5/01/2010
egret
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
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
. Temple Ryosanji
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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
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
easter walk ... the rice paddies of Wadakita full of water ................................................................................. Lake Asahi and wild cherry blossoms |
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1/18/2010
windblown
windblown . . .
it's not a big leaf
but a small bird
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1/08/2010
Fox and Raven
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
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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 too late winter comes fast |
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. . 両山寺 Temple Ryosan-Ji
Ryoosanji
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12/03/2009
autumn walk
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12/01/2009
unkai sea of clouds
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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
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10/29/2009
Autumn Walk
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. AUTUMN WALK
our rice paddies in Ohaga
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10/27/2009
moonlight
moonlight
on the temple roof -
and silence
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10/22/2009
autumn skywalk
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My Walk through the Rice Paddies of Ohaga
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10/13/2009
visitors
contrasting views - a moving pattern |
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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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