<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198</id><updated>2012-02-03T03:04:53.958+09:00</updated><category term='cherry'/><title type='text'>Andante Photography</title><subtitle type='html'>Please enjoy beautiful pictures and fantastic photographs I have taken in Osaka, Japan. Being not well-known, Osaka is a neighbouring city to Kyoto and Nara. I hope my photos will tell more than words like haiku.&lt;br&gt;大阪漂着中の光画師による俳句のような写真を楽しまれたし。しかし光画にはせめて京都か奈良くらいに住みたいですな。</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>147</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6671873605780164386</id><published>2012-01-31T23:43:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-02-01T00:11:20.982+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The tone at dusk</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gc584vZ0iws/Tyf4kr3LPTI/AAAAAAAAAV4/C2eF07LD4-Q/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gc584vZ0iws/Tyf4kr3LPTI/AAAAAAAAAV4/C2eF07LD4-Q/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This photo may be too simple but it is possible only at dusk to capture the subtle tone of this picture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;薄暮の色調&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この光画は簡素すぎるかもしれませんがこの写真の微妙な色調を得られるのはたそがれ時だけです。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6671873605780164386?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6671873605780164386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/tone-at-dusk.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6671873605780164386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6671873605780164386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/tone-at-dusk.html' title='The tone at dusk'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gc584vZ0iws/Tyf4kr3LPTI/AAAAAAAAAV4/C2eF07LD4-Q/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8576517793888400616</id><published>2012-01-29T22:55:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T01:33:17.193+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Subtle moment</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wvi0pa6JwBE/TyQ7b2juESI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FwDqTBgfwJs/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wvi0pa6JwBE/TyQ7b2juESI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FwDqTBgfwJs/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like to see lamps at dusk because they look best in the short period of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BTW, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has won the Public Eye Award (2nd place) which is conducted by Swiss organisations to determine the worst corporation on committing human rights abuses and environmental harm. Tepco is the largest energy company in Japan and responsible for Fukushima nuclear disaster but succeeded in showing that humans were not as wise as they had thought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;微妙な時間&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;薄暮に見る燈火は一際美しいものである。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さてスイスの機関が実施した人権侵害と環境破壊に関して最悪の企業に贈られるパブリック・アイ賞で日本の東電が２位を獲得しました。東電よりまだ上手がいたとは驚きですが福島原発で「人類は思っていたほど利口ではなかった」ということを示した功績は無視できませんね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8576517793888400616?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8576517793888400616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/subtle-moment.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8576517793888400616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8576517793888400616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/subtle-moment.html' title='Subtle moment'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wvi0pa6JwBE/TyQ7b2juESI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FwDqTBgfwJs/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-85519505624220438</id><published>2012-01-26T23:19:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T23:37:51.686+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Cosy afternoon</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gh6psxq3E8/TyFYfSGu5jI/AAAAAAAAAVg/R4gkkBsWoqc/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gh6psxq3E8/TyFYfSGu5jI/AAAAAAAAAVg/R4gkkBsWoqc/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It should be almost impossible to resist the cuteness of these cats. The kitten was taking a nap in the park with his/her mother (probably).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;心地よい午後&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この猫のかわいらしさに抗うのはほとんど不可能でしょう。この子猫はお母さん（たぶん）と一緒に公園で昼寝してはりました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-85519505624220438?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/85519505624220438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/cosy-afternoon.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/85519505624220438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/85519505624220438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/cosy-afternoon.html' title='Cosy afternoon'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8gh6psxq3E8/TyFYfSGu5jI/AAAAAAAAAVg/R4gkkBsWoqc/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4473884220615698007</id><published>2012-01-23T02:55:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T01:46:00.403+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Excitement</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xrgw-l_aYbQ/TxxHaSLdOMI/AAAAAAAAAVY/g8kzrTvhrHM/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xrgw-l_aYbQ/TxxHaSLdOMI/AAAAAAAAAVY/g8kzrTvhrHM/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I happened to find this manga (cartoon) at a bench in the park, which seemed to be left by someone. I'm deeply sorry for not showing the contents here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ときめき&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;誰かが忘れていったものだろうか公園のベンチに置かれた同人誌。最近こういったものに余り反応しなくなった自分の心（体も？）に何となく寂しさを感じました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4473884220615698007?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4473884220615698007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-park.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4473884220615698007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4473884220615698007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-park.html' title='Excitement'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xrgw-l_aYbQ/TxxHaSLdOMI/AAAAAAAAAVY/g8kzrTvhrHM/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-571228267778093133</id><published>2012-01-21T23:46:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T13:34:51.493+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fake shrine on the wall</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abePA0LDIPw/TxrMePzwYyI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/YoSciYbrg64/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abePA0LDIPw/TxrMePzwYyI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/YoSciYbrg64/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have visited Japan you may have wondered why there are so many miniature shrines on the wall. Actually they are not related to shrines at all but just warnings that you cannot have a pee there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;にせ神社&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こういう物を実際に何と呼ぶかは知らないのだが日本では壁から電柱まで至る所で見ることができる。何でも立ちションを防止するための物だということだが、恍惚とした表情でこの鳥居に小便をかけるおっちゃんも珍しいわけではなく効果の程は怪しいようである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-571228267778093133?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/571228267778093133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/fake-shrine-on-wall.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/571228267778093133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/571228267778093133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/fake-shrine-on-wall.html' title='Fake shrine on the wall'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abePA0LDIPw/TxrMePzwYyI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/YoSciYbrg64/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4147655292482608995</id><published>2012-01-19T21:35:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T18:23:14.642+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Striking colour of the shrine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IHj-fZ0xH6c/TxffwesUk2I/AAAAAAAAAVI/fS3W5T2Ip6M/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IHj-fZ0xH6c/TxffwesUk2I/AAAAAAAAAVI/fS3W5T2Ip6M/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are an uncountable number of shrines in Japan along with tons of temples. While some shrines look moderate, others have striking appearances like this one with a contrast between vermilion and white.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;鮮やかな神社の色彩&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こちらは大阪の玉造稲荷神社。大阪でも玉造というと何だか冴えない感じの町だがこの神社は朱と白の対照も鮮やかで美しい。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4147655292482608995?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4147655292482608995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/striking-colour-of-shrine.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4147655292482608995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4147655292482608995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/striking-colour-of-shrine.html' title='Striking colour of the shrine'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IHj-fZ0xH6c/TxffwesUk2I/AAAAAAAAAVI/fS3W5T2Ip6M/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5218165314396611803</id><published>2012-01-14T02:06:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T23:16:37.283+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Huge umbrella at the shrine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifPU46dbF0c/TxBDGm2e0dI/AAAAAAAAAVA/QzPLZ9LtFiA/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifPU46dbF0c/TxBDGm2e0dI/AAAAAAAAAVA/QzPLZ9LtFiA/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture shows a huge red umbrella at Imamiya-Ebisu Shrine, which protects money offered by people who pray for their business prosperity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;今宮戎神社の大傘&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;１月の９・１０・１１日には大阪の今宮戎神社で十日戎があった。祭りと商売繁盛を願う初詣が一緒になったような感じで「年の初めのえべっさん商売繁盛で笹持ってこい」の軽快な音頭がひっきりなしに流れて大変賑やか。しかしここの一番の見物は福笹に縁起物を付けてくれる福娘だろう。競争率７０‐８０倍といわれる難関だけにその上品な雰囲気はとても大阪のものとは思えなかった。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5218165314396611803?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5218165314396611803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/huge-unbrella-at-shrine.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5218165314396611803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5218165314396611803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/huge-unbrella-at-shrine.html' title='Huge umbrella at the shrine'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifPU46dbF0c/TxBDGm2e0dI/AAAAAAAAAVA/QzPLZ9LtFiA/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-662320904613523736</id><published>2012-01-08T17:32:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T22:34:43.658+09:00</updated><title type='text'>New Year's visit to the shrine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sg_YUV_ks_I/Twk8lvIT85I/AAAAAAAAAU4/qobScC8wjbc/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sg_YUV_ks_I/Twk8lvIT85I/AAAAAAAAAU4/qobScC8wjbc/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most Japanese people occasionally visit shrines and New Year's visit, which the red banner reads, is generally regarded as the most important one. It should be noted that the fancy structure in the background is not of the shrine but a "Love Hotel" which is designed for a certain activity of couples.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;初詣&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こちらは新年の大阪・桜宮神社。