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You have to have confidence in your own ability
to be able to go it alone,
to go against
what the rest of the culture is doing.
Eunice Baumann-Nelson, Ph.D., PENOBSCOT
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It is very nearly impossible ...
to become an educated person in a country
so distrustful of the independent mind.
James Baldwin
To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently,
and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service
that one man can do another.
Benjamin Jowett
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write your haiku
with confidence
with independence
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8/18/2010
Marushima Soy Sauce
 magic patterns in a circle . . . all about food |
. www.marusima.co.jp .
丸島醤油 Marushima Soy Sauce
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. WASHOKU
Soy Sauce , Sojasoße, Sojasauce 
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8/17/2010
iceberg
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ice - - berg
Eis - - Berg
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ice
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berg
An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland. Potentially in the path of this unstoppable giant are oil platforms and . . .
source : www.bestbe.com
A massive iceberg in Greenland has sparked a scientific debate over its threat to shipping and possible links to global warming.
The largest iceberg in almost five decades split from Greenland's Petermann Glacier last Friday and is drifting towards the Arctic Ocean.
A University of Delaware researcher said the ice island, about 30 kms long and 10 kms wide, is four times the size of Manhattan. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962.
While it is drifting slowly, it is now a constant reminder of the massive maritime tragedy which sank the once-thought unsinkable Titanic passenger liner in 1912.
Some experts worry the iceberg, which is too huge to be stopped, will pose a danger to oil platforms and shipping lanes, while others think the danger is not that immediate.
Researchers are trying to draw up the trajectory of the floating iceberg. They say it is drifting toward the Nares Strait which separates Greenland's northwestern coast and Canada's Ellsemere Island.
source : news.xinhuanet.com
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Greenland (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat)
is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Greenland-
icebergs and seals hulks
bark of dogs
- Shared by Gennady Nov -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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ice - - berg
Eis - - Berg
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ice
- -
berg
An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland. Potentially in the path of this unstoppable giant are oil platforms and . . .
source : www.bestbe.com
A massive iceberg in Greenland has sparked a scientific debate over its threat to shipping and possible links to global warming.
The largest iceberg in almost five decades split from Greenland's Petermann Glacier last Friday and is drifting towards the Arctic Ocean.
A University of Delaware researcher said the ice island, about 30 kms long and 10 kms wide, is four times the size of Manhattan. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962.
While it is drifting slowly, it is now a constant reminder of the massive maritime tragedy which sank the once-thought unsinkable Titanic passenger liner in 1912.
Some experts worry the iceberg, which is too huge to be stopped, will pose a danger to oil platforms and shipping lanes, while others think the danger is not that immediate.
Researchers are trying to draw up the trajectory of the floating iceberg. They say it is drifting toward the Nares Strait which separates Greenland's northwestern coast and Canada's Ellsemere Island.
source : news.xinhuanet.com
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Greenland (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat)
is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Greenland-
icebergs and seals hulks
bark of dogs
- Shared by Gennady Nov -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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8/16/2010
siesta
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siesta time -
the gentle humming
of my fan
. ventilator (senpuuki 扇風機）
It is another hot afternoon here
in the mountains of Okayama ...
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siesta time -
the gentle humming
of my fan
. ventilator (senpuuki 扇風機）
It is another hot afternoon here
in the mountains of Okayama ...
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8/15/2010
summer morning
| summer morning - there is always time for another snooze morning news - the other side of summer holidays accidents on the beach, in the mountains, on the roads traffic jams ... |
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8/14/2010
o-bon
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celebrating o-bon -
we pour some sake
on grandfather's grave
. Bon Festival (o-bon, obon お盆)
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celebrating o-bon -
we pour some sake
on grandfather's grave
. Bon Festival (o-bon, obon お盆)
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8/10/2010
lily to be born ubayuri
 what is her face before she was born ? koan in the making ................................................................................. DAY 02  ................................................................................. DAY 03  ................................................................................. DAY 04  taking a look inside the flower heart - koan fulfilled  ................................................................................. DAY 05  looking in wonder - the open mouth of my lily  what was her face - she never asked she never asked ................................................................................. DAY 06  all the beauty withered and gone - - - what was her face ?  |
Koan and Haiku - 公案と俳句
. What is your original face
before your parents were born?
. My Lily with Grashoppers Wedding
in 2008
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January 2011
. Snow Meditation
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August 2012 - first sunshine on the ubayuri
September 2012
expectations
and new dreams
side by side
For more photos check
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August 1, 2014
There are now four lilies in the same place, two are open today.
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View from my kitchen window, the next rainy morning. . .
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- Reference : Ubayuri lily - 姥ユリ －ウバユリ -
Cardiocrinum cordatum
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8/09/2010
writers block
 every day she waits patiently - lady in the shadow |
This is still early in the morning. Later she gets the full sunshine.
And here is her friend next-door
. LAVENDER
waiting for the morning sun
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The last line might also read
lady in shadow
lady in the shadows
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. Sunflower (himawari)
KIGO
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8/08/2010
QUOTE : Four Directions
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We have to have one mind for the Four Directions.
Until we reach that one mind, we cannot be filled with understanding . . .
The Creator will not answer until you have just one mind,
just like if you have one person.
The Elders have taught us to balance our lives
emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.
If I am out of control emotionally, I get angry, doubtful or erratic, I am out of balance.
If I trigger bad mental pictures of my brothers and sisters, I am out of balance.
If I get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, I am out of balance physically.
