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<span style="font-size: 130%;">With Donald Trump as president, there is a lot of talk about </span> <br />
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Japan - after the BIG earthquake </span> </a><br />March 11, 2011<br /><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh1w-jJc6rGh4lHox1Dh8b0Z8bV5e8_wX9ZUon60cbUmhXZ25_bK3gwzPIG4opkIgaC-CZ_IVi8_T0lQznWUjEnxt2I7dVimNjIMrzn0CdMXAKb3x_3fPjgscqsRdLLkv0TKn4axQF9i0/s400/Nenga+Gabi+Bernd.JPG"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/">. Happy Haiku - Continues HERE . </a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . BACK to Top of this BLOG . . </a><br /><br /> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: <br /> <br /><a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . 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Because seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of full days, a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would, over time, drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track.<br /><br />By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year which is not a leap year is called a common year.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Leap Day</span></strong><br />February 29 is a date that occurs only every four years, and is called leap day. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the earth does not orbit around the sun in precisely 365.000 days.<br /><br />A person born on February 29 may be called a "leapling" or "leaper". In common years they usually celebrate their birthdays on 28 February or 1 March.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Chinese calendar</strong><br /></span>The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, so a leap year has an extra month, often called an embolismic month after the Greek word for it. In the Chinese calendar the leap month is added according to a complicated rule, which ensures that month 11 is always the month that contains the northern winter solstice. The intercalary month takes the same number as the preceding month; for example, if it follows the second month (二月) then it is simply called "leap second month" (traditional Chinese: 閏二月).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Folk traditions</strong><br /></span>In the English speaking world, it is a tradition that women may propose marriage only on leap years. While it has been argued that the tradition was initiated by Saint Patrick or Brigid of Kildare in 5th century Ireland, it is dubious as the tradition has not been attested before the 19th century.<br /><br />Supposedly, a 1288 law by Queen Margaret of Scotland (then age five and living in Norway), required that fines be levied if a marriage proposal was refused by the man; compensation ranged from a kiss to £1 to a silk gown, in order to soften the blow. Because men felt that put them at too great a risk, the tradition was in some places tightened to restricting female proposals to the modern leap day, 29 February, or to the medieval leap day, 24 February.<br /><br />According to Felten: "A play from the turn of the 17th century, 'The Maydes Metamorphosis,' has it that 'this is leape year/women wear breeches.' A few hundred years later, breeches wouldn't do at all: Women looking to take advantage of their opportunity to pitch woo were expected to wear a scarlet petticoat -- fair warning, if you will."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSf4jBxUYQbnHaSYy6gHFxoNLv_OJ4uWvdEDmrPvfAAqT7UBFnxKkS8o8R54GVgLR7sp-qGu8OizXB1tQTrCNgP-7vr_5GTnp2Lvgt_Lk4gqxKiVx7MTSZg4lPtengvJvtZBeMVdiwQo/s1600/leap+year+vow.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSf4jBxUYQbnHaSYy6gHFxoNLv_OJ4uWvdEDmrPvfAAqT7UBFnxKkS8o8R54GVgLR7sp-qGu8OizXB1tQTrCNgP-7vr_5GTnp2Lvgt_Lk4gqxKiVx7MTSZg4lPtengvJvtZBeMVdiwQo/s400/leap+year+vow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714002077364348514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In <strong>Denmark,</strong> the tradition is that women may propose on leap day 24 February and that refusal must be compensated with 12 pairs of gloves.<br /><br />In <strong>Greece,</strong> it is believed that getting married in a leap year is bad luck for the couple[citation needed]. Thus, mainly in the middle of the past century, couples avoided setting a marriage date in a leap year.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year"><span style="font-size:85%;">© More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>2008 - a LEAP year ...</strong></span><br /><br />The 2008 Year of the <strong>Frog Global</strong> campaign will achieve its goal of helping keep threatened amphibians afloat through the amazing and dedicated efforts of individuals, institutions and regional zoo associations from all around the planet.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.amphibianark.org/YOTFnews.htm">http://www.amphibianark.org/YOTFnews.htm</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />WKD : Basho and his Frog<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Hundred Frogs and The Sound of Water<br />(Mizu no Oto)</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2000/07/one-hundred-frogs.html">.. READ : one hundred frogs</a></span><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap year --<br />working one day longer<br />for my pay</span><br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kigohotline/message/474">Isabelle Prondzynski, 2008 </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>2012 - a LEAP year ...</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&q=leap%20day%20daruma&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=10601937l10603812l0l10603968l15l12l0l0l0l0l250l2075l0.6.5l11l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=829&bih=816&wrapid=tlif133047490743711&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=nm9NT76ZDoHkrAfth4CZDw#um=1&hl=ja&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BE+%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&oq=%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BE%E3%80%80&aq=0&aqi=g8g-r2&aql=&gs_sm=1&gs_upl=13219l16406l2l17891l3l3l0l0l0l0l141l344l1.2l3l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=85ed72c978ea6009&biw=829&bih=816"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXz3cVwkLBwolpqNlxG8q_rpPYrqbxt3HSHTEaJTToMAt_r8slXIvmS1gm1a8LW7IEhjMAO-zsQl28gIPRoLjOW0eusf1lLKebJb894GI8zALsVVUEQa1MqsZ2spf2Fa5wrxm2XM4Yok/s400/daruma+leap+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714348664074080770" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://illust-library.com/?pid=3226251"><span style="font-size:85%;">. original at illust-library.com </span> </a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Daruma jumps<br />to new hights -<br />this leap day </span><br /><br /><a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/12/haiku-and-daruma-san.