赤の幟が印象的ですが周りを取り囲むラブホも壮観です。まるでヨーロッパにでも迷い込んだようで神様も困惑してるかもしれません。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-662320904613523736?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/662320904613523736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-visit-to-shrine.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/662320904613523736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/662320904613523736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-visit-to-shrine.html' title='New Year&apos;s visit to the shrine'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sg_YUV_ks_I/Twk8lvIT85I/AAAAAAAAAU4/qobScC8wjbc/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3001482136572388762</id><published>2012-01-06T23:45:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-07T09:24:33.133+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Shrine in the winter</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kay2uHR1Rhs/Twb3RlDwsxI/AAAAAAAAAUw/r0G39ZKTw2o/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kay2uHR1Rhs/Twb3RlDwsxI/AAAAAAAAAUw/r0G39ZKTw2o/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traditionally most Japanese people visit shrines in the New Year to pray for good luck. Flooded with wishes of the people, God seemed to be weary grumbling "May you be a little less greedy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;冬の神社&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;新年の神社はどこも大変な混雑である。人々の願い事が押し寄せて神様もお疲れのご様子で「もう少し人間も欲が少なくなってくれたらなあ」と呟いておられた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3001482136572388762?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3001482136572388762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/shrine-in-winter.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3001482136572388762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3001482136572388762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/shrine-in-winter.html' title='Shrine in the winter'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kay2uHR1Rhs/Twb3RlDwsxI/AAAAAAAAAUw/r0G39ZKTw2o/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8154684058509378083</id><published>2012-01-01T23:55:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T00:51:05.605+09:00</updated><title type='text'>New Year's greetings</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoqWdCAIRD8/TwBnLXL-AeI/AAAAAAAAAUc/Tn3a0QvaAyw/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoqWdCAIRD8/TwBnLXL-AeI/AAAAAAAAAUc/Tn3a0QvaAyw/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish a Happy New Year to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of exquisite cherry blossoms which I took last April in Osaka. Now that winter has come, spring cannot be far behind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;新年のご挨拶&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;頌春。今年も宜しくお願いします。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こちらは去年の四月に撮った繊細優美な簪桜（かんざし桜）の写真。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北風の　止みて聞こゆる　春の音　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8154684058509378083?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8154684058509378083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-greetings.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8154684058509378083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8154684058509378083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-greetings.html' title='New Year&apos;s greetings'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoqWdCAIRD8/TwBnLXL-AeI/AAAAAAAAAUc/Tn3a0QvaAyw/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7150744915870776279</id><published>2011-12-29T23:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-01-01T13:27:19.993+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Running through the city</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--1ZqkFwNp8c/TvxtGzA4ggI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/CayuJ8cO4WE/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--1ZqkFwNp8c/TvxtGzA4ggI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/CayuJ8cO4WE/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This orange train is typical of Osaka Loop Line (operated by JR West) which connects 19 stations in the central Osaka. This year has marked the 50th anniversary of the railway and you can see the sign to celebrate it on the face of the train.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;都市を駆け抜けて&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;大阪環状線が全線開通したのは１９６１年の４月２５日だという。したがって今年は５０周年という特別な年であった。しかしながら一部の列車には記念ヘッドマークも付いているとはいえ、なぜか盛り上がらなかったようである。4/25 というのはＪＲにとって9/11や3/11のような悪夢の日なのかもしれない。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7150744915870776279?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7150744915870776279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/running-through-city.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7150744915870776279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7150744915870776279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/running-through-city.html' title='Running through the city'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--1ZqkFwNp8c/TvxtGzA4ggI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/CayuJ8cO4WE/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4544684082229401906</id><published>2011-12-25T03:30:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-25T03:30:22.174+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Remains of the summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OECq3G2nck/TvYGOxoMkfI/AAAAAAAAAUE/JgZdc2hzKXY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OECq3G2nck/TvYGOxoMkfI/AAAAAAAAAUE/JgZdc2hzKXY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of a cicada's skin sticking to a sakura leaf in winter. Having survived rains and winds it is to go back to the earth soon with the leaf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;夏の残り物&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;冬の桜の葉にしがみつく蝉の抜け殻。夏から風雨に耐えてきたが、もうすぐこの葉と共に大地に帰ってゆく。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4544684082229401906?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4544684082229401906/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/remains-of-summer.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4544684082229401906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4544684082229401906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/remains-of-summer.html' title='Remains of the summer'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OECq3G2nck/TvYGOxoMkfI/AAAAAAAAAUE/JgZdc2hzKXY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4425724884561662849</id><published>2011-12-22T02:33:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T02:14:04.753+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Curtain of leaves</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2RoSiXqqy0/TvIRIj3BZwI/AAAAAAAAAT4/uT29LA4X_W4/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2RoSiXqqy0/TvIRIj3BZwI/AAAAAAAAAT4/uT29LA4X_W4/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of momiji leaves in the twilight, which looked like a curtain to lead the night to the ground.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;夜の帳&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こちらは夕暮れ時のイロハモミジのシルエット。文字通り夜の帳が下りてきたようであった。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4425724884561662849?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4425724884561662849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/curtain-of-leaves.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4425724884561662849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4425724884561662849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/curtain-of-leaves.html' title='Curtain of leaves'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2RoSiXqqy0/TvIRIj3BZwI/AAAAAAAAAT4/uT29LA4X_W4/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3571477244665635381</id><published>2011-12-20T01:42:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T03:21:59.750+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fading light</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hnd6xkkqG4E/Tu9J6LEaVpI/AAAAAAAAATw/EPxbpKANXSs/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hnd6xkkqG4E/Tu9J6LEaVpI/AAAAAAAAATw/EPxbpKANXSs/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I spotted this beautiful yellow leaf at a neighbouring shrine in the late afternoon. Although I don't know the name of the tree, I think this elegant leaf is going well with an atmosphere of a shrine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;消えゆく光&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この美しい黄葉は午後遅くに近くの神社で見つけたもの。木の名前は知らないのだが、この品格のある葉は神社の雰囲気とよく合っているように思う。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3571477244665635381?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3571477244665635381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/fading-light.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3571477244665635381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3571477244665635381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/fading-light.html' title='Fading light'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hnd6xkkqG4E/Tu9J6LEaVpI/AAAAAAAAATw/EPxbpKANXSs/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3346788520007454400</id><published>2011-12-17T04:08:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-18T22:57:01.614+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Sorrow in the autumn</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VhdrBalW1AE/TuuEvuQdqPI/AAAAAAAAATo/Tn7_2P3ZHHU/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VhdrBalW1AE/TuuEvuQdqPI/AAAAAAAAATo/Tn7_2P3ZHHU/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture shows ginkgo (maidenhair tree) leaves which have turned yellow in the autumn. They were swinging in the breeze and looked to be afraid the day would come when they said good-bye to Mother Tree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;秋の悲しみ&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;銀杏の葉が秋風に揺れていた。それは母なる木に別れを告げる日が来るのを恐れているかのように見えた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3346788520007454400?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3346788520007454400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/swinging-in-autumn-breeze.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3346788520007454400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3346788520007454400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/swinging-in-autumn-breeze.html' title='Sorrow in the autumn'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VhdrBalW1AE/TuuEvuQdqPI/AAAAAAAAATo/Tn7_2P3ZHHU/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1969590266202170533</id><published>2011-12-11T04:45:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T14:34:16.315+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Silent festivity</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6D39VumcuA/TuO20kcFJII/AAAAAAAAATg/6kKanKjEvOA/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6D39VumcuA/TuO20kcFJII/AAAAAAAAATg/6kKanKjEvOA/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of sakura (cherry) leaves which have turned yellow, orange or red in the autumn. It looked as if it was a festival of the leaves but not for joy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;静かな祝祭&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;黄、橙、赤と地面に広がる桜の葉。それはあたかも葉の祝祭のようであったが喜びのためではなかった。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1969590266202170533?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1969590266202170533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/silent-festivity.