Takoyaki chefs prepare their specialty in Osaka.
2008/05/03
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2008/04/29
A Rainbow at the River's Edge
風薫る
色とりどりの
鯉が舞い
Cool light summer breeze
All the season's colors flow;
The river dances
2008/04/28
My Life, in Transit
Train from Shikoku to Okayama
Trees rush past windows;
Olden houses stand sadly;
My life, in transit.
(Okayama. April, 2008)
A Fish In And Out Of Water
灰色の鶴、
羽を広げる、
心地よく。
Gray crane spreads his wings;
Children laugh and feed the fish;
I now feel at home.
(Sanuki. April, 2008)
2008/04/27
Tomo ni Naru (友になる)
春の公園
お抹茶を飲んで
友になる
Spring at Ritsurin.
Shall we have some tea, she glanced,
And we became friends.
(Sanuki. April, 2008)
The tea house at Ritsurin Park
Flowers in Sanuki
Nihon de ha
Boku no itoshiki
Sakura kana
(Sanuki. April, 2008)
Today was a day of flowers. I went to Ritsurin Park and had matcha (green tea) in a traditional tea house. In keeping with tradition, the people seated next to me spoke amiably and we exchanged contact information. I hope that we can become friends. I then went to Jardin (from the French, "garden") to see floral designs. I have posted some of my photographs from Jardin. I went with a close friend who invited me to her house, and I was able to meet and talk with her mother, who is a calligrapher. She brushed the calligraphy above, based on a haiku we wrote together. I felt very warm and welcome. What a wonderful way to start Golden Week.
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