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Haiku and Daruma san . </span> </a><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/poetryjoysofjapan/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy3FFjx_NLWAosFzvW72Dpi2mUx2xLCKv88Qn2XYUp1S1EKgDQ1z-uw4M4MnueO1Ivy6u-7nbFVHOV4-JNx_FSBS-ZU2SIS4aYDwnAR7WDKVKPng7y4RWu-4rA2YNdhygBwmasAqN7Js/s400/zzz+Joys+of+Japan+Poetry+Ume.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714002340719024914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Click on the image to join the fun on facebook !</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">this leap day -<br />let's all jump<br />in the Haiku Pond </span> </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGAzHtogF1rMgazP03yTREigxArO2qWimIUK9rF_clKnxestxHfpvnPQxbLLdKXuwBts-9y04lDnBBV3gFevQyrJ0OzrhKlECpAJyF6Y7CBZhReX4nm3Gb7oLQLOYQpwg7km_Yp_oCII/s1600/Leap-Year-2012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGAzHtogF1rMgazP03yTREigxArO2qWimIUK9rF_clKnxestxHfpvnPQxbLLdKXuwBts-9y04lDnBBV3gFevQyrJ0OzrhKlECpAJyF6Y7CBZhReX4nm3Gb7oLQLOYQpwg7km_Yp_oCII/s400/Leap-Year-2012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714005534063342034" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://webclipart.about.com/od/special/ss/Vintage-Leap-Year-Card_4.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;"> source : webclipart.about.com </span> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap year<br />an ol' frog<br />sleeps in </span><br /><br />Don Baird<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Leap Day... I wonder if Bashou knew?! </span><br /><br />Dennis Chibi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap year . . .<br />a last baby step<br />before march </span><br /><br />Elaine Andre<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap year day . . .<br />an immigrant asks directions<br />to his childhood home </span><br /><br />Sandip Sital Chauhan<br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnImEe5wua19OuZtENROa3AvKyTfJ7GoAnlfRJuQUmk_cXZDRxKsOPJktdutUF2lbSAEo-WrPatmqnjgbNeNlM5p02vZDO2nqXPyLfO-tGu6b2GUh6FObtIwNHt9u3gFbjnqA_4mVkCOg/s1600/rainbow+fish+jimmy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnImEe5wua19OuZtENROa3AvKyTfJ7GoAnlfRJuQUmk_cXZDRxKsOPJktdutUF2lbSAEo-WrPatmqnjgbNeNlM5p02vZDO2nqXPyLfO-tGu6b2GUh6FObtIwNHt9u3gFbjnqA_4mVkCOg/s400/rainbow+fish+jimmy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780327466481330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a rainbow leaps!<br />swatting yellow jackets<br />on Kern River </span><br /><br />Jimmy ThePeach<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_trout"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rainbow Trout - More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_River"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kern River - More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap year ---<br />a Bronx Zoo tree kangaroo<br />doesn't know what all the fuss about <br /><br /><br />a rain storm---<br />makes a leap day feel<br />much longer</span><br /><br />Fred Masarani<br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Vieillir... mais pas trop vite<br />son anniversaire<br />tous les quatre ans. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Aging... but not too fast<br />her birthday<br />every four years.</span><br /><br />Patrick Fetu<br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><br />Uniqlo UK sent out a special advertisement on Leap Day,<br />with what I take to be a haiku :<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">take a leap<br />into our lucky dip --<br />only today </span><br />~Uniqlo ad<br /><br />And another haiku of mine, same day :<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap day --<br />walking down the stairs<br />with an extra bounce </span><br /><br />~ Isabelle Prondzynski<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">May we all have an extra bounce in our step this leap year! </span><br /><br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">this leap year -<br />one day older<br />than last year <br /><br /><br />the end of February<br />additional day for<br />salary</span><br /><br />Gennady Nov<br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEWva1P-ejRZwYuhE7SpNlKDY3wbgSgR8SUdmIJtx7xvb6rjpdQt7AzCBNVGLbkbqphr2IarLI_JLc1yY1tF4f3ynuuf944zr4B9NGL49_sp-UjcpWNJ-_0vYaZD_8puKtjoxOwv_d8k/s1600/dragonfly+pat+geyer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEWva1P-ejRZwYuhE7SpNlKDY3wbgSgR8SUdmIJtx7xvb6rjpdQt7AzCBNVGLbkbqphr2IarLI_JLc1yY1tF4f3ynuuf944zr4B9NGL49_sp-UjcpWNJ-_0vYaZD_8puKtjoxOwv_d8k/s400/dragonfly+pat+geyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714345905296740610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was inspired by the Leap Day Folk Traditions !<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">iThings -<br />the world grows<br />smaller each day<br /><br /><br />sunlight casts doubt...<br />will a warm february<br />leap into a cold march? </span><br /><br />Pat Geyer<br /><br /><br /><br />.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm_4qWl4f0_T11inosBSo8Ki9x65zYOsTR2tIxu653Bz6OzXF7hsVhx-vf2N3M69kRtkjHSMJwzJFt0whO3beJJX9KMn09cOLKzWb9W0hNlkREGQVO3T5ynTDyg8oAIPVlQ51rz47ji0/s1600/leap+morning+kit+nagamura.