9/22/2009
crows
autumn equinox -
all the crows celebrating
with grave offerings
The sky was full of them, almost like THE BIRDS!
They move from grave to grave, eat the offerings and move on to the next.
All farm houses here have their own little ancestor graveyards, so there is plenty of food after the equinox offerings by the living.
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Grave (haka)
. Autumn Equinox (aki higan)
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9/18/2009
spider
a dark spider in a dark night ... flash |
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Spiders in Paradise 。。極楽の蜘蛛
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9/17/2009
three pine tops
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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9/10/2009
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.
source : livejournal.com/word_ancestry
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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
source : www.asahi.com/english/haiku
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. Crow, Raven (karasu) KIGO
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9/08/2009
butterfly loveletter
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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9/07/2009
moonlight
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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VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
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9/06/2009
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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9/02/2009
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
CLICK here for PHOTOS !
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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8/28/2009
smoked cheese
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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8/24/2009
late evening sun
a butterfly
half in shadow -
late evening sun
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8/22/2009
being myself
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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8/15/2009
summer 2009
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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8/14/2009
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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8/13/2009
dark clouds
dark clouds
over my valley -
somewhere is war
Inspired by a discussion at THF
The Haiku Foundation BLOG . Envoy 4
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