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Sakura matsuri

さまざまのこと思い出す桜かな

Samazama no koto omoidasu sakura ka na

(Is it a cherry blossom that reminds me of various things?)

- Bashô Matsuo

  

In Japan, in late March and early April, they celebrate the Sakura matsuri, or cherry blossom festival.

All eyes will be on the light pink florets as they fill the city sidewalks, public parks, and temple gardens with quivering bursts of color in the gentle breeze of early spring. Picnicking under the blossoms is an ancient tradition. Then, all too soon, the petals begin to fall, and the scene becomes a distant memory.

 

One explanation of Bashô’s haiku is that he is recalling that he abandoned the way of samurai and decided to live the way of haiku. Or simply that cherry blossoms encourage random thoughts.

 

The sibilant repetition of the “s” and “z” sounds (samazama, omoidasu, sakura). The repeated consonants of “k” (koto, sakura, kana) produce a melodic sound to Bashô’s phrase.

“Do you remember many things?” is today’s colloquial understanding of the phrase.

A more literal translation is, “Various things, they call to mind, ah, cherry blossoms !”

Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania.

Wintertaling - Male Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca).

 

One of the smallest duck species.

And never as close as you would want them to be. (-;

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On the left is a wonderful artwork by Jack Monaghan with a peace lily Pete gave me a couple of years ago in bloom.

 

This artwork is currently for sale at Yoyo in Wellington and online via this link. I'm so excited his artwork is available on a global stage. I plan to share more shortly along with a tale of the impact his artworks have had on me.

 

Happy weekend everyone! Autumn arrived here today but Summer came back for a tar tar this afternoon. Yay!

If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future. Danielle Steel

 

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Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)

 

😄 Happy Monochrome Thursday 😄

  

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A section of the previous iceberg reveals a uniquely shaped portion of the berg. This was thought to resemble a whale's tail. Of course, the entire visit to Twillingate left us with a whale of a tale.

Top & panties...Bombshell Taly

Hair.... RAMA.SALON - Kimber Hair

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Finally I visited this beautiful place! It was an special day because I was there hiking with my daughter. She started kindergarten and I missing her so much in my weekly adventures.

Being there it really feels like living in a fairy tale book.

Freedom is not free....!

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The Long Corridor is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The total length of the Long Corridor is 728 metres and it is decorated with more than 14,000 paintings, especially on the ceiling and its beams, which divide it into 273 sections. Along the corridor there are four octagonal pavilions. Each of these pavilions symbolises the four climatic seasons of the year. The more than 14,000 paintings have a wide variety of subjects: historical figures, famous buildings, landscapes, flowers, birds, fish, insects... Of particular importance are those depicting folk and traditional tales, fables and episodes from classical Chinese literature. As a part of the Summer Palace, the Long Corridor was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in December, 1998.

There is no doubt that the Long Corridor is a beautiful place during the day. But it is at night, with the arrival of darkness and the lighting of the chinese lanterns, that it reaches its true splendour, creating a special atmosphere and transforming into a long, luminous and sinuous thread in the midst of the darkness. It is at night when it becomes a magical place, where stories, tales, fables, imagination... come to life and arise. Dreams and tales, in the middle of the night and darkness.

 

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LateNightTales

 

Orleans - David Crosby (LNT: David Holmes)

 

Three Hours - Nick Drake (LNT: The Cinematic Orchestra)

 

Flim - Aphex Twin (LNT: The Flaming Lips)

 

Blade Runner Blues - Vangelis (LNT: Röyksopp)

 

Man Next Door - Massive Attack (LNT: Django Django)

 

Be Nice To Me - Todd Rundgren (LNT: Music For Pleasure)

 

Magnolia - J.J. Cale (LNT: Turin Brakes)

 

Let's Get Lost - Elliott Smith (LNT: Air)

 

Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath (LNT: Air)

 

Unravel - Björk (LNT: Midlake)

 

Budapest by Blimp - Thomas Dolby (LNT: Röyksopp)

 

Lover, You Should've Come Over -Jordan Rakei (LNT: Jordan Rakei)

 

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En el silencio sin aliento de las 4 a.m., en la oscuridad se encuentra un triste cliché envuelto en el azul marino de las estrellas que se desvanecen lentamente. Dime cómo llegó ésto a ser.

Háblame... insomnio.

 

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Duérmete y cállate, cariño. Es hora de dormir, hora de apagar la luz. Dulces sueños te esperan tras tus ojos cerrados y una manta de noche, donde las chinches no pican. Duérmete y calla hasta la mañana. Has dicho todas tus oraciones, és hora de hacerlas realidad. No te preocupes, tu papi está aquí, si lo necesitas esta noche. Tranquiliza tu mente. Descansa tus ojos y duerme bien.

Goodnight.

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Goa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.

 

Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is the largest city. The historic city of Margao still exhibits the cultural influence of the Portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century as merchants, and conquered it soon thereafter. The Portuguese overseas territory existed for about 550 years, until it was annexed by India in 1961.

 

Renowned for its beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture,

 

A Plague Tale Innocence

 

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A secluded dock stretching over a tranquil pond, draped in cascading white wisteria gently swaying in an afternoon breeze. At its centre, the beautiful rustic natural wood dining table from CHEZ MOI, Gracie Dining Table, adorned with a simple vase of freshly picked wisteria blossoms, setting the scene for an intimate dinner.

 

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Whether sharing favorite passages, getting lost in a beloved novel, or simply enjoying the quiet companionship of books and each other, this serene escape makes for a Valentine’s Day far more poetic than any bouquet of roses could ever offer.

 

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I was exploring back roads in this area of Washington State looking for interesting buildings or anything old to photograph when I came across this scene. I walked down the road for a little ways but the lone cow in the field didn't seem to want me there so I went back. Turning around I stood there looking at the meandering road as it went through the meadow and forest before going up the hill. Eventually it occurred to to me that if I waited long enough I might see a tin man and a cowardly lion.

 

Don't mind me, but I feel like I am in a fairy tale when the world looks like this... like the Bridge to Terabethia... into a magical world.

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Gujarat traditional house. India

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