dbooster in #haiku • 3 days agoReward of Persimmons ~ Famous Japanese Haiku三千の俳句を閲し柿二つ sanzen no haiku wo kemishi kaki futatsu three thousand haiku to look through two persimmons —Shiki (trans. David LaSpina) ![][title_pic] And here is your daily almanac for Tuesday the fifteenth of June, 2021. Today is butsumetsu (仏滅), one of the rokuyō, the Buddhist horoscope. Ah, here we…dbooster in #japan • 15 days agoToday in Japan ~ June 10th (旧暦2021/5/1)And here is your daily almanac for Thursday the 10th of June 2021. Today is taian (大安), one of the rokuyō, the Buddhist horoscope. This is the most lucky day of all, sodbooster in #japan • 19 days agoLost in Thought ~ Timeless JapanGazing off into time. I no longer remember where I took this, but it isn't really important, because you find these guys literally everywhere in Japan. Meet Jizō, or O-Jdbooster in #death • 21 days agoAre You Afraid to Die ~ Better to DanceTo die will be an awfully big adventure. —Peter Pan Death is inescapable. Just as old Marley, soon we will all be as dead as doornails. We all will die eventually. Maybe…dbooster in #hive-194913 • 22 days agoReflections ~ Green JapanI loved Narcissus because, as he lay on my banks and looked down at me, in the mirror of his eyes I saw ever my own beauty mirrored. —Oscar Wilde, The Disciple This wadbooster in #hive-194913 • 23 days agoGood Day Sunshine ~ Rising Sun JapanDo not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name. —Tagore I need to laugh and when the sun…dbooster in #splinterstats • 24 days ago# Still Going - Splinter Stats Season 50 Report Card@dbooster So another season has come and gone. At least in terms of rewards, this was better than the last few seasons, so I've got that going for me, which is nice. ? I'll assume you are shaking your head no. Good! Let's dive in! What are the Rokuyō They are a series of six days that tell good ordbooster rebloggedarchonapp in #hive-167922 • last monthBeneficiary Participation Voting Trail - UPDATE!Hello ARCHON community, its a great time to be alive! Thank you for continuing to submit your posts to be supported by us, and let's continue to grow this community! Since the…dbooster in #hive-194913 • last monthBeam Me Up ~ Unique Views of JapanDid you ever wonder what the beam-up effect might look like for the person being beam-uped? Maybe something like this. I am constantly taking photos at the train statiodbooster in #hive-194913 • last monthThe Laughing Buddha ~ Chasing Budai in Japan大肚能容,容天下难容之事; 笑口常开,笑世间可笑之人。 The big belly can contain, embracing matters difficult to withstand in this world. The smile is always there, laughing at those who are…dbooster in #buddhism • last monthA Mirror ~ A Buddhist ParableRecently I had cause to be angry with someone. In truth, I lost my temper and said and did some things that I shouldn't have. Later when I cooled down, an old story that one of…dbooster in #hive-194913 • last monthThe Watcher ~ The Dragon at the Shrine ~ Exploring JapanFrom behind the dragon... hope he doesn't catch you looking over his shoulder! Actually asian dragons are typically good creatures, gods of water, with little in common wdbooster in #hive-194913 • 2 months agoSpinning Shrine ~ Lost in JapanThe shrine beckons, a place of refuge, a place of peace... if only the spinning would stop and you could make it within. Shrines are wonderful oases from the noise and hustle adbooster in #haiku • 2 months agoFallen Butterfly ~ Haiku of Japan落花枝にかへると見れば胡蝶哉 rakka eda ni kaeru to mireba kochoo kana fallen blossom returning to the branch? ah, no—a butterfly —Moritake (trans. David LaSpina ) That is, me…dbooster in #hive-194913 • 2 months agoAir Fish Swimming on the Breeze ~ Flight of the Koinobori ~ Traditional JapanFly, air fish, fly! May 5th is Children's Day (こどもの日 / kodomo no hi ) in Japan, formerly known as Boy's Day (端午の節句 / tango no sekku ). Leading up to the holiday, familidbooster in #hive-152889 • 2 months agoFlowers, Flowers, Wisteria, Flowers ~ A Spring in Japan ~ Happy Sunday I think I'm a bit late again, but hopefully I can make the cut for this week's (er—last week's) #sublimesunday. We had a great day here. Kids were in a good mood and we played…
