Friday, December 31, 2021

Happy New Year! - 2 ( Jan. 01, 2022 ) [ Haiku ]

Photo on Jan. 01, 2021

二人だけ 元旦の朝 老夫婦

Our granddaughter is in US.

First Visit of The Year to This Shrine

Only two people / New Year's morning / Old couple

Our grandsons are in Hokkaido.

 

New Year's Eve Buckwheat ( Dec. 31, 2021 )

Photo on Dec. 31, 2021

As one of the Japanese customs, 

we eat buckwheat at the end of the year.

It's called New Year's Eve Buckwheat.

Tenpura


Hashie Swamp on Winter - 2 [ Dec. 2021 ] [ Haiku ]

Photo on Dec. 29, 2021

スワン達 氷面離れ 日を浴びる

Many swans / Leave the ice surface / Sunbathing


Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Walking in Gongenyama ( Dec. 2021 )

 Photo on Dec. 30, 2021

 Here is the hill very close to my house.
The entrance is about 100m. We call this hill Gongenyama.

 

Bird Watching Hut


Hashie Swamp on Winter - 1 [ Dec. 2021 ] [ Haiku ]

Photo on Dec. 29, 2021

氷面を 避けて浮かぶや 鴨の群れ

On the ice surface / Avoid it and float / The flock of ducks

 

The shrine I visited for the first time - 3 (Dec. 2021 ) [ Haiku ]

 Photo on Dec. 25, 2021

赤城寝る 山を背にして 観音像

Mt. Akagi

Mt. Akagi sleep / With the mountain behind / Statue of the Goddess


Sunday, December 26, 2021

Haiku ( Dec. 2021 )

 Photo on Dec. 27, 2021

名も知れぬ 枯れ葉を除き 来年は

Before

After

Unknown name / Except for the dead leaves / What it will be next year?