Sometimes, a photo reminds me of a haiku... like this Raindropped Blue Hydrangea, by Mark Highton Ridley:hydrangea a bush is the little garden of a detached roomBasho Click on photo for ... »

A beautiful photography by Mark Highton Ridley reminded me of this Basho haiku:summer grasses all that remains of warriors dreamsThis post is also my entry to this months freebie prize ... »

During the Edo period, the exact time was marked with bells. One of those bells, named "Bells of Time" (toki no kane), owned by the Kan'ei-ji Temple, can be found today in the Ueno Park. This ... »

None broke the silence... Nor visitor nor host... nor White ... »

This being alone may even be a kind of happy in the autumn ... »