tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post8968694712160516498..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Visiting Takamatsu's Ritsurin Koen on a rainy day (Photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-4811469069170921242015-10-04T22:35:59.268+08:002015-10-04T22:35:59.268+08:00Hi Bill --
I'm glad you like this Japan trip ...Hi Bill --<br /><br />I'm glad you like this Japan trip photo-essay. It was difficult taking a photo of Puppet Ponyo without getting her wet that day, so I only took just that one snap. The heron didn't seem to mind being in the rain much at all though -- surprisingly!YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-76927611131058061032015-10-04T20:57:26.923+08:002015-10-04T20:57:26.923+08:00Hi YTSL,
This is one of the best entries from all...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />This is one of the best entries from all your Japan vacations. Always the gracious host, Puppet Ponyo introduces one to the garden environment...The photo of the view from the hill of the bridge could be from a classical Japanese painting or scroll...<br /><br />There is something very wise and ancient-looking about the heron, caught in a pose of absolute stillness. I think Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-47128735532948077002015-10-04T12:44:55.852+08:002015-10-04T12:44:55.852+08:00Hi again sarah sbk --
My thought was that those w...Hi again sarah sbk --<br /><br />My thought was that those were some kind of water lilies... but spikier than any I have ever previously seen. So... something like the love child of a water lily and a thistle? ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-68300415841221042052015-10-04T02:10:43.881+08:002015-10-04T02:10:43.881+08:00Hi again ytsl,
Thistles grow in marshlands but di...Hi again ytsl,<br /><br />Thistles grow in marshlands but didn't find anything about in water. Plus when I compared photos of thistles with your photo they aren't really that similar. The thick stalks with spikes, the lack of leaves, etc. Looking at the open flowers and unopened buds they look a little sinister. Like I wouldn't reach down and touch them. <br />sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-52278091844145471002015-10-04T00:05:59.092+08:002015-10-04T00:05:59.092+08:00Hi sarah sbk --
Ritsurin really is beautiful -- a...Hi sarah sbk --<br /><br />Ritsurin really is beautiful -- and I'm not sure if I managed to convey the sense of how large and expansive it is. <br /><br />Hmmm re Puppet Ponyo wanting to climb one of those pine trees. She can be on the careful side. As it is, she hardly ventured out of my backpack that day for fear of getting wet!<br /><br />And interesting suggestion re the plant in photoYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32019689459717564372015-10-03T22:08:36.270+08:002015-10-03T22:08:36.270+08:00Hi again ytsl,
What a beautiful garden. Lots of i...Hi again ytsl,<br /><br />What a beautiful garden. Lots of interesting things to see as one walks around. In addition to pointing out all the pine trees maybe Puppet Ponyo is pointing to say she would like to climb one of them. But then you'd have to remove the pine pitch from her clothes, hair, etc.<br /><br />The plant growing in the water in the 5th photo looks like a species of thistle. sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.com