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1969590266202170533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1969590266202170533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/silent-festivity.html' title='Silent festivity'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6D39VumcuA/TuO20kcFJII/AAAAAAAAATg/6kKanKjEvOA/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-901095751001310608</id><published>2011-12-10T00:17:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T22:31:05.884+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Autumn in the city</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IWr1Y-tHbdA/TuImmLQa_II/AAAAAAAAATY/whGqtXQyF7s/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IWr1Y-tHbdA/TuImmLQa_II/AAAAAAAAATY/whGqtXQyF7s/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tried to create an image of the collaboration between the autumn tree and the high-rise building.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;都市の秋&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;黄葉の木（ケヤキ）と高層ビルによる協演というイメージで仕上げてみました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-901095751001310608?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/901095751001310608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/autumn-in-city.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/901095751001310608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/901095751001310608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/autumn-in-city.html' title='Autumn in the city'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IWr1Y-tHbdA/TuImmLQa_II/AAAAAAAAATY/whGqtXQyF7s/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6304158196256547534</id><published>2011-12-03T00:43:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T17:58:10.141+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fruitful autumn colour</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbDF1y5JSIk/TtjyCTT2dyI/AAAAAAAAATQ/-71lyuRwOms/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbDF1y5JSIk/TtjyCTT2dyI/AAAAAAAAATQ/-71lyuRwOms/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture shows kaki (persimmon) fruits and leaves at a neighbouring shrine. Kaki is not only beautiful to see but also good to eat in the autumn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;おいしそうな秋の色&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;柿は言うまでもなく秋のおいしい食べ物だが、こうして見ると葉ともども実に美しいものである。果実だけならどこのスーパーでも山積みされているが、都会では木を見ることは稀ではないだろうか。玉造の三光神社でこの柿の木を発見した時は少し驚いたものである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6304158196256547534?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6304158196256547534/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/fruitful-autumn-colour.html#comment-form' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6304158196256547534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6304158196256547534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/12/fruitful-autumn-colour.html' title='Fruitful autumn colour'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbDF1y5JSIk/TtjyCTT2dyI/AAAAAAAAATQ/-71lyuRwOms/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7751411178089353659</id><published>2011-11-28T16:13:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T04:51:16.520+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Life of flowers</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_lwf7OKTGU/TtM0maMQ25I/AAAAAAAAATI/ERDcHUnkdbc/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_lwf7OKTGU/TtM0maMQ25I/AAAAAAAAATI/ERDcHUnkdbc/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The life of flowers is so short. But they are to bloom again in spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scattered petals&lt;br /&gt;With a promise&lt;br /&gt;To bloom again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haiku by me)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;花の命&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;儚くも　散りし花びら　拡がれど　心は遠く　春への想い　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7751411178089353659?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7751411178089353659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/life-of-flowers.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7751411178089353659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7751411178089353659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/life-of-flowers.html' title='Life of flowers'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_lwf7OKTGU/TtM0maMQ25I/AAAAAAAAATI/ERDcHUnkdbc/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-551228491895665401</id><published>2011-11-25T22:25:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T03:04:54.162+09:00</updated><title type='text'>City of election</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rNAgiC9ZkOw/Ts-XNiUq-3I/AAAAAAAAATA/Vi-f_hWa-ag/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rNAgiC9ZkOw/Ts-XNiUq-3I/AAAAAAAAATA/Vi-f_hWa-ag/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have an election for the mayor of Osaka on 27th November. A woman was walking by the election board with a look at two candidates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;選挙の街&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さて投票日（大阪市長選）も迫り候補者の街宣活動も煩くなってきました。マスコミではけっこう騒がれてるこのお二人（平松邦夫・橋下徹）ですが実際は目くそ鼻くそと言ったところでしょうか（笑）。大阪都構想とかいう誇大妄想は止めて大阪県くらいにした方がいいのかもしれません。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-551228491895665401?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/551228491895665401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/city-of-election.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/551228491895665401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/551228491895665401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/city-of-election.html' title='City of election'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rNAgiC9ZkOw/Ts-XNiUq-3I/AAAAAAAAATA/Vi-f_hWa-ag/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5175178600412133514</id><published>2011-11-20T10:35:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T02:29:51.801+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The light on the petals</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHek-IzNPRs/TshZW5KgtrI/AAAAAAAAAS4/QlWxz1hsTlo/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHek-IzNPRs/TshZW5KgtrI/AAAAAAAAAS4/QlWxz1hsTlo/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This silky pink rose is called Dainty Bess, which looks literally modest and delicate. The evening light made it into an exquisite work but the beauty was really transient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;光の花びら&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この Dainty Bess と呼ばれるバラは文字通り控え目で繊細なものである。それは夕暮れの光で精妙な作品へと変わったがその美しさは束の間のものであった。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5175178600412133514?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5175178600412133514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/light-on-petals.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5175178600412133514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5175178600412133514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/light-on-petals.html' title='The light on the petals'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHek-IzNPRs/TshZW5KgtrI/AAAAAAAAAS4/QlWxz1hsTlo/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-599616635308431540</id><published>2011-11-18T22:49:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-19T16:18:11.607+09:00</updated><title type='text'>In the sunlight</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIroRDo6pYQ/TsZia9w7gkI/AAAAAAAAASw/OOKz0HORt3c/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIroRDo6pYQ/TsZia9w7gkI/AAAAAAAAASw/OOKz0HORt3c/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This amber-pink rose, Lavender Pinocchio, looked very pleased in the brisk autumn sunlight. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;光の中で&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;このバラ（ Lavender Pinocchio ）も秋の爽やかな光の中でとても愉しそうでした。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-599616635308431540?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/599616635308431540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-sunlight.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/599616635308431540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/599616635308431540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-sunlight.html' title='In the sunlight'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIroRDo6pYQ/TsZia9w7gkI/AAAAAAAAASw/OOKz0HORt3c/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5077582066145393062</id><published>2011-11-13T04:42:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T23:48:35.873+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Flame of passion</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xd95UqchGYk/Tr7ML7Fmm6I/AAAAAAAAASo/lwKPREhcWTM/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xd95UqchGYk/Tr7ML7Fmm6I/AAAAAAAAASo/lwKPREhcWTM/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This crimson rose is called Sarabande. As the name suggests it looks like a flame of passion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;情熱の炎&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この深紅のバラはサラバンド。その名のとおり情熱の炎のように見える。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5077582066145393062?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5077582066145393062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/flare-of-passion.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5077582066145393062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5077582066145393062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/flare-of-passion.html' title='Flame of passion'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xd95UqchGYk/Tr7ML7Fmm6I/AAAAAAAAASo/lwKPREhcWTM/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8900934234912308867</id><published>2011-11-10T20:04:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T21:56:49.044+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Pastoral afternoon</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YWfjXLasg0o/TrqwN3KLptI/AAAAAAAAASg/JPLgh7jbYoY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YWfjXLasg0o/TrqwN3KLptI/AAAAAAAAASg/JPLgh7jbYoY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A worker was taking a rest in Osaka Castle Park in the afternoon. Despite on-going Fukushima nuclear crisis and mounting public debts, Osaka seems to be peaceful at least for now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;長閑な午後&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;穏やかな午後、仕事の合間だろうか大阪城公園のベンチで寛ぐおっちゃん。福島原発も財政破綻も関係なく大阪は平和なんだなあーと感じる一時だった。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ところで法政大学による「各都道府県の幸福度調査」によると大阪府は最下位の４７位であった（笑）。確かに大阪は失業率・生活保護が最悪、しかも児童虐待・貧困ビジネス・ひったくりなどまるで悪の巣窟である。しかしこのベンチのおっちゃんなら「大阪ほどええとこ他にないのちゃう」とか言いそうである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8900934234912308867?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8900934234912308867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-rest-in-park.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8900934234912308867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8900934234912308867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-rest-in-park.html' title='Pastoral afternoon'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YWfjXLasg0o/TrqwN3KLptI/AAAAAAAAASg/JPLgh7jbYoY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-554570471487092265</id><published>2011-11-07T01:45:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T03:12:29.031+09:00</updated><title type='text'>In the evening</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AjmZLUiDa6c/TrapWGnWLAI/AAAAAAAAASY/-aH_VPbUe4c/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AjmZLUiDa6c/TrapWGnWLAI/AAAAAAAAASY/-aH_VPbUe4c/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This rose is called Minuette, which looks very cute and graceful. It seemed as if it was saying good-bye to the fading light in the evening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;夕暮れ時&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは Minuette と呼ばれるとてもかわいらしい上品なバラ。