 a green frog on a green leaf - that's it !  green frog mandala  |
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You may have met my friend and his extended family:
Karl the Froggie
Karl and Karlina are amagaeru あまがえる green tree frogs.
They are only about 2 cm long and everywhere in our garden.
Hyla japonica
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comment from a friend
LOL
I love the two readings I got from this. The first - that it took the observer a moment to see the distinction of the frog from the leaf and L3 is the ah ha moment. LOL
The other is that the green frog on the green leaf is all that one can see and it is ALL green.
That's it! Nothing but green.
. . . from M san, 2009
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I love the pic and the mandala want to say "ri- ri- ri- ribbit!"
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Tina !!
ReplyDeleteGabi
gabi,
ReplyDeletei like your green frog mandala... very escher-esque.
blessings,S.
I can hear that frog croaking from here. It reminds me of a kaleidoscope
ReplyDeleteS.
Very interesting play with greens, frogs, leafs and with individual and group.
ReplyDeleteI like it, too!
Angela
Hi Gabi.. - how cool! I've never seen a frog so bright green..and
ReplyDeleteshiny! - I bet that was a nice surprise to see him :)
- -- thanks for sharing him with us...
~Ch.
Aaaw. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI admire this type of simplicity and straightforwardness.
Brava Gabi san!
B.
"He lives everywhere here, mostly in the slits of our outside furniture and the table. He sometimes jumps in the dinner plates when he is making his hasty get-away.
ReplyDeleteGABI"
Ha! That's a riot! Thank you, Gabi.
M.
Hi Gabi san,
ReplyDeleteI love this one.
B.D.
Beautiful Gabi san
ReplyDeleteN.
He is a lovely green frog. I like frogs although I don't hear them much anymore.
ReplyDeleteB.
Hello, Gabi san,
ReplyDeleteI love your haiku and I love Karl! He looks so tiny -- or is that a really humongous leaf?
How great to have such an entertaining little friend.
neko
Gabi,
ReplyDeleteI loved this, too. Put a smile on my face! I remember a haiku of yours with the frog in a flower, taking a shower was it?
It occured to me to drop the article in L1 for some reason...
green frog
on a green leaf--
that's it!
W.
that's it!
ReplyDeleteand that 's enough!
nice one gabi
issa is alive and well
C.
Shades if Issa, indeed. Sometimes life is simple . . .
ReplyDeleteNice one, Gabi. And you've got some lovely photos in your collection!
S.C.
Gabi, love your frog :-)
ReplyDeletefrog has been visiting me a lot lately...... even again today in medicine cards.
I love frogs... collect them
and hey, you can always cut your mandala into a circle :-)
I think I'll wear my peace frogs shirt today.......
D.