broken neck affixed to a collage on a wooden board with the word 'Leviticus' along the top.
A poster of Benjamin Lay with the text 'Practice radical empathy'.
Flowers from a Sea Lavender arranged in a small vase on a picnic table under afternoon sun.
A cut stem from a landscape plant next to the garden clippers used for the trimming.
A glass of North Coast Brewing Scrimshaw pilsner in front of a bouquet of yellow tick-weed flowers in a vase
Republic FC pitch set for the Republic Fit event.
Three roses in a porcelain vase decorated with dripping paint.
Scilla peruviana, or Portuguese Squill, begins to bloom. Small blue flowers radiate from a central bulb in a semi-shaded spot in early Spring.
A photograph of the sky where thick rain clouds are blocking the sun.
A job search result looking for a "Freelance Conspiracy Writer" that is urgently hiring.
A small patch of grass and a tree stump in a planter within the concrete of a freeway underpass.
Bare tree branches in silhouette against a gray sky.
A window in an airport hotel looking out on a misty morning in Los Angeles.
Cut tomatoes photographed at a farmers market that looks like a painted still life.