夕暮れ時、それはあたかも消えゆく光にさよならを告げているような風情だった。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;夕暮れや　光を惜しむ　秋の花　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-554570471487092265?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/554570471487092265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-late-evening.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/554570471487092265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/554570471487092265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-late-evening.html' title='In the evening'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AjmZLUiDa6c/TrapWGnWLAI/AAAAAAAAASY/-aH_VPbUe4c/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1828124019635991780</id><published>2011-11-05T02:29:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-06T03:24:50.964+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Parading to the shrine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yr3QDJMGsOI/TrP9StbssVI/AAAAAAAAASQ/6XkPyZst4ME/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yr3QDJMGsOI/TrP9StbssVI/AAAAAAAAASQ/6XkPyZst4ME/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although they finished their autumn festival late in October, they recently paraded again with 11 floats to a shrine in Osaka Castle Park to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the reconstruction of Osaka castle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;神社への行進&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;１０月下旬に村の秋祭りが終わったところだが、先日また城東区のだんじり（山車）の曳行があった。今回は大阪城天守閣復興８０周年のお祝いに大阪城公園の豊国神社（中央区）まで城東区内のだんじり全１１台が繰り出すという特別企画。鴫野村や今福村とはまた違った晴れ舞台で大いに盛り上がってました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1828124019635991780?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1828124019635991780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/parading-to-shrine.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1828124019635991780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1828124019635991780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/parading-to-shrine.html' title='Parading to the shrine'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yr3QDJMGsOI/TrP9StbssVI/AAAAAAAAASQ/6XkPyZst4ME/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6049413157187978316</id><published>2011-11-03T01:59:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T01:59:21.650+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Warm lighting at the festival</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6RyD69Nb7zo/TrFtZNxEqvI/AAAAAAAAASI/08ux6qtoQfc/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6RyD69Nb7zo/TrFtZNxEqvI/AAAAAAAAASI/08ux6qtoQfc/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of Japanese lanterns hanging from the roof of a festival float. I think that this lighting system can provide us with one of the warmest light in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;祭りの温かな明かり&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これはだんじり（山車）の提灯ですが、これらが作り出す光の温かさは世界でも有数のものではないかと思う。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6049413157187978316?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6049413157187978316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/warm-lighting-at-festival.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6049413157187978316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6049413157187978316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/11/warm-lighting-at-festival.html' title='Warm lighting at the festival'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6RyD69Nb7zo/TrFtZNxEqvI/AAAAAAAAASI/08ux6qtoQfc/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3479526141710493130</id><published>2011-10-30T00:46:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T11:45:14.936+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Divinity of yellow duck</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lWIECc_FXU/TqwIyuHAnII/AAAAAAAAARk/4xXCIf3e9Ns/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lWIECc_FXU/TqwIyuHAnII/AAAAAAAAARk/4xXCIf3e9Ns/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of a huge rubber duck which has appeared in a park in Osaka. And this object was so popular among the visitors that it seemed to have gained something like a status of a god.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;アヒルの神格&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;こちらは大阪市の中之島公園に現れた巨大ラバーダック様。多くの人々に崇められ神のような慈愛に満ちた笑みを浮かべておられた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3479526141710493130?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3479526141710493130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/divinity-of-yellow-duck.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3479526141710493130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3479526141710493130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/divinity-of-yellow-duck.html' title='Divinity of yellow duck'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lWIECc_FXU/TqwIyuHAnII/AAAAAAAAARk/4xXCIf3e9Ns/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5832292585635369956</id><published>2011-10-27T12:10:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-29T06:02:45.527+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Festival float in the arcade</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbRdlxbIJHE/Tqg8FfBKWlI/AAAAAAAAARc/j_PviDXmn-A/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbRdlxbIJHE/Tqg8FfBKWlI/AAAAAAAAARc/j_PviDXmn-A/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had recently an autumn festival in my town. And this is a photo of one festival float threading a shopping arcade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;商店街を行くだんじり&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;先日、大阪市城東区の鴫野今福地区で秋祭りがあった。これは皇太神宮の西之町のだんじり（山車）が城東商店街を行くところ。しかしいつも思うのだが、この祭りは立派なだんじりがある割には村民の盛り上がりが今一つなのですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5832292585635369956?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5832292585635369956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/festival-float-in-arcade.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5832292585635369956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5832292585635369956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/festival-float-in-arcade.html' title='Festival float in the arcade'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbRdlxbIJHE/Tqg8FfBKWlI/AAAAAAAAARc/j_PviDXmn-A/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1032258566698526371</id><published>2011-10-22T20:23:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T20:23:40.802+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Day of autumn blue sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r15pv8ab2nU/TqKg2sG0f9I/AAAAAAAAARU/bIperxWyobo/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r15pv8ab2nU/TqKg2sG0f9I/AAAAAAAAARU/bIperxWyobo/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a view of the city and the sky from Osaka castle, which can provide us with the good place to take a rest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;秋の青空&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは大阪城からの街と空の眺望ですが、真に休息にはよい所です。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1032258566698526371?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1032258566698526371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/day-of-autumn-blue-sky.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1032258566698526371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1032258566698526371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/day-of-autumn-blue-sky.html' title='Day of autumn blue sky'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r15pv8ab2nU/TqKg2sG0f9I/AAAAAAAAARU/bIperxWyobo/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1334103242908510911</id><published>2011-10-19T23:07:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T20:36:24.027+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The shape of the sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WtqOduIkLwk/Tp7TAIzasWI/AAAAAAAAARM/2f8DkbyvUq0/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WtqOduIkLwk/Tp7TAIzasWI/AAAAAAAAARM/2f8DkbyvUq0/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of Osaka castle and trees at dusk. I rather focused on the composition. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;空の形&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは薄暮の大阪城と木々の光画写真ですが私は構図に注力しました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1334103242908510911?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1334103242908510911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/shaped-sky.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1334103242908510911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1334103242908510911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/shaped-sky.html' title='The shape of the sky'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WtqOduIkLwk/Tp7TAIzasWI/AAAAAAAAARM/2f8DkbyvUq0/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1362522616735621675</id><published>2011-10-17T23:22:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-18T01:52:32.416+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The last shogun</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gnxmHzjauxE/TpwyhFLZQ-I/AAAAAAAAARE/qanVbeRO1Xg/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gnxmHzjauxE/TpwyhFLZQ-I/AAAAAAAAARE/qanVbeRO1Xg/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a silhouette of Osaka castle at dusk, which looks like a shogun in armor seeing his last days with sorrow and vanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;最後の将軍&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは薄暮の大阪城のシルエットだが哀しみと虚しさで最後の日々を見つめる将軍のように見える。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1362522616735621675?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1362522616735621675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-shogun.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1362522616735621675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1362522616735621675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-shogun.html' title='The last shogun'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gnxmHzjauxE/TpwyhFLZQ-I/AAAAAAAAARE/qanVbeRO1Xg/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6203636120248921137</id><published>2011-10-15T01:35:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-15T01:35:23.976+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Castle at sunset</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqIBC6yJpbc/TphSZxB_8oI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/8YbEbVnBz5Y/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqIBC6yJpbc/TphSZxB_8oI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/8YbEbVnBz5Y/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a picture of Osaka castle which is often said to be one of the three greatest castles in Japan along with Himeji castle and Kumamoto castle. But this castle was rebuilt in 1931 with modern technology, so it looks a little bit flashy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;夕暮れの城&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; これは姫路城、熊本城と並び日本三名城と称されることもある大阪城である。復元天守閣なので些か安っぽく見えるが日没時はなかなか味わいがある。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6203636120248921137?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6203636120248921137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/castle-at-sunset.