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm_4qWl4f0_T11inosBSo8Ki9x65zYOsTR2tIxu653Bz6OzXF7hsVhx-vf2N3M69kRtkjHSMJwzJFt0whO3beJJX9KMn09cOLKzWb9W0hNlkREGQVO3T5ynTDyg8oAIPVlQ51rz47ji0/s400/leap+morning+kit+nagamura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714444812196107490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">snow dances with limbs<br />turning fouettes and jétés<br />this leap year </span><br /><br />Kit Nagamura<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTCnLrEMcDBL-munLJv838E_BhhdNh9J7T-hRLMZx3WmNlbVHjmwiCkdxJs4nPK-LhS7ydlNbaU2KXdKvWnyqTp85089fp9Id14x7ctgpkfnNhopgdVrw4o9cp8-3nd3e95rxZkOI5VE/s1600/Hideo+snow+in+tokyo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTCnLrEMcDBL-munLJv838E_BhhdNh9J7T-hRLMZx3WmNlbVHjmwiCkdxJs4nPK-LhS7ydlNbaU2KXdKvWnyqTp85089fp9Id14x7ctgpkfnNhopgdVrw4o9cp8-3nd3e95rxZkOI5VE/s400/Hideo+snow+in+tokyo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715045417830369490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a cold leap day<br />it snows in Tokyo<br />rarely long boots </span><br /><br />Hideo Suzuki<br /><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">nearly leap day--<br /> the class teacher complains<br />about salary payment </span><br /><br />Eric Mwange<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Leap Day --<br />and where was I now<br />four years ago? </span><br /><br />Catherine Njeri<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">drunken driver --<br />a young man was killed<br />this leap day </span><br /><br />Isabelle Prondzynski<br /><br /><br />MORE<br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenyasaijiki/message/3998"><span style="font-size:130%;">. WKD : Leap Daya in Kenya . </span> </a><br /><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">haiku - leaping begins<br />first city<br />to see the light </span><br /><br />Benita Kape<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">the old man takes<br />his first walk in months -<br />leap day </span><br /><br />Bill Kenney<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WHCworkshop/">- Shared at WHC workshop - </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">another day<br />covered in snow -<br />my leap day<br /><br /><br />every day<br />is haiku day -<br />this leap day<br /><br /><br /><br />leap day trouble -<br />my server looses<br />the connection </span> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/leap-day.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGE6qEzt8R3pxorif79tqll0_HX1z-xu2k5nz95CNIk-Jr1O5e7zcFaQn_AohFlZXA_qmYxCPPLwBFBpWBuJaLqAUVTfItNiOxhB9qJm0rbJYiFZ9jJvMwEwJdojNiA40wLTEVYqhcusp/s400/google+leap+day.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJorJENTSUpqrfohlUfj8AWASx11pVlZIfzGZpR-W7SWGKAbc8XQiRO2BWpIT-43U0O7E0xnowic3OCuB5GxcAFnp3JbPcz2iQOBedsM6ehSZqlRvwAgHkhQMaMABEb5f-JHgfpExzazA/s1600/leap+second.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJorJENTSUpqrfohlUfj8AWASx11pVlZIfzGZpR-W7SWGKAbc8XQiRO2BWpIT-43U0O7E0xnowic3OCuB5GxcAFnp3JbPcz2iQOBedsM6ehSZqlRvwAgHkhQMaMABEb5f-JHgfpExzazA/s400/leap+second.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759940056796046914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A leap second</span></span> is a one-second adjustment that is occasionally applied<br />to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to keep its time of day<br />close to the mean solar time.<br />The next leap second will be inserted on<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">June 30, 2012 at 23:59:60 UTC.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second"><span style="font-size:85%;">© More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">leap second --<br />my shadow becomes<br />longer </span><br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, Canada<br /><br />Note:<br />At the earliest moment in the morning, a team of scientists at the Paris Observatory added a leap second "to make up for a gradual slowdown in the Earth's rotation."<br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/calendar-systems.html">WKD Reference: Calendar Systems of the World </a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-day-saijiki.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. ichinichi saijiki 一日歳時記 One Day Saijiki . </span> </a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives </a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]</span></a><br /><a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]</span></a><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-23766957314480602932012-01-23T13:40:00.003+09:002012-01-24T12:52:28.247+09:00dragon and tiger:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#996633;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">dragon and tiger -<br />rain and wind and<br />Japanese art</span></strong><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.co.jp/#hl=ja&site=&q=%E5%B0%8F%E5%A6%BB%E8%A6%81%E3%80%8C%E9%BE%8D%E8%99%8E%E5%9B%B3%E3%80%8D&btnK=Google+%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2&pbx=1&oq=&aq=&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=79a1a095300d6502&biw=834&bih=816"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351121050054945906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFZvQSoloZC0rKEHhjgQKa5JTq8kEQQOQ3gllpXEWdCNFNhvx54r3OD0b1rtYVQDE87pNXozD-kNBsdt8pCBnCLK0Xhz_L3KE8Z2l64fxvGMuEb0UTDSp90HU_A1zEo_ZI4MApmrNwlQ/s400/dragontiger.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ozuma Kaname : Dragon and Tiger 小妻要「龍虎図」<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">at Rakuten online</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=%E9%BE%8D%E8%99%8E%E5%9B%B3&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq="><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 78px" alt="CLICK for more photos " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLlXY49TAmm-RkG6m3S7mrWyzy7O5KvtdCMxS_u-QmSAQ1wxatlG8wAooItCb__FFBNJcBRVdCXPD1qHrdno6CUQj1NIMirp1BjE6LoRYO-xbSYlfYATS_V-GenYBBN8KNI3lb11mxWs/s400/dratontiger02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=%E9%BE%8D%E8%99%8E%E5%9B%B3&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 83px" alt="CLICK for some more photos " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2C0PvFe5zE5NHPp_G4mIwo5fNV6HGnb4YAjCn0Kh_LDf1Lho_VTJSPAh3p5lBURmU1zuC_NS1Qbvn_pXzgKqz7SGSyHaoPR8OGuJMd_yoTLrBzVyWRlvc-Y5fq3Dk68e1XRvCiLWKD8/s400/dragontiger03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dragon is the symbol of rain.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tiger is the symbol of wind.</span><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">ryuugin koshoo 龍吟虎嘯 </span><br /><br />龍吟雲起 虎嘯風生<br />りゅうぎんずれば くもおこり <br />とらうそぶけば かぜしょうず<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />When the dragon sings, clouds are arising.<br />When the tiger roars, wind is coming.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2012/01/ryugin-dragon-tiger.