November 30, 2015
November 11, 2015
Reflection: Kaizo-ji
The transitory colors of autumn leaves are gently
sparkling on the rippled surface of the quiet pond.
In the air which grows colder day by day,
flowers are vanishing gradually from view in this garden.
Soon, like
the magician of color, autumn will dazzle our eyes with numberless flaming leaves and then
let us know the explicit arrival of winter by the fast fading of its splendid colors.
Rindo (Gentiana scabra) flowers: Kaizo-ji
In the crisp sunlight of autumn, the flowers
of Rindo are blooming modestly above the ground, where other flowers have almost
disappeared and fallen leaves have already lain about.
The ultramarine blue of this flower seems
to be gifted by the azure autumnal sky to praise the noble sturdiness of this flower
which blooms in the chilliness of this beautiful season.
Yuigahama beach: Kamakura
Through the overlapping cloud layers, the afternoon sun is emitting silky sun beams into the iron-blue sky of autumn.
People standing at the water's edge are silently
watching the waves endlessly break and retreat, waiting for the blazing
red of the setting sun.
October 21, 2015
Ivy leaves: Kaizo-ji
Autumn is gradually deepening and leaves
are changing their colors little by little. Trees sense the approaching of bitterly
cold winter and begin to prepare for enduring this harsh season.
Because of the sharp drop in temperature,
trees stop supplying water to their leaves. Due to dryness, chlorophyll in
the leaves changes gradually into coloring matter, which causes the leaves to take
on flaming autumnal tints before their falling.
Karugamo (Anas poecilorhyncha) duck: Engaku-ji
As the harbinger of autumn, a pair of Karugamo
ducks have returned to this small pond as in other years.
The female duck is dancingly gliding around on the
calm surface of the pond, leaving countless sparkling ripples on the water.
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