10/30/2010

playing in the sky

  
  


Kanzan and Jittoku 寒山拾得


Kanzan:
Where shall we go to play?
To the mountains? To the river?

Jittoku:
Let us go right up to the sky !



Painting by 榊莫山 Sakaki Bakuzan



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遊べ世界の雲たちよ !

Visit from Nakamura Sakuo :
playing with the clouds



It all started with a rainbow at Sakai .

02 Sakai detail



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The first sunset

08 sunset clouds reeds



09 Ohaga sunset clouds



10 pink sunset clouds



autumn sunset
having played with clouds
in terraced rice fields

Sakuo


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54 Ryosanji sky clouds shadows



looking down the valley -
only clouds and
their shadows

Gabi




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70 pointing toward the sky



73 Ryosanji iwashigumo clouds sky END of Ryosanji





zigzag clouds -
a moment later
they are gone


71 zigzag clouds sky



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65 Ryosanji iwashigumo clouds sky





88 sky and tree




96 leaves sky clouds




95 fruit sky clouds




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playing with clouds -
the mystery of colors
and shapes




86 tanada flower clouds sky



84 shining flower again



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the last moment


G 102 last sky and clouds playing END







. Visit of Sakuo san
PHOTO ALBUM

You can take the Slide Show for each side.




Unfortunately my camera produced a dark spot in some images.

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With Nakamura Sakuo san, Red Leaves


Thank you so much, Sakuo san, for visiting our paradise and our valley.


. everyday Issa
Nakamura Sakuo




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The inspriation comes from Tanuma Takeyoshi,
田沼武能, a friend of Sakuo san.

遊べ子供たち


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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2010

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Gabi,
The clouds are indeed inviting and inspirational in your pictures and the two haiku by you and Sakuo.

Thank you for sharing these.
Regards, SCH

anonymous said...

What a fabulously beautiful place you live in, Gabi san.

friends from AHA

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