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6203636120248921137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6203636120248921137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/castle-at-sunset.html' title='Castle at sunset'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqIBC6yJpbc/TphSZxB_8oI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/8YbEbVnBz5Y/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4477603805483036712</id><published>2011-10-13T17:22:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T23:30:21.723+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Photographing a picture</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nEWN_FBvQiY/TpaUTRqQLlI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/cfZD7nQrZIk/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nEWN_FBvQiY/TpaUTRqQLlI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/cfZD7nQrZIk/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many fans were photographing a picture of Shogo Hamada, a Japanese pop singer. But I just happened to pass by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;コンサートの日&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは大阪城公園でよく見かける光景である。今回は何と浜田省吾。何やら懐かしい感じがするが私はただ通りがかっただけ。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4477603805483036712?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4477603805483036712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/photographing-picture.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4477603805483036712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4477603805483036712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/photographing-picture.html' title='Photographing a picture'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nEWN_FBvQiY/TpaUTRqQLlI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/cfZD7nQrZIk/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1080511946773896587</id><published>2011-10-11T00:33:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-13T06:37:19.071+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Bliss in the autumn</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LhnGgOx9ulU/TpL_aLZepHI/AAAAAAAAAQw/iYnfZrEuycY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LhnGgOx9ulU/TpL_aLZepHI/AAAAAAAAAQw/iYnfZrEuycY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peaceful&lt;br /&gt;Cats are sleeping&lt;br /&gt;Autumn is here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haiku by me)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;秋の幸福&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;すやすやと　猫も眠るや　秋来たる　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1080511946773896587?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1080511946773896587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/bliss-in-autumn.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1080511946773896587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1080511946773896587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/bliss-in-autumn.html' title='Bliss in the autumn'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LhnGgOx9ulU/TpL_aLZepHI/AAAAAAAAAQw/iYnfZrEuycY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6756683545352263691</id><published>2011-10-08T11:05:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-08T11:05:46.693+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Modest autumn flower</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eUAmF6jHpuM/To-XvIX2MuI/AAAAAAAAAQs/IhRHz2qFYnI/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eUAmF6jHpuM/To-XvIX2MuI/AAAAAAAAAQs/IhRHz2qFYnI/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Solitude&lt;br /&gt;Touching my heart&lt;br /&gt;Autumn flower&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haiku by me) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;清楚な秋の花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;淋しさや　心に染み入る　秋の花　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6756683545352263691?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6756683545352263691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/modest-autumn-flower.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6756683545352263691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6756683545352263691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/modest-autumn-flower.html' title='Modest autumn flower'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eUAmF6jHpuM/To-XvIX2MuI/AAAAAAAAAQs/IhRHz2qFYnI/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-551099789910653648</id><published>2011-10-05T19:33:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-06T13:53:49.081+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Tropical smile of lantana</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RKrPDC1-Uvs/TovxY3tMZqI/AAAAAAAAAQo/pmteuz7Ysr4/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RKrPDC1-Uvs/TovxY3tMZqI/AAAAAAAAAQo/pmteuz7Ysr4/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This flower is called lantana which is in bloom from spring to autumn in Japan. As this plant originally comes from tropical regions of the Americas, it shows a summer smile in the autumn. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;南国の微笑み&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;このランタナ（乱多奈）という木は中南米原産といこともあり、秋になっても夏らしい笑顔を見せてくれる。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-551099789910653648?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/551099789910653648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/tropical-smile-of-lantana.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/551099789910653648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/551099789910653648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/10/tropical-smile-of-lantana.html' title='Tropical smile of lantana'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RKrPDC1-Uvs/TovxY3tMZqI/AAAAAAAAAQo/pmteuz7Ysr4/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-2101247869647197752</id><published>2011-09-30T12:28:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-10-03T04:34:02.354+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The river and the sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sidK_FwJv7U/ToUZkreOMvI/AAAAAAAAAQk/UeE0tFk2TrI/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sidK_FwJv7U/ToUZkreOMvI/AAAAAAAAAQk/UeE0tFk2TrI/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like the river because it provides us with the place to view the broad sky in the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;川と空と街&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;川というのは街中でも広い空を見る所になるのでよいものである。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さて大阪は水都だという。なるほど市内に川が多いのは確かだが、あれだけ水が汚いと（しかも臭い）水都と呼ぶのはかなり抵抗があるのではないだろうか。くいだおれの街なら酔都でもよさそうだが長引く不景気で最近は元気のいい酔っぱらいも見なくなった。そこで粋都と言いたいところだがこの野暮ったい街にはとても似合わない。やはりこの経済の凋落を考えると悲しいかな衰都と呼ぶしかないようである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-2101247869647197752?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/2101247869647197752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/river-and-sky.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2101247869647197752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2101247869647197752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/river-and-sky.html' title='The river and the sky'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sidK_FwJv7U/ToUZkreOMvI/AAAAAAAAAQk/UeE0tFk2TrI/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-2712122740717688294</id><published>2011-09-25T23:35:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T03:44:31.215+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fragment of the summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B7DupsO0ZI8/Tn80Jo6GTNI/AAAAAAAAAQg/LA8HCuz-2X0/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B7DupsO0ZI8/Tn80Jo6GTNI/AAAAAAAAAQg/LA8HCuz-2X0/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shell of cicada&lt;br /&gt;No chorus now &lt;br /&gt;Summer is gone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haiku by me)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;夏のかけら&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;気がつけば　今は聞こえぬ　蝉の声　夏の終わりの　静かな夕暮れ　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-2712122740717688294?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/2712122740717688294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/fragment-of-summer.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2712122740717688294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2712122740717688294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/fragment-of-summer.html' title='Fragment of the summer'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B7DupsO0ZI8/Tn80Jo6GTNI/AAAAAAAAAQg/LA8HCuz-2X0/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3622471016919396788</id><published>2011-09-19T20:33:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-20T02:45:17.768+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Taking a rest under the tree</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UopM2pyTnbM/TncZdJG5TuI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7o34RfIm12I/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UopM2pyTnbM/TncZdJG5TuI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7o34RfIm12I/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often feel that a man's back is telling his story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;木陰での休息&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私はしばしば男の背中にその物語を感じる。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;風吹きて　残暑和らぐ　木陰かな　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3622471016919396788?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3622471016919396788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/taking-rest-under-tree.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3622471016919396788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3622471016919396788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/taking-rest-under-tree.html' title='Taking a rest under the tree'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UopM2pyTnbM/TncZdJG5TuI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7o34RfIm12I/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7182496105130761273</id><published>2011-09-17T03:29:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-22T04:28:40.719+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Cityscape of Osaka</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBKUjZMSACw/TnMsJXwbbFI/AAAAAAAAAQY/4o_GGOETZxY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBKUjZMSACw/TnMsJXwbbFI/AAAAAAAAAQY/4o_GGOETZxY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes common cityscapes show exciting aspects with the expressive sky.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BTW Osaka was ranked 7th on the list of the most attractive prefectures in Japan. Japan consists of 47 prefectures such as Tokyo, Kyoto or Hiroshima. But I would think the 7th place was too good for Osaka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a list of rankings of some major prefectures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1st:Hokkaido&lt;br /&gt;2nd:Kyoto&lt;br /&gt;3rd:Okinawa &lt;br /&gt;4th:Tokyo&lt;br /&gt;5th:Nara&lt;br /&gt;7th:Osaka&lt;br /&gt;35th:Fukushima&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;大阪の風景&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;表情豊かな空の下、ありふれた風景にワクワクする時がある。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さて先日ブランド総合研究所が発表した&lt;a href="http://tiiki.jp/news/05_research/tbs2011_report/604.html"&gt;地域ブランド調査&lt;/a&gt;（４７都道府県対象）によると大阪の魅力度は何と全国７位ということである。しかしこの評価はちょっと大阪には高すぎるかもしれませんね。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;主な都道府県の順位&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北海道（１位）、京都府（２位）、沖縄県（３位）、東京都（４位）、奈良県（５位）、大阪府（７位）、長野県（８位）、福島県（３５位）、茨城県（４７位）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7182496105130761273?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7182496105130761273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/cityscape-of-osaka.