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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 !”
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Deep deep in the woods,
there is a place. A place where all your worries are left behind.
Come look through the hedge at the end of the garden path.
Might find something sweet, something that makes you weep,
It just might be the best thing you chose to do.
please zoom in !
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Neuschwanstein Castle from the Swan Lake Park, Hohenschwangau, Allgäu Alps, Bavaria, Germany
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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.
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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.
Two wooden houses crowned with snow
stand softly in the morning glow.
A lone small bird, with gentle grace,
perches there to warm the place.
It keeps the secrets of the cold,
the whispered tales the frost has told.
In stillness deep, it waits and hears
the quiet footsteps of the year.
And though the world lies white and bare,
a tender warmth is resting there —
for even in the frozen air,
one tiny heart brings hope to share.
Freedom is not free....!
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Did you ever wonder where every great fairy tale begins? Where the good become heroes? And the evil become villains? Welcome. We've been expecting you.
-The School for Good and Evil -
Castello Samezzano 2015
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.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
Mallard ducks do make me laugh. We have a pair that visit our yard quite a lot , swimming in our flooded lawn. Even without the spring flood, we often get a pair visiting.
"Grimm Tales" was the theme of this years Halloween Boutique at Roger's Gardens. This figure was the symbol of the event but I'm not sure who he's supposed to be. I like his style.
I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and
magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything
can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can
hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a
hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can
break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness.
- Kate Forsyth
A little hidden away place at Hakin Point in my home Town. This was taken about midnight after driving around for the best part of two hours chasing a good shot. Ended up back where we started. Typical! fun though 😊
Photo of Neuschwanstein Castle as taken from Mary's Bridge. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Southern Baveria. The castle was build by Kind Ludwig II and inspired Walt Disney. We had a great time in Germany, but it feels good to be home.
Take a trip under the sea with Dirty Princess's newest release Under The Sea Princess Bikini. As many of you know Dirty Princess has a reputation of making some of the most amazing Disney Princess inspired outfits and clothing in SL and this one is no different. Ariel and her sisters come to life with this adorable skirted bikini and shell bra top. Made for the maitreya, freya, and v-tech Under The Sea Princess Bikini is sure to be a hit with all of the sexy ladies. So stop in at the Mermaid Cove and check out Dirty Princess's Under The Sea Bikini for yourself and find your inner Ariel.
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