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Fireworks Wagashi Confection
Mar 15, 2010 Flickr Finds Leave a comment
Originally uploaded by katsuzin13
Simplicity. Beautiful. I would feel guilty eating this, and not for the calories.
Latest EntryMar 15, 2010 Flickr Finds Leave a comment
Originally uploaded by katsuzin13
Simplicity. Beautiful. I would feel guilty eating this, and not for the calories.
Feb 25, 2010 Flickr Finds 1 Comment
Originally uploaded by Focx Photography
Absolutely fantastic colors and texture. I love the gradation of color from red on the left to green on the right!
Feb 20, 2010 Flickr Finds Leave a comment
Originally uploaded by delta16v
I love how the tinted and white lights glow in the mist and cause the snow to glow. I would like to visit here in the winter time.
Feb 12, 2010 Gardening Leave a comment
I am gearing up for my next attempt at having a vegetable garden out back. I have some new ideas of how to keep the four-legged vermin from destroying my crops and we’ll see how that goes. I have purchased a number of heirloom vegetable and herb seeds from Seed Saver’s Exchange and will need to get some pots and build another raised bed or two to accommodate all of them. Here’s the run-down of what I’m going to try this year (starred items make a return appearance from last year):
A lot of herbs for cooking, and I want to try my hand at drying them as well.
Sep 9, 2009 CCD Shenanigans, food Leave a comment
They finally got in. They took out all the watermelons, ate most of the dragon-tongue beans, but only a few of the sakata melons.
Jul 10, 2009 I Find Things Leave a comment
I can stare at these photos all day. I’d love to see the swirls of oil and water moving too.
Jun 30, 2009 CCD Shenanigans Leave a comment
I think I drive around a lot. Good thing it has great gas mileage.
Apr 20, 2009 I Find Things Leave a comment
More fantastic photography at JapanTimes.co.jp.
Hanami (lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (or sakura), or ume blossoms. From mid January to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The blossom forecast (sakurazensen, lit. cherry blossom front) is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called yozakura (lit. “night sakura”). In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura.
More beautiful photography:
Apr 8, 2009 CCD Shenanigans Leave a comment