Monthly Archives: April 2015

colored eggs hidden all round search furiously basket collects treats On Easter, it is traditional to hide easter eggs around one’s home. It is believed that the Easter Bunny miraculously delivers them. Guests have to search to find the hidden … Continue reading →

warm days here ready for the sun tomorrow rain Just when I am ready to start enjoying Springtime, the weather changes and suddenly gets cold and rainy again. Enough is enough. ぽかぽかの春は気紛れ明日は雨 ぽかぽかの　はるはきまぐれ　あすはあめ だんだん暖かくなって、春の陽気を楽しもうと思った矢先、突然、寒さがぶり返し、雨が降り出しました。うんざりです。 – Moriso Korei – Japanese by … Continue reading →

breath of spring rain and flowers make a carpet 春の息雨と桜の敷物や はるのいき　あめとさくらの　しきものや bus stop walk rain and flowers await me バス停の桜の雨や俺を待つ ばすていの　さくらのあめや　おれをまつ – Chay Shiller

春や春　蕾膨らむ　満を持し はるやはる　つぼみふくらむ　まんをじし spring, spring buds are full ready to bloom – Yoko Kelley

春の庭見比べ批評又楽し はるのにわ　みくらべひひょう　またたのし 見渡す限りの雪景色、つまり、何処を見ても同じ（これこそdemocratic精神）、の冬と違って、春になり花が咲きだすと、家々の庭を感心したりあれこれ批評したりと楽しみが増えます。 driving along appraise others’ yards another enjoyment in spring Unlike snowscape in winter, which makes every yard look the same, in other words, very democratic , you can appreciate and criticize how other people’s yards look, when … Continue reading →

such tiny space sitting squeeze beside confine oneself 窮屈やサンドイッチの機内席 きゅうくつ や　サンドイッチ の　きない せき Sitting on airplanes these days is very uncomfortable. The airlines have reduced seating space in order to make more money by seating more people together. As a … Continue reading →