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Only a Blockhead
Chigasaki and Beverly
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money."
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March 2
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On early spring days, the view brightened by plum flowers wherever you look The winter palette of green and brown now enlivened with white, pink, red. Continue reading
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March 1
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Right now, the countryside is all about plum blossom. And so are this week’s observations. Pink, red, mostly white in gardens, parks, on roadsides; plum flowers in full bloom And pink, red and white are sometimes on the same tree! How do they do that?! Continue reading
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Sunday, February 28
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Sunday breakfast treat: the jolt of hot coffee with a steaming croissant The local bakery’s croissants are buttery in a way few others are. Continue reading
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February 27
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Spring proceeds apace but still the cheerful wood stove warms the cold evenings The countryside is often filled with the sight and scent of farmer’s bonfires. However, I light the stove at dusk when neighbors have their windows closed, and won’t see or smell the smoke. Continue reading
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February 26
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Down on the river an azure flash: kingfisher works the water The kingfisher is a tiny bird! Continue reading
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February 25
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Sunset comes later and dawn earlier; light foretells approaching spring When we once woke to darkness, it is now half-light. And it is now hardly dusk when darkness once fell. The days are getting longer. Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Only a Blockhead
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February 24
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On a chill morning plum blossom might as well be a flurry of snow February is a delicate month. The snow-white plum blossom comes with days of higher temperatures and gusty winds. And then the temperature drops to zero on freezing nights. Is that snow or blossom? Continue reading
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February 23
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Heading home at dusk Sunset paints the landscape red The day’s last beauty Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 22
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Somber, imposing By a forgotten highway The temple remains In a neighborhood, over decades, businesses close, others may open; houses are demolished and rebuilt; roads may lose importance as new routes open. But changes at a temple or shrine are measured in centuries. Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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Sunday, February 21
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Deep in a valley laundry and bedding soak up short hours of sunshine Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 20
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Branches bare but for red berry clusters: bright lanterns of the forest Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 19
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River flows through snow Sun sparkling, white on white The beauty of winter Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 18
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Behind the highway the previous road remains mukashi michi* * old road Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 17
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In the hot spring pool above the rushing Tama, a snowflake flurry! Photo: Ingo Rickmann: Winter, snow shower… (detail) via Wikimedia Commons Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 16
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Deep down in a gorge carved since ancient times the Tama flows to Tokyo Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 15
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After the storm The hillside mottled green and white Snow fell on cedars Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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Sunday, February 14
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Traveling under overhanging cedars I’m pelted by snowballs! Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 13
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The cedars release a shower of frozen crystals left from the last snow Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 12
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Visitors to this mountain hamlet are watched by the man with one blue glove Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 11
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Followers of Nichiren walk, drum, chant through town for enlightenment Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 10
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Photo: Sydney Oland, What’s Up Yukon After eating a tuna mayo rice ball the lingering taste of fish Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 9
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The neighbor picks up litter and cigarette butts; a kindness to us all Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 8
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Dry, desiccated, frost-rimed, gone to seed: susuki grass in winter Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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Sunday, February 7
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A new morning: always something to notice, something to observe Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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February 6
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Sparrows crowd the roof ridge Yesterday they faced this way This morning that Photo: Jonathan Keelty via Wikimedia Commons, cropped https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Continue reading
Posted Feb 5, 2021 at Only a Blockhead
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