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So True! Applies to everything!

From my morning mini-walk

The spiders didn’t expect this to happen to their houses. Are they happy to see all this morning dew? …I am!! Sorry, spiders…. (from my morning mini-walk)

Blueglass on sunny day

 

 

Another gorgeous sunny day!! Walking my neighborhood. This year’s hydrangeas are finally starting to bloom (in late of July!). I would like to listen to some more bluegrass because to me it has a very sunny feeling. David Grisman! Classic!!

 

 

From my mini-walk ( Seattle / South Lake Union)

“ The fire hydrant muscle”.

 I learned about TFL, the muscle located on the upper thigh, in Anatomy class. It is used to lift the thigh to the side and has the nickname “ the fire hydrant muscle”. I didn’t get it during class, so I asked the teacher later.

 A-Ha!

Dogs show good examples of this muscles action when they see firehydrants :-)!!

"Light As a Feather" by RTF

"Light As a Feather" by RTF for a beautiful sunny day!

 I may have listened to this album more than 620 times ( **times/year X ** years =620 ), but it is as fresh today as when I first listened to it. Great album!!

Sakura 2011

March thoughts 3-11-2011

A gentle ray from the March sun, the comfortable crisp air contains a touch of warmth. I crouch down and watch dewdrops on a crocus petal. I rush to grab my camera. I am so gratefl that there are such moments in my daily life. Just having this moment...

I was visiting my family in Japan from the beginning of Febreary. I left there just two days before of the massive earthquake.The shocking feeling of a “narrow escape” also impacts on a person greatly.  Fortunately our family and friends in Japan are safe. But there are people whose precious moments-such small joys, like enjoying the beauty of nature in their daily lives -were taken away in a matter of seconds.The destruction of this 9.0 quake was more than we can imagine I am praying for the people in the quake/tsunami-hit area.

OBJECTS IN MIRROR

OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Happy New Year-2011 !!!

Happy New Year!!

The year 2011 is the year of the Rabbit (from the Chinese zodiac).

Those who were born in 1939, '51, '63, '75, '87 or '99, this is your year!!

Wish you a lot of luck!!

Winter Solstice

 

Do you have any customs in your culture on the longest night of the winter solstice? The winter solstice is called “Toji” in Japanese. In Japan the custom is to eat kabocha ( pumpkin) and to take a hot citron bath, called "YUZU-YU" . Yuzu is a small citrus fruit. Both are rich in vitamins and help us to not catch a cold. The yuzu trees in my Grandpa’s garden in Japan should be bearing a lot of fruit now. I would like to bathe in yuzu tub and breathe in hot steam with the scent of citrus!

Happy Holidays

and best wishes for the new year!!

"JACO PASTORIUS ('76)"

Today I am listening over and over to the legendary album, Jaco's "JACO PASTORIUS ('76)". Herbie's Fender Rhodes/piano is all over this album!! I loved it! and I still love it now, in 2010!

"The Trio in Tokyo" by Michel Petrucciani

Recorded live at the Tokyo club Blue Note, ‘The Trio’ features the late Michel Petrucciani (P), Anthony Jackson (B) and Steve Gadd (ds). This combination may sound a bit more aggressive than most traditional straight ahead jazz trios, but it sounds GREAT!! Petrucciani has been my #1 jazz pianist in recent years, not only because he’s an excellent pianist, but also because of his lively and “happy” feelings. In this album, especially with Gadd, his piano sounds even happier. He must have enjoyed this performance. Tokyo was a lively and exciting city back then, and I think this happy jazz live feel really represents to me the atmosphere in the Tokyo of the 90s.

The crafter return!

I have been beading all day today with my new glasses with the new prescription. I'm a bit sad about the fact that I need tri-focal glasses, but I am very happy that I am back to being a crafter again!!