Jul
10
Summer Tanka 2022 #2
The monstera of
the teahouse has just three leaves,
un-fenestrated;
But the ten propagations of pothos
dangle down from the
Latest
Jul
09
Summer Tanka 2022 #1
We're now in July
and still don't see a cloudless sky
as spring rains persist.
The
Jun
09
Copenhagen Swing Set
* One of the many around the city
* Seemingly desolate park with nobody in it
* Two-person swing set in a wide
Jun
03
Old Cafe Annex
* Hundred-sixty year old tea house in Mamedanomachi, called Shimaya.
* Jewel of a building; charming interior and exterior both.
* Will close
May
23
Sake Brewery Ladder
* Kuncho Brewery [https://goo.gl/maps/BEsxUvYjwrp] in Hita, Ōita, Japan
* Overly-steep, hundreds-of-years-old staircase leading up to this room
* Coincidental
Oct
12
Fire Duel
* Labor Day weekend getaway
* Friend brought kerosene-fueled katanas, just to have fun
* ...
* We did.
Sep
07
Late Summer Tanka 2017
In oppressive heat
it swirls, and I realize
why Ash Flies are named:
it gets in my eyes and stings,
Aug
16
Harris Bridge Wren
* Quaint little vineyard not 50 yards away
* Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (though I wouldn't
Aug
07
Moon Over Lake Washington
* Friend's apartment literally juts out over the water
* Massive forest fire in British Columbia, smoke visible as far
Jul
31
Newport Lighthouse Dusk
* Yaquina Head Lighthouse
* Shot at 7:45 PM; Civil dusk was actually 9:19 PM
* Distant clouds (visible near horizon)