three pine tops

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three pine tops -
this raven chooses
the lowest



We have three pines side by side
and usually the birds sit in the highest top ...



If you were offered three jobs of differenc social ranking, which one would you choose ?




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crows crows crows

leaves half eaten yamataro at work . . . yamataro squashed on the wall

We have large flocks of crows these days, coming to feed on the yamataro-catarpillars which appear in thousands to feed on a special autumn weed.
The crows are leaving their "output" on the road and on my roof and everywhere ...


... the same food chain every year
... the same excitement evey year
... the same old haiku every year ...


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a murder of crows

-This more poetic term for a flock of crows can be traced back at least to the 15th century, when it was recorded as a murther of crowes. Murther is a variant of Middle English murthre 'murder,' though the th sound had begun to be replaced with a d around 1300 C.E. There are several theories as to how this particular term came about, but all of them have to do with the supposed behavior of crows.

For instance, crows are scavengers and therefore often seen feeding on rotting bodies of various sorts. Survivors of wars have described how the battlefields were covered in black as crows (and ravens) came down to eat the dead. Another theory hearkens back to old folklore which told of groups of crows essentially holding court over members of their flock that had committed offenses. If they decide against the "defendant" crow, then the rest of the flock swoops down on it and kills it.

There are legends outside of the Germanic culture that relate to crows being judges over people as well, and how their appearance is an omen of death.
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A murder of crows
is a phrase employing a collective noun to refer to a group of crows.

A Murder of Crows may refer to:

A Murder of Crows (film), 1999 film
A Murder of Crows (album), 2003 studio album by Deadsoul Tribe
A Murder of Crows, a level in Myth II
The Murder of Crows, a level in Hitman: Blood Money
Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows, an expansion to the video game Sword of the Stars
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Caw, caw cuts the air
black fluttering in the trees
a murder of crows

Yutaka Kitajima, 2007

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a love letter folded in two
wings of a butterfly


a love letter
folded in two wings
of a butterfly



inspired from here:
二つ折りの恋文が、花の番地を探している
ルナール (Jules Renard (1864-1910)
http://y-field.com/butterfly.html





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about BUTTERFLY haiku
The Haiku Foundation . Viral 7.1


WKD : BUTTERFLY ... a KIGO


. kesoobumi 懸想文 Kesobumi - love letter in Edo .





A butterfly is a love letter,
folded in two,
looking for a flower's address.

Jules Renard (1864-1910)


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moonlight

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moonlight reflected
on the camellia leaves -
and silence


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pimento mori

Legend has it that when Roman Generals would triumphantly parade through the streets of the Eternal City, they would have a slave constantly whispering in their ear, "Remember, you are mortal; Memento Mori." The thought is echoed in classical antiquity, in Horace's ode to Leuconoe, "Seize the Day; Carpe Diem." I would have painted that but life is too short to paint smelly fish.. © Joe McFadden 2007 "Pimento Mori" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pimento mori - I snatch a laugh from the internet ピメント piment bellpepper, allspice pepper Piment, Nelkenpfeffer,

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Reference : pimento



piiman ピーマン green sweet pepper,
pimiento, pimento
bell pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. angulosum Mill.］
kigo for all autumn
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kabocha Daruma

he looks just like my dear friend Daruma - Shishigatani pumpkin Painting by boumama 735

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. WASHOKU
Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷南瓜（カボチャ）
pumpkins from Shishigatani 　

with a photo of the pumpkin with a red sash


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hakusai with a blue obi sash


Tawara writes a tanka about cabbage with a red sash, side by side in front of the store.


白菜が赤帯しめて店先にうっふんうっふん肩を並べる


Tawara Machi 俵万智

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political pie

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take a bite
from the political pie -
Hatoyama bisquits




Manju are named after famous politicians


Koizumi manjuu 小泉まんじゅう
Koizumi Junichiro





Ozawa manjuu おざわまんじゅう, 小沢饅頭
小沢一郎 Ozawa Ichiro

similar to dadacha manjuu.
いっちゃんまんじゅう Ittchan Manju



Shinchan manjuu 晋ちゃんまんじゅう

安倍晋太郎(あべしんたろう) Abe Shintaroo



Aso manjuu with chocolate
生チョコ大福・麻生まんじゅう

麻生太郎首相 Aso Taro




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September 2009
after the august 30 elections




Hatoyama sabure / 鳩山民衆サブレー / 鳩山サブレー

Hatoyama bisquits / Yukio Hatoyama Yukio
maybe the next prime minister ...
鳩山由紀夫, born 1947
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He wears a headgear with a helmet like Naoe Kanetsugu 直江兼続公, hero of the samurai drama of this year, 2009, with the character AI 愛 on the helmet.
Shogun Daruma




Fujikawa Yuri 藤川ゆり
ゆりたんの美味しすぎる りんごケーキ
Yuritan Apple Cake . Yuri Fujikawa


Politician from Hachinohe, Northern Japan



Kenchan Manju 健ちゃんまんじゅう
千葉県の森田健作知事 Morita Kensaku from Chiba





Aso Taro 2009 Manju
秘密の太郎ちゃん from Akihabara 秋葉原名物
Manju to change Japan 日本をかえるまんじゅう




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Obama Manju, OBAMAまんじゅう / オバマ饅頭





From the town Obama in Japan.



source :　facebook - washoku
Obama Sushi Roll

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smoked cheese

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long autumn rain -
the smell of senbei and
smoked cheese

These special senbei, rice crackers, have a very typical smell. They are called mame mochi　 豆もち　with roasted soybeans, from Tokachi, Hokkaido.
Each one is wrapped in an extra pouch and when you open one, the rich fragrance of rice emerges from it.





