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Sometimes during the day,
I consciously focus on some ordinary
object and allow myself a momentary "paying-attention."

This paying-attention gives meaning to my life.
I don't know who it was, but someone said
that careful attention paid to anything
is a window into the universe.

Pausing to think this way,
even for a brief moment, is very important.
It gives quality to my day.

Robert Fulghum







pausing
to write haiku ...
quality to my day


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Road to Izumo

Momiji in Spring: Red Dragon Branches dragon branches all in red ... another spring

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I invite you to join me on a trip along the
Old Road to Izumo ... Izumo Kaido

............... On the road to Mikamo

Keep going for the NEXT station of the road.

Enjoy the Cherry Blossoms of Mikamo and Shinjo Village
and the God for the Rich in Kamochi ...




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Spring Festival

procession of the children procession of the 25 Bodhisattvas starts Bosatsu with a flute spring ceremony - he leads his Buddha by the hand

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Tanjo-Ji Neirkuyo 誕生時　練り供養

Procession of the 25 Bodhisattvas in honour of the parents of Saint Honen Shonin, who was born here.

The masks do not provide much vision for the wearer, so eack Bosatsu is trusting its leader on the way. It is a special honour to be choosen as one of the 25 each year.

The Amida Prayer 　Namu Amida Butsu was chanted the whole day via loudspeakers in the temple compound.



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white butterfly

colorful spring garden - a white butterfly seeks the white tulips

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disposition toward life

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I've learned from experience
that the greater part of our happiness
or misery
depends on our dispositions
and not on our circumstances.


Martha Washington





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toward writing haiku ...
daily happiness



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Basho Blossoms

さまざまな事おもひ出す桜かな so many things that I remember - these cherry blossoms Matsuo Basho Tr. Gabi Greve

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Introducing
Matsuo Basho　松尾芭蕉


This haiku is also often quoted starting with
... samazama no
さまざまのこと思い出す桜かな
さまざまの事おもい出す桜かな
さまざまのこと思ひ出す桜かな

or
「さまざまなこと思い出す桜かな　芭蕉」
written in 元禄元年（１６８８）, one year before he left for the Narrow Road to the North.

こんな詞書（ことばがき）が付されている
with this subscript:
「探丸子（たんがんし）の君、別墅（べっしょ＝下屋敷のこと）の花見もよはさせ給ひけるに、昔のあともさながらにて」
in modern Japanese
「探丸子の君が上野の下屋敷で花見の宴を開かれたのに招かれて行けば、そこは昔の宴もさながらにて」



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Bitchu Kagura Poster The Bitchu Kagura Ritual Dance originated in the ancient belief, held by the local people of Nariwa, that natural disasters, disease and other such misfortunes were brought upon them by a wild god named Kojin. This special dance was created in order to appease the angry god. Kagura Kaido Mountain Road　かぐら街道 At a rest area close to the Matsunaga Bridge there is a special dramatical exhibition ... deep in the mountains a dragon unfolds ... Bitchu Kagura SUSANO AND THE GIANT SERPENT Susano was punished for his bad behavior and sent to the far away land of Ne no Kuni. As he wanders the region, he comes upon an old couple doing a dance of mournig. When he asked them, they told him of a giant serpent, which was attacking and eating the young maidens of the village, and now they fear for the safety of their own daughter. Susano wished to take their daughter as his wife, and so enlisted the help of the Deity "Matsu no Myojin" who prepared a concotion of poisonous rice wine. Susano gave this sake to the serpent and could now slay it. Thus he saved the village. gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kagura Poster

備中中部広域農道 （かぐら街道）
Kagura Kaido
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Takitani Pond

so many blossoms ... the swan house on the lake still empty Friends in the Sky talking of old times and yesteryear sudden suspense ... and here he comes our way and who might this be?

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Shuraku-En Park

Dragon Branches dragon branches - the old park is back to life 鯉の口　大きく開いて　落花飲む koi no kuchi ookiku aite rakka nomu this old carp opens his big mouth to drink petals

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Tsuyama Hanami

just a few petals on the old stone walls - Tsuyama castle a pink cloud hanging from the sky - old castle walls ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hiroshige Branches

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Unfortunately, the sky was overcast and it started to rain later ...
But all the trees seemed to be in full bloom !
There were only a few petals already fallen on the ground and the stone walls, a rather rare sight this year !


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spring peace

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spring peace -
just the right shade of
warmth and colors



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Our garden is pure magic this afternoon ...



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my eyes

sudden pain - the chirping of birds behind closed eyes sudden pain - the fragrance of daphne behind closed eyes

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I have been doing a lot of computer-related work lately ...
and still another week or more to go
until the deadline is met !

I sit on the porch and hope for a speedy recovery.



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houses getting old

getting older - the sad reality of rural Japan spring sunshine - remembering a friend by the roadside

His funeral was in January.

The family graves are right there in the background
of the second photo, behind the breakdown house.


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My colorful friends by the roadside today
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fragrant daphne

evening rain - the twilight smells of daphne

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