Aug
15
Harris Bridge Wren
* Quaint little vineyard not 50 yards away
* Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (though I wouldn't
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Aug
06
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)
Jun
19
Pride Parade Man
* After getting permission, but before he had time to pose
* One of the only people without glitter and rainbow flags
May
31
Yakozen: Juujika
This one has a unique wordplay. The Japanese for "Cross" and "Is it Ten O'Clock?" are nearly homophones ("Juujika" or じゅうじか; Kanji: 十字架 and 十時か). During the chorus, he transitions from the former, to a vague pronunciation (and phonetic spelling) that could be interpreted either way, and then to...
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May
30
Wahkeena Trail
* Columbia River Gorge—Partway up Wahkeena Falls Trail
* Small stream running over many rocks surprisingly noisy
* Still no other humans
May
30
Wahkeena Springs Tree
* Columbia River Gorge—Top of Wahkeena Falls trail
* Temperature was cool after the 1600' elevation gain
* Baby chipmunk (chipmunkling?
Apr
09
Random Kotowaza #1
若い時に流さなかった汗は、年をとってから涙になる。
What you don't sweat out when young turns to tears with years.
About Kotowaza.
Apr
06
Takuboku Tanka #3
花散れば
先づ人さきに白の服着て家出づる
我にてありしか
When the flowers fell,
The first to put on white clothes, and go outside
was me.
Mar
18
Early Spring Tanka 2017
After months of matte gray
sky, I finally get a glimpse
of the sun's wry grin;
As welcome