moon

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what a night -
the moon still hangs
behind the bamboo



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Haiku Kun

Haiku kun - his green eyes reflect it all

. Haiku Kun Interview -
Japan Times May 2005 　



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do'nt be jealous -
I have nine tails
I have nine lives


Haiku kun flirting with LISA, the cat of Origa

... on facebook


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. Cats in Paradise ..
O-Tsu and Haiku-Kun お津と俳句くん


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QUOTE : confidence and independence

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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








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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dahlia

again and again I look at this - mandala in pink

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. Dahlia, KIGO for late summer



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