2014-05-06

Japanese Farm and River

Struggling with each breath,

Searing pain of a thousand bites. 
Lying connected to wired machines,
Hand in hand, alone at night.
#bird #river #Japan
#鳥 #川 #小田原市


Focus on the sunrise,

Flanked by clouds of pain.
Regrets so many, uncountable,
Drowning in the rain.
#ducks #sky #Japan
#アヒル #空 #小田原市


Let it go,

Live with the flow,
Never ready for the flood.
I ask who knows,
She says “I know.”
Daily struggle through the mud.
#river #Odawara #Japan
#川 #酒匂川 #小田原



Packed subway,

Like a bale of hay,
Speeding through dark tunnels.
Close your eyes,
A cool summer evening,
Free as a lone heron, no intimidation.
#river #heron #Odawara #Japan
#川 #サギ #酒匂川 #小田原


Lonely, hungry crow;
Autumn breeze brushes the back of my neck;
An idle rice paddy reflects a dark blue autumn sky.
#ricepaddy #crow #Japan #田んぼ #

Pressure building, ready to blow.

Don’t give up, don’t let go.
A deep longing for days gone by,
Value the present for time will fly.
#pump #gauge #Odawara #Japan
#ポンプ #計量器 #小田原


Stalks of rice hung out to dry.
Blue nets prevent birds from stealing the rice.
# #rice #ネット #net #小田原 #Japan


Clay wall of old shed on Japanese farm.
農場にある古い粘土の壁。
#粘土壁 #clay #wall

Bamboo poles stored next to a rice paddy.
田んぼの竹竿
#竹竿 #bamboo # #poles

Bamboo poles stored next to a rice paddy.
田んぼの竹竿
#竹竿 #bamboo # #poles

Railroad crossing between files of rice.

田んぼと田んぼの間踏切。
#踏切 #crossing #電車 #train #小田原 #Japan


Ashes of burnt rice stalks after a rain storm.
雨の嵐の後に燃えた稲の灰が溜まる。
#田んぼ #ricepaddy # #ashes #小田原 #Japan

Ashes of burnt rice stalks after a rain storm.
雨の嵐の後に燃えた稲の灰が溜まる。
#田んぼ #ricepaddy # #ashes #小田原 #Japan

Pear gourd on a fence near a rusty oil drum can.
フエンスに乗っている洋梨型ヒョウタン。
#ヒョウタン #gourd #農場 #farm #小田原 #Japan


日が当たる
面に負けく
自然と壁
Basking in the sun
Wary of the shutter click
Nature and concrete
#カモ #duck # #wall #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

青い世界
流れを上る
秋の鯉
A world of aquatic blue
Swim upstream against the flow
Autumn season carp
##carp # #river #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

抑えてる
冬に向かってる
竹の勝ち
Hold up and support
Preparations for winter
The strength of bamboo
# #bamboo #田んぼ #field #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

抑えてる
冬に向かってる
竹の勝ち
Hold up and support
Preparations for winter
The strength of bamboo
# #bamboo #田んぼ #field #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

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2014-04-18

Dale and Mary

Naughty puppy on the table. [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリーコリー #犬 #横浜

Naughty puppy on the table. [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリーコリー #犬 #横浜

Naughty puppy on the table. [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリーコリー #犬 #横浜

Doggy warming by the heater. [iPhone 5S] 
#miniature #pinscher #Yokohama #Japan #ミニアチュアピンシャー #犬 #横浜

Doggy warming by the heater. [iPhone 5S] 
#miniature #pinscher #Yokohama #Japan #ミニアチュアピンシャー #犬 #横浜

Dale playing tug-of-war with her leash. [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

Mary keeping warm wrapped up in my pajamas. [iPhone 5S] 
#miniature #pinscher #Yokohama #Japan #ミニアチュアピンシャー #犬 #横浜

Dale in the water [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

Dale in the water [iPhone 5S] 
#border #collie #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

Mary with flowers [iPhone 5S] 
#miniature #pinscher #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ミニアチュアピンシャー #犬 #横浜

Dale in the grass [iPhone 5S]  
#border #collie #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

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2014-04-10

Duck Flowers


Think these are pansies.


Vibrant tulip.


Have no idea what these are.


Local park with small creek. Cherry blossoms all over the ground but no actual cherry trees nearby!


Cherry blossoms that survived the recent rain and wind.


First time to ever see a duck in this creek or park. Dale was ecstatic and barking with glee! The duck just ignored us and the dogs!


Pleased to see that the homeowner here didn't just trim away at the estranged tree. They've actually pruned it and fostered it's uniqueness as it struggles to grow out of a crack on the cement. 


A late-blooming species of cherry tree near a local, tiny fruit grove at the edge of the park.


Love the contrast of dying cherry blossom petals and new, green, spring sprouts. 

2014-04-06

Itachi River and Hachiman Shrine

Night dog walk along Itachi River in Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]
 
Shining moon and fruit tree blossoms at night during dog walk along Itachi River in Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Shining moon and fruit tree blossoms at night during dog walk along Itachi River in Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Bamboo grove in Fujimi Park, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Shot of shiny moon from within Fujimi Park, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Memorial stone and shot of shiny moon from within Fujimi Park, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

Visit to Hachiman Shrine, Hongodai, Yokohama
[Nikon D3100 & Nikkor 55-300 mm]

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