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Dragon and Tiger . </span> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">. . . My DRAGON ART Gallery </span> </a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives </a><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-37785131043230973142011-05-11T12:46:00.001+09:002011-05-11T12:49:49.406+09:00first typhoon:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <br />rainclouds racing<br />all over Japan -<br />first typhoon <br /><br /></span><br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-10-tuesday.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDCpOx2KaZDB6VXcMMnFC0C4MI01uT00xpBhAyQZnOEo9m2-EIBY75Dvkv-02dOrV0icBFLcpenRUqCXIPojHCO2NTGT5w5vIjzt_ZTPGmDA0bf2YRoeEIEqwK0JdCL48DwrhXj6zGq8/s320/10+rainclouds.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ohaga.blogspot.com/2011/05/typhoon-season-2011.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. 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<a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/04/frost-morning.html">Next, we have Frost in the Morning !</a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">hatsu tsubame, April 10, 2008</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">hatsu tsubame, April 13, 2016</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">hatsu tsubame, April 16, 2017</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">hatsu tsubame, April 1, 2021</span></strong><br />
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START the walk from HERE . </span> </a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /> <a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /> <br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-64148389266240405322011-04-18T09:51:00.000+09:002011-04-19T09:54:37.099+09:00cherry blossoms debris<a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . BACK to Earthquake BLOG. ]</span></a><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN80NYXwB1LvbnWc0BjBGStKGun9FSzUguoiuXguOV9-Cyen4Ugka07WY5k-fkOHu8E3UGEqDyniENU_zAH2nItiz51XiS_eFJMciDGetN21mURMSDbkeRe8DJN06gXdrFViNb1pGE8RY/s1600/18+oborozuki.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN80NYXwB1LvbnWc0BjBGStKGun9FSzUguoiuXguOV9-Cyen4Ugka07WY5k-fkOHu8E3UGEqDyniENU_zAH2nItiz51XiS_eFJMciDGetN21mURMSDbkeRe8DJN06gXdrFViNb1pGE8RY/s320/18+oborozuki.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597051704540056354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a hazy moon<br />on the cherry blossoms<br />on the debris </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It has been raining the whole day, <br />keeping the temperatures <br />and the mood down.<br /><br /><a href="http://matsuog.exblog.jp/7420382/"><span style="font-size:85%;"> painting source : matsuog gallery </span> </a><br />With paintings of Daruma san.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fog-mist-haze-and-more.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. WKD : hazy moon 朧月 oborozuki . </span> </a> <br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /> <a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary">. Japan after the BIG earthquake . </a> <br /><br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /><br /> <a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . 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Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /> <br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-67014107385518823002011-04-14T05:50:00.008+09:002012-01-13T06:14:59.979+09:00land of sakura<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: white 0pt outset; BORDER-TOP: white 0pt outset; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: white 0pt outset; WIDTH: 430px; BORDER-BOTTOM: white 0pt outset; mso-padding-alt: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; mso-cellspacing: 0mm" width="460" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: #e6cde3; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt inset; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt inset" width="100%"> <center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-13-wednesday.html"><img style="width: 400px; height: 420px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5615874152_3dda0bb957.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this land of</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">sakura - this land of</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">tsunami</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-14-thursday.html"><img style="width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5615874220_f97439619b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">桜の国<br />なれど<br />津波の国 </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </center></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - after the BIG earthquake </span> </a> <br />since March 11, 2011<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.google.co.jp/images?rlz=1T4DAJP_ja&q=%E5%A4%A7%E9%9C%87%E7%81%BD%E3%80%80%E6%B4%A5%E6%B3%A2%E3%80%80%E4%B8%89%E9%99%B8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg-QEUK5xoNb5m3SfqCHKuRGWdzy8zFQXlVGZAK8lLKnbtMM-o1CPMlVLP85xylorws6ai2iAI3CUzj_paWP02SxI9K3q0rpD2MtPa5piyDkVSL0LtB-Z0WbxWc5F9SYgiDnfO5N_u9I/s320/14%25E3%2580%2580sanriku.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595182997839694674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo by plusmin.doorblog.jp </span><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/5615293535/in/set-72157626185334392"><span style="font-size:130%;">. 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Japan - April 8 . </span> </a> <br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - after the BIG earthquake </span> </a> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://haikutopics.blogspot.jp/2012/07/tear-tears-namida.html">Tear, tears (namida) </a> Japan. Träne, Tränen <br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /> <br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-2607116033955524162011-04-04T12:15:00.013+09:002013-06-23T05:19:40.812+09:00GOOGLE logo - INFO<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 78%;">[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . 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another googling spree<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">the more I forget<br />
the more I google -<br />
winter solitude </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">the more I google<br />
the more I forget -<br />