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7182496105130761273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7182496105130761273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/cityscape-of-osaka.html' title='Cityscape of Osaka'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBKUjZMSACw/TnMsJXwbbFI/AAAAAAAAAQY/4o_GGOETZxY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8079015538590782651</id><published>2011-09-14T02:22:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T08:27:39.423+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Persistent heat wave</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VXjwDXmcYoY/Tm-KUoHsLSI/AAAAAAAAAQU/oqvCk-4o0EY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VXjwDXmcYoY/Tm-KUoHsLSI/AAAAAAAAAQU/oqvCk-4o0EY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite being in the middle of September we are suffering from persistent heat wave here in Osaka with the temperature at around 33 degrees. The sun is blazing, humans are sweltering and dogs are sleeping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;残暑厳しく&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;９月の中旬というのに気温３３度というのはかなり辛いですな。もう暑すぎて何もする気になれません。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;汗ぬぐい　秋に焦がれる　残暑かな　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8079015538590782651?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8079015538590782651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/persistent-heat-wave.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8079015538590782651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8079015538590782651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/persistent-heat-wave.html' title='Persistent heat wave'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VXjwDXmcYoY/Tm-KUoHsLSI/AAAAAAAAAQU/oqvCk-4o0EY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8591290558522802325</id><published>2011-09-11T02:07:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T13:26:55.657+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Song of the earth</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6SjXmLoA7g/TmuD3M7jUKI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ihO1ex6MO8I/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6SjXmLoA7g/TmuD3M7jUKI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ihO1ex6MO8I/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just after the sunset&lt;br /&gt;The light lingers on the surface of the water&lt;br /&gt;The weeds swing in the gentle wind&lt;br /&gt;It is a time of tranquility&lt;br /&gt;I can hear the song of the earth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(poetry by me)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;大地の歌&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;日が暮れたあと&lt;br /&gt;仄かに光は水面を漂い&lt;br /&gt;優しき風に草は揺れる&lt;br /&gt;それは平安の時&lt;br /&gt;大地の歌が聴こえてくる&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;（詩：拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8591290558522802325?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8591290558522802325/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/song-of-earth.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8591290558522802325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8591290558522802325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/song-of-earth.html' title='Song of the earth'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t6SjXmLoA7g/TmuD3M7jUKI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ihO1ex6MO8I/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4481105988730066316</id><published>2011-09-08T23:28:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-10T02:04:30.995+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Perfect blue sky in the city</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ysrgm-6K5DI/TmjKFNU129I/AAAAAAAAAQM/TdVTQEbC6P4/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ysrgm-6K5DI/TmjKFNU129I/AAAAAAAAAQM/TdVTQEbC6P4/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can see the beautiful deep blue sky even in the rubbishy environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;街中で見る完璧な青空&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;つまらない環境でも美しい紺碧の空は見ることができる。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4481105988730066316?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4481105988730066316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/perfect-blue-sky-in-city.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4481105988730066316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4481105988730066316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/perfect-blue-sky-in-city.html' title='Perfect blue sky in the city'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ysrgm-6K5DI/TmjKFNU129I/AAAAAAAAAQM/TdVTQEbC6P4/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4492082030618405267</id><published>2011-09-05T03:34:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-05T15:14:45.593+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Weed garden in the city</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykufW8WOH6E/TmO-HKVsJ0I/AAAAAAAAAQI/kBCMQPvjV4U/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykufW8WOH6E/TmO-HKVsJ0I/AAAAAAAAAQI/kBCMQPvjV4U/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm always impressed by the vigorous vitality of weeds. They would be able to blanket the earth soon if humans should perish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;都市の雑草庭園&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私は常に雑草の旺盛な生命力に圧倒される。もし人類が消滅すれば彼らはすぐに地上を蔽い尽くすことができるだろう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;夏草や　兵どもが　夢の跡　（松尾 芭蕉） &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4492082030618405267?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4492082030618405267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/weed-garden-in-city.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4492082030618405267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4492082030618405267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/weed-garden-in-city.html' title='Weed garden in the city'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykufW8WOH6E/TmO-HKVsJ0I/AAAAAAAAAQI/kBCMQPvjV4U/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6319852934323583048</id><published>2011-09-03T02:32:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T02:32:24.140+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Vitality of weeds</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P63SV1ORMo4/TmEGzJrwbhI/AAAAAAAAAQE/tPvcFjMZbXU/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P63SV1ORMo4/TmEGzJrwbhI/AAAAAAAAAQE/tPvcFjMZbXU/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've been often invigorated by the vitality of weeds which can find their own place and survive everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;雑草の生命力&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;どこでも自分の場所を見つけ生き抜く雑草の生命力に私はよく元気をもらう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;生きられる　だけは生きやう　草萌ゆる　（種田山頭火）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6319852934323583048?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6319852934323583048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/vitality-of-weeds.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6319852934323583048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6319852934323583048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/vitality-of-weeds.html' title='Vitality of weeds'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P63SV1ORMo4/TmEGzJrwbhI/AAAAAAAAAQE/tPvcFjMZbXU/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8040810236878081309</id><published>2011-09-02T02:18:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-02T20:08:24.389+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking up to the sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7rV1XR-fc5M/Tl-2zd1rXGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/PvY7ZHuurLQ/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7rV1XR-fc5M/Tl-2zd1rXGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/PvY7ZHuurLQ/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although there are many obstacles above us in the city, I think the sky is not so bad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;空を見上げる&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;街中では頭上にたくさんの障害物があるとはいえ空はそんなに悪くないと思う。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;うす暗き　日々の暮らしに　仰ぎ見る　霹靂のごとき　青き空かな　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8040810236878081309?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8040810236878081309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/looking-up-at-sky.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8040810236878081309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8040810236878081309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/looking-up-at-sky.html' title='Looking up to the sky'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7rV1XR-fc5M/Tl-2zd1rXGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/PvY7ZHuurLQ/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7529747238776832184</id><published>2011-08-27T22:34:00.012+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-02T00:24:37.388+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fairy in the light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7itrrHtXR3M/TljyZTJKi6I/AAAAAAAAAP8/KyhccM2cPq8/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645528649358281634" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7itrrHtXR3M/TljyZTJKi6I/AAAAAAAAAP8/KyhccM2cPq8/s400/a01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I always have to be amazed at the functional beauty of the insects and the design of butterflies, among others, should be the most elegant one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;光の中の妖精&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私はいつも昆虫の機能美に驚嘆してしまう。中でも蝶の意匠は最も洗練されたものだろう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;軽やかに　葉のごとく舞い　アゲハ蝶　しばし休むや　夏の日差しに　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7529747238776832184?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7529747238776832184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/fairy-in-light.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7529747238776832184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7529747238776832184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/fairy-in-light.html' title='Fairy in the light'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7itrrHtXR3M/TljyZTJKi6I/AAAAAAAAAP8/KyhccM2cPq8/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6068605255836985456</id><published>2011-08-26T00:58:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-02T00:18:45.488+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Flowering in summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HMnhDWKPaBs/TlZxOjgaFrI/AAAAAAAAAP0/D7D4TvbIuuE/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644823677818771122" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HMnhDWKPaBs/TlZxOjgaFrI/AAAAAAAAAP0/D7D4TvbIuuE/s400/a01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although it's scorching hot in Japan we can see several summer flowers on the streets. But I have seldom taken pictures of them because they are not so good for photography.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;夏に咲く&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;日本の夏は焼け付くように厳しいが、街中でも百日紅や夾竹桃、フヨウやムクゲ、それにひまわりなどの花が見られる。しかしながらそれらは光画には余り向かないので撮ることは殆んどない。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;処暑すぎて　ほっとするかな　百日紅　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6068605255836985456?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6068605255836985456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/flowering-in-summer.