Showing posts with label my valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my valley. Show all posts

5/01/2010

egret

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morning mist --
an egret hunts
in the lotus pond





The scene is almost too kitsch ... but happened none the least.
And I did not have the camera handy to capture it!



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4/15/2010

Hanami in the cold

  
  





13 pink and white united




too cold
to compose haiku . . .
cherry blossom walk










hanabie ya
the sound of hail
on cherry blossoms




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Join me in a neighbourhood walk, on an icecold day, to our neighbours hanami and more


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. GokuRakuAn Blossom Road  


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Temple Ryosanji, Blossoms, Buddhas and storm clouds

R06 Buddhas trees blossoms

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T04 Hiroshige branches in storm clouds END


A quick visit to Takitani Pond
and then home for a HOT CUP of something.

. Takitani Pond  


It started snowing on Futakami mountain
shortly after I left the temple !





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4/10/2010

Sakura Hime

  
  



06 light and shadow and light





princess Sakura
in her sunday dress . . .
in my valley








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. Hanami in my neighbourhood   



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4/04/2010

Osterspaziergang

  
  



16 detail





easter walk ...
the rice paddies of Wadakita
full of water




49 paddies and trees



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Lake Asahi and wild cherry blossoms


11 wild cherries on mountains







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1/18/2010

windblown

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windblown . . .
it's not a big leaf
but a small bird




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1/08/2010

Fox and Raven

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This morning I heared quite a racket outside the window. Looking out, I was really amazed at the sight in the early sunlight.

A small fox was there in the middle of the field, digging in the frozen ground to get something out.
Two rather large raven where hopping and crawing beside him, trying to get a hit at the prey. He barked at them, chased them a bit and kept digging eagerly.

He caught a rabbit, but the raven tried to steal it from him, pecking at his head and tail ... so he run a few meters but they came right after him, pecking and crowing like mad.

He took a few bites before one raven picked again at his tail. He ran away screaming, obviously in pain and left the rabbit lying on the ground.

One of the raven took it in his mouth, but could not fly away, so he dragged it into the opposite direction for a few more meters and took a good bite.

Then the next raven flew close, grabed the rest of the rabbit and flew off into a tree, starting his breakfast there.

The fox came back screaming in anger, following the smell of the pray on the ground and stood there where the raven had take off ... could not find the smell on the ground any more, shook his head in wonder and barked again in anger.

Then he took off slowly toward the forest
and was soon out of sight.






my neighbours
fighting for food again ...
cold morning sun





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The Fox and the Raven
Fable by Aesop



KIGO :

Crow, Raven (karasu)

Fox (kitsune)



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12/31/2009

pink clouds

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pink clouds drifting fast
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove




pink clouds drifting
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove




pink clouds
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove






still observing the PINK, when THIS happened


a sudden gale
drives the snow out of the bamboo grove
right onto my roof ... whooowww







December 31, and more heavy snow to come ...



10 robai tops




04 snow on red berries



03 red white and green



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12/27/2009

WKD - Yellow Sand (koosa)

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Yellow sand  黄砂 (こうさ) koosa
from the Gobi desert, blowing over to Japan

kigo for all spring
in Japan


tsuchifuru, bai 霾 (つちふる, ばい) "it is raining earth"
koojin banjoo 黄塵万丈(こうじんばんじょう)
"yellow dust/sand is whirling high up in the sky"
(The translations falling dust / dirt rain seem a bit problematic for these yellow sand storms.)


mookoo kaze 蒙古風(もうこかぜ)Mongolian wind
baiten 霾天(ばいてん)heaven full of yellow sand
baifuu 霾風(ばいふう)wind with yellow sand, sand strom
..... tsuchikaze つちかぜ

yonagumori 霾晦(よなぐもり)"cloudy with earth"
..... tsuchigumori つちぐもり
..... yonabokori よなぼこり

kosa kitaru 胡沙来る(こさきたる)yellow sand coming
kosa aru 胡沙荒る(こさある) yellow sand is wild

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shunjin 春塵 (しゅんじん) spring dust
haru no chiri 春の塵(はるのちり)
harubokori 春埃(はるぼこり)dust in spring (hokori)
sajin arashi 砂じんあらし(さじんあらし)storm of sand
suna-arashi, sunaarashi 砂あらし(すなあらし)
sand storm

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gelber Sand
Phänomen, wenn Löss aus China vom Wind aufgewirbelt und verbreitet wird.




distribution of yellow sand in February 2009


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A dust storm / sand storm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !


Asian Dust (also yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is a seasonal meteorological phenomenon which affects much of East Asia sporadically during the springtime months.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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cherry blossom time -
the yellow sand covers
everything



in 2007

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黄砂 the yellow sand from the Gobi Desert
koosa, hwang sa
in April 2008

Although the mountain cherries are out now, we can hardly see them on the other side of the valley. This year is pretty bad ... in many parts of Japan. Korea is also severely experiencing this phenomenon, with red alert in many cities. And Peking, Mongolia ...


