Author Archives: JimWoodhull

re-read recipe my confidence is growing I’m a master chef! レシピ読み頭で調理料理長 レシピよみ　あたまでちょうり　りょうりちょう I read the recipe over and over again before I attempt to make the meal. I practice in my head how I will go about making this special … Continue reading →

from the deep blue sea a whale’s beautiful song fills my heart and soul 深海の鯨の歌に包まれて しんかい の　くじら の うた に　つつまれて During the whale season, it is very normal to see whales on the surface. Sometimes they breach, slap their tails on the surface or spout water. Often it is all three together. Unfortunately it is… Continue reading →

long, sharp and shiny an instant of painfulness a healthy baby 一刺しの献血に耐え子ら救う ひとさし の　けんけつ に たえ　こ ら すくう When I am laying on the special couch for the blood platelet procedure to start I am always a little bit uneasy … Continue reading →

shorter and darker days only snow filled clouds so miserable 短日や北国覆う雪の雲 たんじつ や　きたぐに おおう　ゆき の くも In Michigan toward the middle of fall the days start to get noticeably shorter and of course colder. It seems that around 4:00 in … Continue reading →

at first only black now only twisted metal I can feel the screams 黒影は崩れた船やうめき声 くろかげ は　くずれた ふね や　うめきごえ I have written about two of the shipwrecks in Hawaii and how they were purposely sunk for divers and for a reef … Continue reading →

at first a shadow slowly a figure appears at peace and happy 海底に船の影あり魚遊ぶ かいてい に　ふね の かげ あり　うお あそぶ When going down the descent line, at first I only see a shadow but soon the huge ship stares at me … Continue reading →