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6068605255836985456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6068605255836985456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/flowering-in-summer.html' title='Flowering in summer'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HMnhDWKPaBs/TlZxOjgaFrI/AAAAAAAAAP0/D7D4TvbIuuE/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3515538260496685203</id><published>2011-08-24T01:30:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-24T15:42:37.772+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Photographing the festivity</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADTwoeWrYzc/TlPVyYcO3aI/AAAAAAAAAPk/0pkKykv4V8k/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADTwoeWrYzc/TlPVyYcO3aI/AAAAAAAAAPk/0pkKykv4V8k/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644089819556404642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Festivals always provide us with good opportunities of photography.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;祭りを撮る&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;祭りはいつも私たちに光画のよい機会を与えてくれる。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3515538260496685203?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3515538260496685203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/photographing-festival.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3515538260496685203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3515538260496685203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/photographing-festival.html' title='Photographing the festivity'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADTwoeWrYzc/TlPVyYcO3aI/AAAAAAAAAPk/0pkKykv4V8k/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1170429957650222447</id><published>2011-08-20T23:22:00.008+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-22T23:05:56.494+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Resting in the arms of his mother</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tgcpjf8k98E/Tk_DLP2qnRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/BPW2Pkmvorw/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tgcpjf8k98E/Tk_DLP2qnRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/BPW2Pkmvorw/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642943456120315154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The festivity should have been too hard for the little boy who was taking part in the parade of Osaka Tenjin Festival.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;お休み中&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;天神祭りの行列もこの子には大変なことだったでしょう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;お祭りに　疲れて眠る　母の胸　夢に描くは　夏の思い出　（拙作）&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1170429957650222447?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1170429957650222447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/resting-in-arms-of-his-mother.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1170429957650222447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1170429957650222447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/resting-in-arms-of-his-mother.html' title='Resting in the arms of his mother'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tgcpjf8k98E/Tk_DLP2qnRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/BPW2Pkmvorw/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5465521835452061237</id><published>2011-08-19T01:26:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T02:19:32.876+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The drummers with a huge drum</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7EzNQRE71Lc/Tk09UP1tj_I/AAAAAAAAAOw/gZo-uws1j5k/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7EzNQRE71Lc/Tk09UP1tj_I/AAAAAAAAAOw/gZo-uws1j5k/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642233326223593458" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This photo is a scene from Tenjin Festival, which is the biggest festival in Osaka and said to be one of the three greatest festivals in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;催太鼓&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;何だかよく分からないのが魅力の大阪天神祭りだが、この催太鼓は数ある催事の中でも天神講（獅子舞と傘踊り）と並んで最もおもしろいものだろう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5465521835452061237?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5465521835452061237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/drummers-with-huge-drum.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5465521835452061237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5465521835452061237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/drummers-with-huge-drum.html' title='The drummers with a huge drum'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7EzNQRE71Lc/Tk09UP1tj_I/AAAAAAAAAOw/gZo-uws1j5k/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1177326422964235450</id><published>2011-08-16T09:07:00.008+09:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T23:22:06.917+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Taking shelter in the shade</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqopR7lZj8s/Tkm0z0XyuoI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Fqiel8PNUtM/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641238810583022210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqopR7lZj8s/Tkm0z0XyuoI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Fqiel8PNUtM/s400/a01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have recently experienced some blazing hot days here in Osaka. I'm just sweltering and even a cat shows her/his displeasure at the extreme heat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;日陰にて避難中&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;不愉快な　猫の顔にも　現るる　真夏の午後の　厳しき日差しよ　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1177326422964235450?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1177326422964235450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-shelter-in-shade.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1177326422964235450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1177326422964235450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-shelter-in-shade.html' title='Taking shelter in the shade'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqopR7lZj8s/Tkm0z0XyuoI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Fqiel8PNUtM/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8410174678883513335</id><published>2011-08-13T01:23:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T02:43:42.193+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Unexpected collaboration</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SX2E65TLax0/TkVTfkDSjqI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sEWxm9YbuZ4/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SX2E65TLax0/TkVTfkDSjqI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sEWxm9YbuZ4/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005910069939874" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I took this photo just in front of a pachinko shop (Japanese gambling game) at the summer festival. The banner of a woman was not for the festival but just an ad of the shop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;予期せぬ共演&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;祭りに幟（のぼり）は欠かせないものだがパチンコ屋にとっても同じようである。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8410174678883513335?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8410174678883513335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/unexpected-collaboration.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8410174678883513335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8410174678883513335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/unexpected-collaboration.html' title='Unexpected collaboration'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SX2E65TLax0/TkVTfkDSjqI/AAAAAAAAAOg/sEWxm9YbuZ4/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4699832580353201211</id><published>2011-08-09T01:35:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-09T21:34:24.287+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Raising the float</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fgHEiwGkKac/TkAQXojTGjI/AAAAAAAAAOY/-kpKE5QXzOg/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fgHEiwGkKac/TkAQXojTGjI/AAAAAAAAAOY/-kpKE5QXzOg/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524731676367410" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it was scorching hot the woman was fanning those who were doing their hard work at the festival.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;だんじりの御辞儀&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;焼け付くような日差しの中、この女性は祭りで過酷な仕事をする男衆に風を送ってました。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4699832580353201211?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4699832580353201211/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/raising-float.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4699832580353201211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4699832580353201211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/raising-float.html' title='Raising the float'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fgHEiwGkKac/TkAQXojTGjI/AAAAAAAAAOY/-kpKE5QXzOg/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6273776488613784353</id><published>2011-08-04T19:16:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-09T16:30:16.973+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The lantern street</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HSVmRr2RpW4/TjpxnSJcwqI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/EtpZNxWMdzI/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HSVmRr2RpW4/TjpxnSJcwqI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/EtpZNxWMdzI/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636942803307905698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I'm always charmed with at festivals is the warm light of Japanese lanterns. But it is sad that we have mostly abandoned this modest lighting culture in everyday life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;提灯通り&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;祭りで私がいつも魅了されるのは提灯の暖かな光。しかしこの奥ゆかしい光の文化を日々の暮らしの中で殆んど捨ててしまったのは悲しい事である。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;提灯の　仄かな明かりに　浮かびくる　幼き頃の　楽しき思い出　（拙作）&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6273776488613784353?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6273776488613784353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/lantern-street.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6273776488613784353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6273776488613784353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/lantern-street.html' title='The lantern street'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HSVmRr2RpW4/TjpxnSJcwqI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/EtpZNxWMdzI/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1171621085539223043</id><published>2011-08-01T21:37:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-03T16:49:21.564+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Under the shiny sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IietVuWga4E/TjaeCG_TH8I/AAAAAAAAAOI/-qSfiiMVGNM/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IietVuWga4E/TjaeCG_TH8I/AAAAAAAAAOI/-qSfiiMVGNM/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635865742773788610" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite punishing and blistering weather I was pleased to take pictures of the festival under the beautiful sky.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;美しき空の下で&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;先日は私の住む城東区（鴫野・今福・蒲生）で夏祭りがあった。焼け付くような厳しい日射しではあったが青空とだんじりの協演は美しいものだった。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1171621085539223043?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1171621085539223043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/under-shiny-sky.