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Yellow sand in Peking


the Scourge of the Gobi
Yellow Sand Alert in Korea External LINK

YELLOW SAND MONITOR External LINK

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Today again ... (April 18, 2006)

strong currents brought the yellow sand from the Gobi desert in China.
Yellow sand blows into Japan from deserts in China and Mongolia each spring, sometimes reaching Kyoto and impeding the visibility of things.

Koosa in Kyoto
Yellow Sand in Kyoto

On the other hand,
a Japan-China research team says yellow sand helps cool off the Earth.

The Gobi Desert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi


yellow sand
drifts in the valley
ear, nose and throat



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Mongolian wind
in late december ...
climate changes


Gabi Greve, December 26, 2009

Strong currents brought it to many parts of Japan and also to my valley.


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Yellow sand was observed in wide areas of western Japan on Saturday in a rare winter occurrence of the phenomenon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It is the first time since 1993 that yellow sand has been observed in the nation in the month of December. The meteorological phenomenon, which usually occurs in spring, makes the sky hazy and reduces visibility.

Yellow sand was detected in Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Tottori, Hiroshima and other prefectures in western Japan. Visibility at many observation points in the prefectures was over 10 km, but it fell to 7 km in Tottori and 8 km in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The sand is believed to have been carried from China by westerly winds, the agency said.
source : Japan Today, Dec. 27, 2009


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Ohaga, my Valley and Japan
March 20 / 21 of 2010

STORM 大荒れ


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March 20, 2010 at 10:10 am
A strong weather disturbance in Western China has hit Beijing with a huge sandstorm from the Gobi Desert. While Beijing suffers periodically from sand blown from the nearby desert, this is the most intense sandstorm to hit the capital city in years.

Experts said that affected by Mongolia cyclone, from Tuesday to Wednesday's afternoon, sandstorm covered most areas of northwest China and the northern and western areas of north China, including Beijing, together with five to seven degree strong wind.

An estimated 300 000 Tons of Sand Loaded on Beijing
http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/beijing-hit-sandstorm-gobi-desert


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二荒山墨絵ぼかしに霾れり
Futaara san sumie bokashi ni tsuchi fureri

an ink painting
of Futarasan in all gradations -
it is raining sand


Matsuzaki Tetsunosuke 松崎鉄之介

. Futaara San in Nikkoo .


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. Mongolia Saijiki .


. YELLOW and haiku .


Haboob, sandstorm Arizona, USA

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12/13/2009

Temple Ryosanji

  
  


両山寺 の 雲海 



01 unkai Ryosanji ... till Nr. 3




too late
for a good shot . . .
winter comes fast






02 early morning mist



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. . 両山寺 Temple Ryosan-Ji
Ryoosanji

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12/03/2009

autumn walk

  
  


01 autumn walk starts HERE till Nr. 30





09 gingko and blue sky





21 forest and bamboo sky


bamboo bent
over a patch of forest -
colors of autumn




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13 christmas tree shape



the perfect shape
for a christmas tree -
blue autumn sky





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my dragon
on the old roof -
watching autumn




05 dragon and forest




distant mountains


16 mountains toward Tottori


14 view of distand mountains



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17 blue sky



ths sky
is blue again -
harvest time




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29 susuki grass fingers



susuki fingers
strech toward the sky -
on my way home








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12/01/2009

unkai sea of clouds

  
  




02 sea of clouds and colors



late autumn morning -
the splendor of colors
and sunshine





05 forest in clouds




19 the sea of clouds UNKAI




23 treetops mountaintops






21 sunshine on autumn colors



18 sunny wild patterns



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26 family graves / END




南無阿弥陀
南無阿弥陀佛
南無阿弥陀










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my morning walk in the sea of clouds



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September 3, 2012


this sea of clouds -
so short-lived and yet
unforgotten



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11/08/2009

fog

  
  






above the fog -
the brightness
of your smile







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10/29/2009

Autumn Walk

  
  


01 autumn walk START




chasing red spots
in a green landscape . . .
autumn walk




03 autumn in the woods



08 Ohaga Tanada



09 Ohaga oranges Tanada



10 Ohaga red and Tanada




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. AUTUMN WALK
our rice paddies in Ohaga




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10/27/2009

moonlight

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moonlight
on the temple roof -
and silence




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10/22/2009

autumn skywalk

  
  



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autumn sky -
my haiku blown
by the wind





14 treetops and clouds


16 clouds and treetops





18 clouds swirling





19 cloud patterns




21 clouds racing



22 trees and clouds





23 tree and cloud patterns





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racing clouds
over the rice paddies -
autumn comes fast



17 tandda and the sky










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My Walk through the Rice Paddies of Ohaga




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10/13/2009

visitors

  
  


02 leaves with patterns






04 leaaves and caterpillars



contrasting views -
a moving pattern
on the leaves



05 munching leaves






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These caterpillars are very aggressive and can ruin a tree in no time.
This year they are especially numerous in our woods.



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