winter solitude </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43mPXQqrb2Qbwb7lRauPvXurasW9lahfztNKJDcm-aXISAtVlUNrxAe-BHEp3gWvTl4URxXELnux7_3kKchaWpuoR0F75EC5voCCoj_ylixxU-TN22r8xjIyR0W1eH2vpTGvCwKFK0nI/s1600/google+holiday.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689293482822143298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43mPXQqrb2Qbwb7lRauPvXurasW9lahfztNKJDcm-aXISAtVlUNrxAe-BHEp3gWvTl4URxXELnux7_3kKchaWpuoR0F75EC5voCCoj_ylixxU-TN22r8xjIyR0W1eH2vpTGvCwKFK0nI/s400/google+holiday.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 193px; width: 262px;" /></a><br />
ホリデーシーズン <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holiday Season</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">the Amazon jungle---<br />
people now find their way<br />
using Google </span><br />
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Fred Masarani<br />
Joys of Japan, FB, December 2012<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Google, googling, googeling ...</span><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">topic for haiku<br />
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Google Directory - Arts > Literature > Poetry > Forms > Haiku and ...<br />
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click at your own risk ... :)<br />
google groups : <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/googlehaiku/msg/6b18d565ad33bddd">google.haiku </a><br />
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more:<br />
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<a href="http://www.google.co.jp/intl/ja/doodle4google/">source : Doodle 4 Google 2010</a><br />
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<a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?q=google+logo&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&ei=eC-VTY3MHoexcYj3zKcH&start=20&sa=N"><img alt="CLICK for more images" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNeByDvl4j72K57-jRKbHsgKYGdlLFdSkdDQpKZXihmBRD75I2W_jg1zQFRDMYmr8Y01LysSO9DdpyP2utAay-LjTn8aWpWXcPTyiQXlHmMHjg2nq7RtHfm8b4G6uhzN-tvOI9z5v3hk/s320/google+lady.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 130px; width: 131px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=google+logo&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=f&oq=">. . . CLICK here for Photos : google logo!</a><br />
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gabi,<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">The world of Googling is great.</span><br />
It has so many posibilities. A friend from a diferent state sent a picture of a bird in her back yard and asked if I knew the name of it. I didn't, but searched Google ... still didn't find the name. Then found an e- mail address on one of the web pages... sent him an e-mail request... and in an hour, half way around the world I got an answer...(Anhinga)<br />
I love Googling, it connects people around the world...<br />
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tt, USA, July 2008<br />
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The <i>Weatherhuman</i> was going to indulge his/her creativity in a pre-Thanksgiving haiku but forgot how many syllables go where.<br />
Funny how Googling "haiku" gets erotic haiku in just a few clicks.<br />
<a href="http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=4019">source : www.dailynexus.com </a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexsXUGz_-371QNG6Sb-upk0XRfddMG4SHl5i_dnLhRCBqfeaGC8L0ggQcRRj7ytRplde5oVn4ZSFZBndZpflno7izNI2JE6uUhosc3eXR7HI2f13yiZY4vMWp5OYhWG6ZuiVF7jzwA3Q/s1600/google+seijin+frame.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560300236342770802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexsXUGz_-371QNG6Sb-upk0XRfddMG4SHl5i_dnLhRCBqfeaGC8L0ggQcRRj7ytRplde5oVn4ZSFZBndZpflno7izNI2JE6uUhosc3eXR7HI2f13yiZY4vMWp5OYhWG6ZuiVF7jzwA3Q/s400/google+seijin+frame.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 163px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
google logo January 10, 2011<br />
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<a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2010/02/testing-blogger-pagination.html">LOGO ... www.google.co.jp/... March 1, 2010 </a><br />
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<a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/august-six.html">LOGO ... www.google.co.jp/... February 26, 2011 </a><br />
Birthday of Okamoto Taro<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/doll-festival.html">LOGO ... www.google.co.jp/... March 3, 2011 </a>Hina Dolls<br />
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<a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/02/leap-day.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. LOGO ... Leap Day February 29, 2012 . </span> </a><br />
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<a href="http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/origami.html">Yoshizawa Akira 吉澤章 and origami </a><br />
March 14, 2012<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2005/05/earth-day.html">aasu dii アースデイ earth day </a> <br />
April 22, 2012<br />
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<a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/05/eclipse-morning.html">kinkan nisshoku 金環日食 solar eclipse </a> <br />
May 21, 2012<br />
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<a href="http://darumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2008/04/olympic-mascots.html">Olympic Summer Games 2012</a> <br />
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<b>Google LOGO on April 1, 2011</b><br />
They kept changeing every time I clicked ... I wonder how many they have altoghether.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">April first -<br />
time to google<br />
with Daruma </span><br />
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<a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2011/03/google-logo.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hupVBzrEXuo6Xdm6G9qhPztGif9ROvWi1JgSjYnmdubbe-OKGIzIy_j_ICYbhddCQUp1ONChhe3iYksP0Ha68jzJW0JGhjcsfWp6Saznamz6RxD4bV47bDo4sIliKoDGkFbpwboOpoI/s320/google+daruma.jpg" /></a><br />
<b>Google Daruma</b><br />
