koharu's flowers

My daughter went to work.
I spent most of the day at her house.

While waiting for koharu, one of my grandchildren,
to come home from school---

I cut away dead branches from trees in her flower bed.
I was sweeping up fallen leaves.
I saw some crocuses coming up again under fallen leaves.

How amazing ! Spring is coming around here in Tokyo.

SILK, movie I saw today

I went to Tachikawa Cinema
and saw a movie SILK
which was released today in Japan.

I did not know very well about the movie.
Did I enjoy the movie?
No, not so much. Why?

But that's OK.
I enjoyed English spoken in the movie.

first snowfall in Tokyo

The radio said that we had the first snow
of the year here in Tokyo.

It snowed very early in the morning.

On the way to the community center,
I saw a little snow still left in the shade.

I looked up at the sky,
Oh, how beautiful !

The wind was blowing hard.
The white clouds were moving fast.
My hands were numb with cold.

I really miss that bitterly cold winter in Niigata.

Mitsuo Aida Museum

Mitsuo Aida Museum is in Tokyo International Forum,
Yuraku-cho.

This museum now holds a special exhibition
of Tomihiro Hoshino and Mitsuo Aida.

Yesterday I visited the museum with Mrs. Y.

Mitsuo Aida is a calligrapher and poet.
Tomihiro Hoshino is a painter and poet.
You know both of them, don't you?

I was deeply impressed with their works
--love for life and nature.

After visiting the museum, we walked up and down
Ginza Street. It being Sunday, the street was only
for pedestrians.

We had a fine lunch.
We walked a lot.
We talked and laughed a lot.

We spent a pleasant day in the center of Tokyo.

Saturday, today's photos

It is Saturday today.
It is cloudy and threatening to rain.
The dry ground will be glad to drink in the rain.