back from tokyo

to the rice paddies full of water and the sound of frogs at night. the whole town smells like flower; everything is in bloom. spring is settling, turning in to summer.

tea ceremony

a piece of the view

outside the sliding paper doors that open onto our wide balcony, there is a rice paddy. before that, a grassy area on which people park their cars, and behind, houses. at night the song of frogs comes up in the dark.

tokyo walks

i've been walking a lot in the last couple of weeks, taking in tokyo through my eyes and the soles of my feet. my head is full of images, but words are re-surfacing.

scattered by the rain
honey scented petals fall
giving way to leaves

published

I'm so excited! My article on the Janadesh is out in World Watch Magazine.

waiting for spring

it's hard to believe we'll be back in japan in time for the sakura this year. time drags its heels and then rushes me headlong into a new month.