<a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Daruma Museum Japan </span> </a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOaXI1RFzZJb7DDpeA41q0nBJvTrMP2MkbFNct533LuTqqoOpqgqaPGFFNhD0Q8DbNSGa3VbrgKzHgKKMxmj8nijYzpJnQ-nvnJi8HH-nX-5Nekd4PCaYj2hCYCy2t0eNPGWr_BMQStM/s1600/google+momotaro.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590423716251427186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOaXI1RFzZJb7DDpeA41q0nBJvTrMP2MkbFNct533LuTqqoOpqgqaPGFFNhD0Q8DbNSGa3VbrgKzHgKKMxmj8nijYzpJnQ-nvnJi8HH-nX-5Nekd4PCaYj2hCYCy2t0eNPGWr_BMQStM/s320/google+momotaro.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 226px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Momotaro ( 桃太郎 ) The Peach Boy </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2WvSeqY2dXVNjT9Zla8ikSaqbtBxDM4IG6fw-gk7bmbp07I_sgjwU6VTIyWwFs6fNXvtW8yliggiIzcsVp4L1T3yHjhH0F1NtZLhprm6jYHoelWruHgHeJEi-sRxuHM0X729RSofi0c/s1600/google+sushi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590471760234715698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2WvSeqY2dXVNjT9Zla8ikSaqbtBxDM4IG6fw-gk7bmbp07I_sgjwU6VTIyWwFs6fNXvtW8yliggiIzcsVp4L1T3yHjhH0F1NtZLhprm6jYHoelWruHgHeJEi-sRxuHM0X729RSofi0c/s320/google+sushi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 226px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sushi.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. All about SUSHI . </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxajDEizZ3TJVbdFACU6cs5OPV8VuPV855BY5J8TpirFGuKC_rq9us5l344DKjYekhsr6se3O5p6c5hznJbsVfud1O-3pj3QruvIyRXB9kPQXhI7gf6inTaKgBSCg9rE9eiICSE7mKy4/s1600/google+udon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590423722404229410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxajDEizZ3TJVbdFACU6cs5OPV8VuPV855BY5J8TpirFGuKC_rq9us5l344DKjYekhsr6se3O5p6c5hznJbsVfud1O-3pj3QruvIyRXB9kPQXhI7gf6inTaKgBSCg9rE9eiICSE7mKy4/s320/google+udon.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 226px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/menrui-noodles.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Udon noodles うどん </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemTL8sC4RkUKneP6v6FeYsoLEKTPrP77aTmDH8TE0ouCRAdV6CxMis1Ji7wHjMG1K0b_qwdlsgv2h_wddWWmUAKVH-gOcA8gdv9y6ffy3xuyjkqWpSUfWPYZsZ6TXhyphenhyphenwXjgwbT0CWbTk/s1600/google+miyajima.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590471634061294370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemTL8sC4RkUKneP6v6FeYsoLEKTPrP77aTmDH8TE0ouCRAdV6CxMis1Ji7wHjMG1K0b_qwdlsgv2h_wddWWmUAKVH-gOcA8gdv9y6ffy3xuyjkqWpSUfWPYZsZ6TXhyphenhyphenwXjgwbT0CWbTk/s320/google+miyajima.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 226px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2011/01/itsukushima-shrine-miyajima.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Miyajima 宮島 and Itsukushima Shrine </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJvHwHqouPMnlqtqEJ0eFevifUZm774yekGyHPxcauZ40gSBow49SNy2GlFCs5D3rbenGVfdf68IJkryBil-cKH7IeokCJFS7LcGPyBdBNzhmtd2-eNQ1GgVEGAySAg4Mhyphenhyphen9i2jzukVA/s1600/google+fuji.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590423711777314962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJvHwHqouPMnlqtqEJ0eFevifUZm774yekGyHPxcauZ40gSBow49SNy2GlFCs5D3rbenGVfdf68IJkryBil-cKH7IeokCJFS7LcGPyBdBNzhmtd2-eNQ1GgVEGAySAg4Mhyphenhyphen9i2jzukVA/s320/google+fuji.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 226px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/08/mount-fuji.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Mount Fuji (富士山, Fuji-san, or Fujiyama) </span> </a> <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">GOOGLE art inspired by</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/251882834867203/"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. my facebook friends . </span> </a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Elaine Andre :</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuSnYpuWsuHdXJfRPjReg2edlC1m4LYTvtr0vFSnCs9WEOAHAdSVgOw0jcld436RbxkNlNDq8p1Qh69ahgH0AXPe_2AQdMOyu8tcO8hF9-zf0uAqbUdLVviPikqfIOthvYBT44OZQOD0/s1600/Google+Elaine+01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689130416469538338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuSnYpuWsuHdXJfRPjReg2edlC1m4LYTvtr0vFSnCs9WEOAHAdSVgOw0jcld436RbxkNlNDq8p1Qh69ahgH0AXPe_2AQdMOyu8tcO8hF9-zf0uAqbUdLVviPikqfIOthvYBT44OZQOD0/s400/Google+Elaine+01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 371px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat Geyer :</span><br />
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<a href="http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/09/saru-monkey-info.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. January 18: (万籟鳴・万古蟾) . </span> </a><br />
featuring the famous <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monkey Son Goku</span> 孫悟空, who travelled to China to obtain Buddhist sutras.<br />
saiyuuki 西遊記 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saiyuki</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">sailing<br />
the internet seas -<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/poetryjoysofjapan/">Shared by Stella Pierides . </a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Joys of Japan, February 2012</span><br />
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May 4, 2012<br />
Keith Haring キース ヘリング<br />
May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990<br />
Keith Haring died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1990 at the age of 31.<br />
Keith Haring Foundation<br />
<a href="https://www.google.co.jp/#q=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9+%E3%83%98%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0&ct=haring-12-hp&oi=ddle&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=d20b63f36a6258af&biw=832&bih=816">- Reference - </a> <br />
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<b>June 15, 2013</b><br />
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This is in memory of Kobayashi Issa Birthday 小林 一茶、<br />
宝暦13年5月5日(1763年6月15日)- 文政10年11月19日(1828年1月5日))<br />
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<a href="http://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2013/02/kobayashi-issa.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Kobayashi Issa in Edo ! . </span> </a><br />
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<b>June 23, 2013</b><br />
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<b>Mt. Fuji will likely become heritage site</b><br />
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee is likely to recognize Japan's Mt. Fuji as a World Heritage site.<br />
