500px provided description: ?At it?s simplest, sabi can be defined as the beauty that comes to physical things with the passage of time, such as the way an old wooden door weathers into striking colors and patterns, or the grip of a tool develops a glowing patina after years of respectful use. Wa, the root of wabi, means ?harmony? and connotes a life of ease within nature. When applied to objects, wabi-sabi implies the beauty of simple practicality. More important, the phrase carries a Zen overtone of living in the moment and accepting the inevitability of decay.? Lynn Schooler, Walking Home, p. 25--26. [#city ,#door ,#light ,#house ,#japan ,#snow ,#wood ,#lantern ,#otaru ,#hokkaido]