spring formation with japanese punctuality

陽光を　目指す松の芽　ファランクス

(youkouwo mezasumatsunome farannkusu)


phalanx
of pine tree seedlings
heading to the sunbeam


-Kenichi Tashiro

hazy, drowsy and mesmerized

Daily release of cedar pollen cloud reminds me that I also have to get busy with taking care of Bonsai seedlings in this time of the year.  So far I've repotted Pinus mugo rostrata, Pinus sylvestris, Tsuga diversifolia and Trident maple seedlings.  Pinus parviflora and other Japanese pines can wait in line for few more weeks until around the cherry blossom season.  Few days ago, a spider on a leaf of Maki (Podocarpus macrophyllus) already caught a fly (possibly the first catch after winter), looked at me with smug face with multiple eyes.


スヌーズの絵を奏でるはシベリウス

(sunuuzuno ewokanaderuha shiberiusu)


In the snooze
the scene is tuned
by Sibelius


-Kenichi Tashiro