The kigo is LONG AUTUMN RAIN, aki no naga-ame 秋の長雨.
WKD - Rain in various kigo



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late evening sun

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a butterfly
half in shadow -
late evening sun



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being myself

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In an age where there is much talk
about "being yourself,"
I reserve to myself the right
to forget about being myself,
since in any case
there is very little chance
of my being anybody else.


Thomas Merton
"Day of a Stranger,"
Thomas Merton Reader, p. 431





being myself
writing my own
haiku



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summer 2009

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this summer !
only rainclouds in the east
rainclouds in the west


or


this summer !
only rainclouds rolling to the east
rainclouds rolling to the west





This is one of the worst summers in Okayama history ... and all of Japan, for that matter.


Yet I can enjoy to watch the clouds in my valley sometimes, to lighten me up in this dreary summer situation. The house inside is rather dark all day ... not enough light for humans and vegetables.



global warming -
the coldest summer
in memory



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furoshiki

bright summer day - a fancy cat jumps on my monitor

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Furoshiki (風呂敷) with Daruma



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dark clouds

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dark clouds
over my valley -
somewhere is war



Inspired by a discussion at THF
　The Haiku Foundation BLOG . Envoy 4



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earthquake

shaking in bed with an insecure feeling ... far away tremors I woke up by the rattle of my bookshelves. Okayama was only magnitude 2. 岡山県 岡山県北部　真庭市 : 震度2 岡山県 岡山県南部　玉野市　赤磐市　岡山南区 : 震度1 震源地 : 駿河湾 But around Tokyo it was lower 6. 震度6弱: 静岡県 6.5 magnitude Tokyo is about 700 km away from Okayama where I live.

Photo : Yahoo Earthquake Service



Yesterday, heavy rain and
Typhoon Number 9 over Tokyo


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TOKYO, Aug 11 -
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted eastern and central Japan on Tuesday, a government agency said, rattling houses in Tokyo.

The quake, which struck at 0507 a.m. (2007 GMT, Monday), prompted a tsunami warning for waves of up to 50 cm (20 inches) for parts of the Pacific coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its Website (www.jma.go.jp).
The area has been hit by heavy rain since Monday and the weather agency warned of possible landslides and flooding.

A highway was closed and Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that two nuclear reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka, were quickly shut down.

The focus of the tremor was 20 km (12 miles) deep under Shizuoka prefecture, around 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Tokyo, the agency said. 20km below Suruga Bay.
Today's quake follows one Sunday that was rated variously at magnitude 7.1 or 6.9.

"It was a sideways shaking like I've never experienced before. Things fell from the shelves," Atsushi Imai, a local city employee, told national broadcaster NHK.

A tsunami watch has been issued across the Indian Ocean after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, while a second tremor about 20 minutes later caused buildings to shake in Japan.
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a large 7.6 earthquake in the Indian Ocean about 160 miles (257 kilometers) from India's Andaman Islands. It was 20.6 miles (33km) engrossed and was centred 163 miles (262km) arctic of Port Blair in the islands, that belong to India, the US Geological Survey reported.
A tsunami watch is in place for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
source : www.reuters.com . Updates

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Part of the stone wall of the Shizuoka Prefecture Office collapses in Shizuoka, west of Tokyo
AP news photo




Yesterday, heavy rain and
Typhoon Number 9 over Tokyo


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typhoon

sandwiched between two typhoons ... unwelcome rain

NEXT comes
!! Earthquake on August 11 !

Where are we heading this summer ? ??

My own valley was spared the worst this time.

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Typhoon Etau NEWS

At least nine people were killed and nine others missing Monday in western Japan after Typhoon Etau slammed into the country bringing heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides.

The typhoon slammed into Japan's west coast on Monday, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides that left at least 13 people dead and another 10 reported missing.

"At least one man was swept away in a river while he was in a car. His body was later found inside the vehicle," Kamenobu said.

Nine others were missing in Hyogo, in the western part of Japan's main island, police said. About 2,200 people were evacuated from homes and stayed at public schools there.

A woman was also found dead in her house that was destroyed by a landslide in neighboring Okayama prefecture, police official Wataru Yamamoto said.

Japan's Meteorological Agency warned of heavy precipitation and landslides in eastern Japan as Etau heads north.
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Hurricane, Typhoon, Cyclone KIGO



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