koto-art rebloggedmelinda010100 in #hive-14396 • 4 days agoLake ice formations Lighthouse Beach in Evanston Illinois has some incredible ice formations right now along the Lake Michigan shoreline. My daughter-in-law braved the bitter cold temperatures to…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • last monthSplit Attention in Parenthood ~ Original HaikuThe things they don't tell you about being a parent... they call to me: "papa, look here" "no, papa, look here" ![][Haiku Photo] Playing with Ball by Kiyohara Hitoshi…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-193212 • 2 months agoThe Day Names, part II - Japanese DaysThe other day I posted about the origins of the names of the days of the week in English and why we have seven day weeks. If you missed it, [go read thatkoto-art rebloggedruffatotmeee in #hive-196708 • 2 months agoCapturing Their Cutest Moment in the Camera: Adorable Kitties and Their Cute Sleeping PositionWhen I'm taking our cat's photo, I have to be really fast because once they notice me, they will immediately change their position as if they are getting shy. Especially if they…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoLittle Demons ~ Original Haiku Looking at the event calendar, I see that a certain day is coming... in this country too the little demons are preparing ![][Haiku Photo] Created with ChatGPT…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoDancing Leaves ~ Original Haiku I was enjoying outside the other day, when a chance encounter with nature happened. I recorded it: watching the leaves blow in the wind 葉が風に舞うのを見ている ha ga kaze ni mau no…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-140084 • 5 months agoThe Legend of the Moon RabbitYesterday I posted about September events in Japan. In that post I mentioned about the rabbit on the moon. Let's talk a bit about that today. The myth goes sokoto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-109288 • 5 months agoHotei and the Meaning of LifeOne day Hotei came into town. Hotei, known as Budai in China, was a fat Zen monk who always had a smile on his face. In the West he is often referred to as "The Laughing Buddha"…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • 5 months agoSummer or Autumn, Which is Which ~ Original HaikuSummer is over? Or is it? The calendar and our senses disagree. is summer ending? the heat says otherwise but autumn has started 夏や果まだ熱いが秋初め natsu ya hate mada atsui…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-193212 • 6 months agoParking, Japan-StyleHow do you park your car in your country? I recently was hired to teach an American family moving here from Texas. They are still in Texas so we are doing it online, which is…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • 6 months agoSmells and Memories ~ Original HaikuMemory is the strangest thing sometimes... as I leave the building a smell drifts by—suddenly I'm six again the memories ![][Haiku Photo] Memories ![][divider] I've…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-193212 • 7 months agoThe Early Japanese, part IISome time ago I wrote a post about two early Japanese tribes that came to the country at two different times, how these two groups are more or less considered the ancestors of…koto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-193212 • 7 months agoBob Ross and ShibasakiI'm sure almost everyone reading this knows the name Bob Ross. He was relatively famous when I was a kid. That fame faded after his death, but then just a few years ago YouTukoto-art rebloggeddbooster in #hive-161465 • 7 months agoHoles and Poverty ~ Haiku of JapanLike most haiku poets back in the day, Issa didn't have a lot of money. Then, as now, art didn't pay so well. Issa usually embraced his poverty with humor, as he is doing here.…
