Summer Begins

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summer begins ...
I share my bath
with a centipede



the HAIKU SUMMER begins on May 6 in Japan.


summer begins, May 6, rikka　立夏

Early summer: 6 May – 5 Jun
Mid-summer: 6 Jun – 6 Jul
Late summer: 7 Jul – 7 Aug

. Haiku Summer Natsu



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Takitani Pond

滝谷池 ................................................................................. the swan house two swans taking a rest ... cherry blossom time

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. Takitani Pond Walk 　



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wordless smile

spring is here ! three wordless smiles by the roadside

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One of Buddha's disciples
reveals his enlightenment through
a 'wordless smile.'

This smile was passed along until the Bodhidharma (Daruma san) brought it to China, where the smile was transformed into thundering laughter.


Alan Watts called haiku “the wordless poem”.

. Wordless smile, wordless poem 　　




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Melody

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a melody
comes to my memory . . .
wind in the rosebush







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una melodia
torna alla mia memoria...
vento tra i rosai

Tr. by Moussia, WHCitalian


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Special thanks to Moussia!



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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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spring gales

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spring gale ...
a raven misses
the landing branch


spring gales - -
two raven collide
in mid-air





We have quite a strom again.



Storm in Ohaga


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late frost

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late frost . . .
the tulips bend
their heads




most of the green leafy weeds are destroyed,
many buds are gone is just one icecold night ...



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spring flowers

spring comes in all colors ... sharing a smile three sisters a busy bee yellow weeds full of power ................................................................................. tulip mandala ................................................................................. sakura by the shinto shrine magnolia and cherry blossoms

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. SPRING 2010
my PHOTO ALBUM 　　




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QUOTE : slow down

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Slow down
and take the time to really see.
Take a moment
to see what is going on around you
right now, right where you are.
You may be missing something wonderful.

J. Michael Thomas








slow down
for the fine print ...
write haiku



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sakura matsuri

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大垪和滝谷池さくらまつり
Cherry Blossom Festival at Takitani Pond


. Sakura festival in Ohaga - Information .

2012年４月15日（日） April 15, 2012


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４月18日（日）April 18, 2010
Cherry Blossom Festival at Takitani Pond


第１回大垪和滝谷池さくらまつり

岡山県久米郡美咲町大垪和東　滝谷池周辺にて
９時半から１５時まで










喜楽童Toshi＆七海　コンサート
. １４時より喜楽童コンサート


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. 祭りの写真集
Festival Photo Album START




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. . Takidani Pond (Takitani no Ike　滝谷池)
滝谷の池 情報






. TAKITANI Photo Album
滝谷池　写真集 　


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holding hands

two friends beginning to hold hands ... spring in the air ................................................................................. a few days later an old couple by the roadside ... spring in the air

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My first encounter with these buds reminded me of this decoration for the new year

. WASHOKU
mochibana 餅花 (もちばな) "mochi flowers" 　

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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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Sakura Hime

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

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. Hanami in my neighbourhood 　　



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dedicated to Issa

pines and blossoms ..... the essence of Japan alive with ISSA

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. Haiku of Kobayashi Issa
The Haiku Guy David Lanoue 　　

dedicated to Issa and his great translator, David!

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Dragon Branches

dragon branches in the new spring the quiet pond ................................................................................. a few petals floating on the pond . . . and dragon branches ................................................................................. .................................................................................

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Walk with me through the park 衆楽園 Shuraku-En in Tsuyama

It was a cold morning, cloudy sky, but the pond like a mirror.


. Hanami in Tsuyama
Photo Album


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dragon branches -
reaching for new horizons
in the old sky


LOOK at them HERE


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Dragon Branches in Green
Summer 2006



Dragon Branches in Red
Spring 2006, on the Road to Izumo



Dragon Branch in Katsuyama







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