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:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-35714638631352582802011-03-31T15:47:00.003+09:002011-04-01T06:57:49.318+09:00colors of spring:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/3413173167/" title="04 narcissus sunshine by greve gabi 4000, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3413173167_ce1af5be49.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="04 narcissus sunshine"></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" >colors of my spring -<br />one yellow narcissus<br />one yellow butterfly</span><br /> <br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friends sharing their spring colors </strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">colors of my spring<br />one last purple,3 new peach<br />flags at the gate </span><br /><br />Brenda Roberts<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">colours of my spring<br />one yellow daffodill<br />one purple crocus </span><br /><br />Geoff Sanderson<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">red cheek child<br />gray haired granny<br />blue day dawnning </span><br /><br />Barbara Beene<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150192758911844&id=718216843">source : facebook </a> <br /><br /><br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /> <br /> <a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /> <br /> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-59835221138217638662011-03-26T14:03:00.004+09:002011-03-26T14:09:23.780+09:00snow in Tohoku<table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white 0pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: white 0pt outset; WIDTH: 430px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: white 0pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: white 0pt outset; mso-padding-alt: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; mso-cellspacing: 0mm" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="460"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: #fcd592; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt" width="100%"> <center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a title="05 snowflakes and wall by greve gabi 4000, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/5560241024/"><img alt="05 snowflakes and wall" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5560241024_1da74059bd.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /></center><center><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">snow in Tohoku -<br />how many flakes carry traces<br />of radiation ?<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></center><center></center><center></center></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - after the BIG earthquake . </span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/5559662879/in/set-72157626185334392/"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Snow on March 26 - my Photo Album </span> </a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-73874470239556434342011-03-25T09:15:00.003+09:002011-03-25T09:19:11.702+09:00two weeks later<table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white 0pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: white 0pt outset; WIDTH: 430px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: white 0pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: white 0pt outset; mso-padding-alt: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; mso-cellspacing: 0mm" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="460"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: #ffffcc; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt" width="100%"> <center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-25-friday.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSeDScwOS1HuVCuCv5hjtedn1yogUYlOOPq-6k1dXqWQYdymSNbXOwD9N81UjdfepcIR-0iS2YJA2szU-TwPQet_6DHXp4kGCP7WaNy9saZw2hiQXe31yQo9kcpqSKHLe-SpvVVzQZJY/s400/Hokusai+earthquake.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">two weeks later -<br />nothing can erase<br />these memories<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - after the BIG earthquake<br /></span></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /></center></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-32711574342126944332011-03-22T05:55:00.004+09:002011-03-22T12:47:11.187+09:00avalanches<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]</span></a><br />::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: <br /><br /> <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">avalanche warnings -<br />more tales of rain<br />and radiation<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - After the BIG earthquake </span></a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-33489508764110054482011-03-21T09:40:00.003+09:002011-03-21T21:03:35.329+09:00bumpy road ahead:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">spring mud -<br />the bumpy road ahead<br />for Japan<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan after the BIG earthquake </span></a> <br /><br /><br />. . . . . <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/earth-in-spring-saijiki.html">haru no doro 春の泥 spring mud </a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-74886246078005499982011-03-19T20:50:00.004+09:002011-03-19T21:13:12.424+09:00spring moon:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">full spring moon -<br />rays of hope<br />and fear<br /></span><br /><br /><br />The moon hangs there beautifully above my bamboo grove.<br /><br />But they predict more flooding during this spring moon tide during the night.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.co.jp/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=3&q=spring+moon+tide+2011+japan&btnG=Search+images"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNotwbwf0mrGxpv7HazB6QRWmEUpEhifXMdiYyiNUd1OQDx41TKy_bgZCforCctnnW62Jt0CNkVcIGGLMg7smamddObrfcJxfY2p25-BoV0hjOFDMqEQFnCFwgnZh1j3ct2PrRzCA9wDg/s400/tide.gif" border="0" alt="CLICK for original link . planetxusa.com" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=spring+moon+tide+2011+japan&hl=en&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=">.. supermoon theories </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-19-saturday.