Flowers that call for summer
I was born in a town at the foot of Mt. Fuji, one of Japan’s most iconic mountains. The mountains are covered with snow in winter. In the spring, the snow melts and seeps underground, and in early summer, it flows into my home town as a beautiful stream. In
Season of Darkness, Season of Sight
I dedicated my quilt to an artist friend who is blind.
Scribbly Note to Self
When I wrote in Musings, I talked about the subtlety, indeed, sometimes absence, of a change of season within my climate – southern hemisphere, arid, dry, long hot summers and short winters. It is not that I was lying, more that I was discussing the averages, the normal, the usual.
Japan’s four seasons
4-4 chang of season Japan has distinct seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In addition, the long terrain from north to south shows the scenery of different seasons in each region. The changing seasons create a rhythm in our lives. However, nature can sometimes be severe and threatening, such
Season of Darkness, Season of Light
Inspired by an artist friend who is blind and has a season of darkness and a season of sight.
The Fall Sandwich
For me this prompt has inspired me to consider my current season in life… The sandwich season. I hope to create a good sandwich of balance, patience and communication to better navigate all the generational demands while practicing self care and continuing to be creative. I am not alone, so
CHANGE OF SEASON
When we are young children, we are in the Spring of our lives. Our parents and Grandparents nurture us with love and protect us from danger. They feed us, clothe us, and teach us. We are at their mercy. We haven’t a care in the world! Everything is full of
Scribbly Note to Self
I know that most of you have enjoyed the possibilities of the prompt this time – Change of Season as, in the Northern Hemisphere, you have such distinct changes in the seasons. The material to work with is stunning and the images plentiful. I live in the middle, temperate latitudes
Awaiting a Change – could tomorrow be the day?
Once in an evening, just after the end of this day in December 2023 took its last hour to share the beauty and strength of the power and yet the mystery of what lies ahead…. we seek the hope and sharing of even a possible opportunity to look beyond, and
Recovery
Last summer, I was facing a serious situation. My husband was critically ill with sever pneumonia caused by COVID-19. At that time, I was very scared and anxious the situation, but I had to endured it.However, thanks to efforts of the medical team, he gradually began to recover and my
Relationships
Continuing on with my series its interesting to see how the colour is changing from piece to piece. Each piece is also getting narrower at this point until 9 inches wide then I will begin enlarging them back to a full 24 inches wide. It will be interesting to see
Seasons and Colors
We can visually guess the change of seasons in nature. In mid-latitude regions, the distinction between Spring,Summer,Autumn and Winter is relatively clear. In particular, by the color changes in mountains, fields, or forests, we can anticipate what season it is. Nature shows us its colors perfectly like that.So may be