If I don't pray and talk to the Creator daily, I am out of balance spiritually.
To be centered, I must be in balance.
The Creator talks to me in the quiet and still place.
So if I get angry, what I should do first is to pause
and get still so I can hear the guidance of the Grandfathers.
source : The White Bison
Daily Meditation
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We have to have one mind for the Four Directions.
Until we reach that one mind, we cannot be filled with understanding . . .
The Creator will not answer until you have just one mind,
just like if you have one person.
The Elders have taught us to balance our lives
emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.
If I am out of control emotionally, I get angry, doubtful or erratic, I am out of balance.
If I trigger bad mental pictures of my brothers and sisters, I am out of balance.
If I get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, I am out of balance physically.
If I don't pray and talk to the Creator daily, I am out of balance spiritually.
To be centered, I must be in balance.
The Creator talks to me in the quiet and still place.
So if I get angry, what I should do first is to pause
and get still so I can hear the guidance of the Grandfathers.
source : The White Bison
Daily Meditation
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8/07/2010
summer evening
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summer evening -
pink clouds build up
and dissolve
Finally a bit of a cool breeze !
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summer evening -
pink clouds build up
and dissolve
Finally a bit of a cool breeze !
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lavender spotlight
| waiting for the morning sun    burning bush - the long wait for the sun  |
. START the full lavender morning show !
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And here is its friend next-door
. Lady Sunflower
. rabendaa ラベンダー lavender
KIGO
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8/06/2010
Myoga Ginger
 myooga no ko - the roots of life on my table  |
We harvested our first myooga of the year.
It is delicious fried with a crambled egg or in miso soup.
More ways to eat it are here
and more kigo too :
. Japanese ginger (myooga)
myooga no ko 茗荷の子 "children of myoga"
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8/01/2010
Dahlia
 again and again I look at this - mandala in pink  |
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. Dahlia, KIGO for late summer
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turkenbund
 Türkenbund - remembering one thousand and one nights  |
Türkenbund
Lilium martagon,
リリウム・マルタゴン / リリー・マルタゴン
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7/31/2010
woodcutters
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five thirty -
the woodcutters chainsaw
sounds deep in the forest
Friday, 9th of July
They start early to avoid the daily heat.
Lying in my bed,
I hear the huge stems creak and fall, one after the other.
How will the pine forest below look
when I go up and look out of the window?
Well, it seems the forest is loosing teeth.
Even the hawk kept circling many times over the spot,
wondering at what happened to his hunting ground.
Friday, 16th of July
They stopped for three days, due to strong rain.
This morning, they were back at six ... and the forest is loosing more shape.
Tuesday, 20th of July
They are back every morning ...
We see a huge truck carrying the long stems out of the valley.
And more sounds of splitting wood
and thudding on the ground.
five thirty -
the chainsaw sounds again
deep in the forest
Wednesday, July 21
Friday, July 30
They have been working almost every morning.
Today again, at 5:30 the chainsaw started ...
I wonder how the trees on this mountain feel when they hear the sound?
And see their tree friends fall down one after the other ?
birdsong -
again and again
the same song
chainsaw -
again and again
the same sound
In the afternoon, I took a walk to the cutting area.
Wood waiting for transportation
to kill a tree -
the mind goes
in circles
to kill this tree -
life grows
in circles
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concave or convex -
the mind still goes
wondering
(for my haiku friends)
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Now on August 8
clouds
looking like mountains -
peace on earth
August 17
They are back, more noisy than ever ...
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Here is a story send by a friend about a
WOODCUTTER
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch off a tree above a river, his ax fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his ax had fallen into the water, and he needed the ax to make his living.
The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with a silver ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord went down again and came up with an iron ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the woodcutter.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.
It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care of all three wives, so that's why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."
The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies,
it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others . . .
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five thirty -
the woodcutters chainsaw
sounds deep in the forest
Friday, 9th of July
They start early to avoid the daily heat.
Lying in my bed,
I hear the huge stems creak and fall, one after the other.
How will the pine forest below look
when I go up and look out of the window?
Well, it seems the forest is loosing teeth.
Even the hawk kept circling many times over the spot,
wondering at what happened to his hunting ground.
Friday, 16th of July
They stopped for three days, due to strong rain.
This morning, they were back at six ... and the forest is loosing more shape.
Tuesday, 20th of July
They are back every morning ...
We see a huge truck carrying the long stems out of the valley.
And more sounds of splitting wood
and thudding on the ground.
five thirty -
the chainsaw sounds again
deep in the forest
Wednesday, July 21
Friday, July 30
They have been working almost every morning.
Today again, at 5:30 the chainsaw started ...
I wonder how the trees on this mountain feel when they hear the sound?
And see their tree friends fall down one after the other ?
birdsong -
again and again
the same song
chainsaw -
again and again
the same sound
In the afternoon, I took a walk to the cutting area.
Wood waiting for transportation
to kill a tree -
the mind goes
in circles
to kill this tree -
life grows
in circles
.................................................................................
concave or convex -
the mind still goes
wondering
(for my haiku friends)
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Now on August 8
clouds
looking like mountains -
peace on earth
August 17
They are back, more noisy than ever ...
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Here is a story send by a friend about a
WOODCUTTER
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch off a tree above a river, his ax fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his ax had fallen into the water, and he needed the ax to make his living.
The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with a silver ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord went down again and came up with an iron ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.
Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the woodcutter.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.
It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care of all three wives, so that's why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."
The moral of this story is:
Whenever a man lies,
it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others . . .
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