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan - March 19 . </span></a> <br /><br /><br />. . . . . <br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">quote</span><br />Saturday, March 19, 2011 08:04 <br /><strong>Low temperature, high tides to hit affected area</strong><br /><br />Residents in the quake-hit area are living in fear of aftershocks and other natural disasters following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake one week earlier.<br /><br />The Meteorological Agency said on Friday that strong aftershocks will continue with an intensity of 5-minus or more on the Japanese scale of zero to 7.<br /><br />It cautions the residents about the possibility of a tsunami following large aftershocks.<br /><br />Most of the quake-hit region is suffering from low temperatures. Some parts are expected to sink to minus 2 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning.<br /><br />Weather officials are calling on those living in shelters without sufficient clothing to be prepared.<br /><br />The Meteorological Agency also warns of spring tides likely to last for one week from Saturday.<br /><br />Many parts of the grounds in the quake-hit areas have sunk, leaving the coastal areas susceptible to flooding from high tides.<br /><br />The agency says the threat from seasonal high tides is not like that from a tsunami. It says people will have time to act as sea levels increase gradually.<br /><br />But it warns that people working at estuaries or coastal areas must pay attention to sea levels for around one hour before and after a high tide.<br /><br /><a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/society.html">source : www3.nhk.or.jp </a> <br /><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-67424943038078579052011-03-19T10:00:00.005+09:002011-03-19T13:57:46.413+09:00waiting for the another miracle:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope this poem sequence is not getting much longer ...<br /><br /></span><em><span style="font-size:130%;">March 17, evening<br /><br /></span></em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>waiting for Godot<br />waiting for the meltdown<br />waiting for a miracle<br /></strong><br /><br />upgrading from level 4 to level 5<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>March 19, morning<br /><br /></em><strong>waiting for Godot<br />waiting for the meltdown<br />waiting for another miracle<br /></strong><br /></span>.................................................................................<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-19-saturday.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. March 19<br />Japan after the BIG earthquake </span></a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br />The first two lines remind me of Pozzo's words in Waiting for Godot:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"They give birth astride a grave,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">the light gleams an instant and then</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">it is night once more."<br /><br /></span>Yes, we need a miracle.<br />Share with you a haiku I wrote last Saturday:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sendai earthquake...<br />the darkness pierced<br />only by flashlights<br /></span><br />Keep you and the people of Japan in my thoughts and prayers.<br />Best wishes,<br /><br />Chen-ou Liu<br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-76365695893675782422011-03-18T20:51:00.004+09:002011-03-19T10:26:16.538+09:00spring sunshine<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: white 0pt outset; BORDER-TOP: white 0pt outset; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: white 0pt outset; WIDTH: 430px; BORDER-BOTTOM: white 0pt outset; mso-padding-alt: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; mso-cellspacing: 0mm" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="460" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt inset; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: #fcd592; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt inset; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt inset" width="100%"> <center> <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VTPZuuKDsLuncdE2gkZXNZn2SR3qQ9TRnpMJasCTfbI6v87BG1zljLF52x_7dyJENo6HBjJY9_qGXISeiwFYUyfLZYWumxakasWhka5cv9PhF2VQSvJtQFZP4Dy4SVGE3YvEj5Pyngk/s1600/spring+sunshine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585386455400721954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 393px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VTPZuuKDsLuncdE2gkZXNZn2SR3qQ9TRnpMJasCTfbI6v87BG1zljLF52x_7dyJENo6HBjJY9_qGXISeiwFYUyfLZYWumxakasWhka5cv9PhF2VQSvJtQFZP4Dy4SVGE3YvEj5Pyngk/s400/spring+sunshine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663333;">spring sunshine -<br />the light and shadow<br />of meltdown news<br /></span><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /></center></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan after the BIG earthquake . </span> </a> <br /><br /><br />. . . . . <br /><br /><br />some photos from small blossoms in my neighbourhood<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/5536834314/" title="12 two blossoms by greve gabi 4000, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5536834314_2f4d01e065.jpg" width="400" height="383" alt="12 two blossoms" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grevegabi4000/5536256319/in/set-72157626185334392/"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Photo Album ... Start the Walk </span> </a> <br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/">. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011 </a><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192890093984872273.post-29727347014695632252011-03-18T10:06:00.001+09:002011-03-18T10:09:22.510+09:00waiting for the meltdown:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">waiting for Godot<br />waiting for the meltdown<br />waiting for a miracle<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Japan after the BIG earthquake </span></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://japan-afterthebigearthquake.blogspot.com/search/label/diary"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzW00m6SNgTmwzl5XtgB3eFtMswUEFrJ7Cwm_qhrT0GmH-FA-rszWJTl40XP02bVTmz79I6xpOhY98QLXlS2XKksJhRK34CeRqEs7YWmavHXzUjtAPHCIk_9CaPLWIe6Kfv3xvWg9xI0/s400/18+japan+circles.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br />:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com0