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1171621085539223043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1171621085539223043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/08/under-shiny-sky.html' title='Under the shiny sky'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IietVuWga4E/TjaeCG_TH8I/AAAAAAAAAOI/-qSfiiMVGNM/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7112556480478987602</id><published>2011-07-26T23:31:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-27T04:43:49.852+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Watching the festivity</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkSxpvGW0IA/Ti7P6smfemI/AAAAAAAAAOA/yfIjqVkdN5w/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkSxpvGW0IA/Ti7P6smfemI/AAAAAAAAAOA/yfIjqVkdN5w/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633668791199038050" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Festivals are joy for children and we are also pleased to see them smiling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;祭り見物&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;子供たちにとって祭りは楽しいものである。そして私たちも子供たちの笑顔を見るのが喜びである。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;（以下、ＪＲポスター用コピー試作）&lt;br /&gt;子供たちの笑顔が見たくて今年も来ました。&lt;br /&gt;杭全神社だんじり祭りへのおでかけにはＪＲが便利です。&lt;br /&gt;大和路線平野駅より徒歩５分。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7112556480478987602?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7112556480478987602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/watching-festivity.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7112556480478987602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7112556480478987602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/watching-festivity.html' title='Watching the festivity'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkSxpvGW0IA/Ti7P6smfemI/AAAAAAAAAOA/yfIjqVkdN5w/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5989042330540990306</id><published>2011-07-24T23:45:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-25T00:37:34.639+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Scaring away the evils</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tnqE904yDw/TiwwB5_oq8I/AAAAAAAAAN4/jieTc0lsEFU/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tnqE904yDw/TiwwB5_oq8I/AAAAAAAAAN4/jieTc0lsEFU/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632930043239377858" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This figure is called Shishi which is placed on the roof of the float to protect it against the evils.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;獅子噛&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これはだんじりの屋根にある獅子噛（ししがみ）と呼ばれるもの。だんじりには他にもたくさんの彫り物があるのだが普通見る機会は少ない。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;（以下、ＪＲポスター用コピー試作）&lt;br /&gt;獅子噛さんとにらめっこしちゃいました。&lt;br /&gt;杭全神社だんじり祭りへのおでかけにはＪＲが便利です。&lt;br /&gt;大和路線平野駅より徒歩５分。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5989042330540990306?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5989042330540990306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/scaring-away-evils.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5989042330540990306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5989042330540990306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/scaring-away-evils.html' title='Scaring away the evils'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tnqE904yDw/TiwwB5_oq8I/AAAAAAAAAN4/jieTc0lsEFU/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7734208558972970632</id><published>2011-07-19T22:38:00.015+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-23T12:10:39.085+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Festive culmination</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rVCIbmSmMBM/TiWI6ca-uhI/AAAAAAAAANk/547jSs6iFzs/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rVCIbmSmMBM/TiWI6ca-uhI/AAAAAAAAANk/547jSs6iFzs/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631057446739819026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the festival nears its finale people show their climax of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;excitement&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;祭りの最高潮&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;祭りも終盤を迎え人々の熱狂は頂点へと向かう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;（以下、ＪＲポスター用コピー試作）&lt;br /&gt;華やかな熱狂に時を忘れてしまいました。&lt;br /&gt;杭全神社だんじり祭りへのおでかけにはＪＲが便利です。&lt;br /&gt;大和路線平野駅より徒歩５分。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7734208558972970632?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7734208558972970632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/festive-culmination.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7734208558972970632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7734208558972970632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/festive-culmination.html' title='Festive culmination'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rVCIbmSmMBM/TiWI6ca-uhI/AAAAAAAAANk/547jSs6iFzs/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4104554152458650520</id><published>2011-07-15T22:43:00.014+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-23T12:11:12.351+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Festival float on the narrow street</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H_br52J7_U8/TiBEC6miY2I/AAAAAAAAANc/kPhxens6ip8/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H_br52J7_U8/TiBEC6miY2I/AAAAAAAAANc/kPhxens6ip8/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629574351094440802" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As July is the time for summer festivals in Osaka there are numerous events through the month. One of my favourites is to see the festival floats parading through the town.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;路地を行くだんじり&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;７月といえば大阪では夏祭りの季節である。一般に大阪の三大祭りは愛染祭り、天神祭り、住吉祭りとされるが私のは杭全神社夏祭り（平野区）、八剱神社夏祭り（城東区鴫野）、天神祭りとなる。だんじりのない祭りはどこか物足りないものである。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;（以下、ＪＲポスター用コピー試作）&lt;br /&gt;忘れていた風景に出逢いました。&lt;br /&gt;杭全神社だんじり祭りへのおでかけにはＪＲが便利です。&lt;br /&gt;大和路線平野駅より徒歩５分。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4104554152458650520?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4104554152458650520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/festival-float-on-narrow-street.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4104554152458650520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4104554152458650520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/festival-float-on-narrow-street.html' title='Festival float on the narrow street'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H_br52J7_U8/TiBEC6miY2I/AAAAAAAAANc/kPhxens6ip8/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-173497729547598375</id><published>2011-07-10T21:53:00.009+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T17:39:35.781+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Scorching summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8dzZBTinhY/ThmqPfF4fII/AAAAAAAAANU/SwkALMualoQ/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8dzZBTinhY/ThmqPfF4fII/AAAAAAAAANU/SwkALMualoQ/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627716392397077634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was 35 degrees here in Osaka today. The sun was burning, the air was boiling, the road was baking and humans were sizzling. Even sunflowers seemed to be overheating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;灼熱の夏&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;今日の大阪は３５度。太陽は燃え、空気は沸騰し、道路は焼け、人間は茹だる。ひまわり（陽間割）でさえオーバーヒート気味であった。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ひまわりも　耐えかねるかな　昼下がり　（拙作）&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-173497729547598375?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/173497729547598375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/scorching-summer.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/173497729547598375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/173497729547598375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/scorching-summer.html' title='Scorching summer'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8dzZBTinhY/ThmqPfF4fII/AAAAAAAAANU/SwkALMualoQ/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-955442823044599460</id><published>2011-07-06T23:31:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T20:24:25.556+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The world of purple</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vDV4slwFVDk/ThRxyp_6SAI/AAAAAAAAANE/3_BA13LMrDo/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vDV4slwFVDk/ThRxyp_6SAI/AAAAAAAAANE/3_BA13LMrDo/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626246949573904386" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These purple flowers are hydrangeas which are very common at the rainy season in Japan. I always feel how they can create such a beautiful tone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;紫の世界&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;アジサイ（味彩）というのは花の形は少し魅力に欠けるがその色合いは非常に美しいと思う。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;あじさいの　瑕疵なき花の　むらさきに　一期一会の　意味を知るなり　（拙作）&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-955442823044599460?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/955442823044599460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/world-of-purple.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/955442823044599460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/955442823044599460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/world-of-purple.html' title='The world of purple'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vDV4slwFVDk/ThRxyp_6SAI/AAAAAAAAANE/3_BA13LMrDo/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5474596208209703465</id><published>2011-07-05T23:44:00.010+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T15:16:42.432+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Beauty in the city</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej46Z15EaVE/ThMja767vaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/TRM1g6nuqlI/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej46Z15EaVE/ThMja767vaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/TRM1g6nuqlI/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625879305184329122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This photo is just an intermezzo between flowers. And it's not bad to see this kind of beautiful picture in the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;都市の中の美&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;このようなきれいな絵を街で見るのは悪くないですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5474596208209703465?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5474596208209703465/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/beauty-in-city.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5474596208209703465'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5474596208209703465'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/beauty-in-city.html' title='Beauty in the city'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej46Z15EaVE/ThMja767vaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/TRM1g6nuqlI/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8206194853206212064</id><published>2011-07-02T22:55:00.009+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T03:02:36.910+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Blessed with the rain</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu0FXLpgmhg/Tg8jggAL2DI/AAAAAAAAAM0/HztpBFFmD9Q/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu0FXLpgmhg/Tg8jggAL2DI/AAAAAAAAAM0/HztpBFFmD9Q/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624753500862535730" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you see this rose -Bridal Pink- looks vivid and pleasing with the rain. And the rain can be blessing for humans, especially for photographers :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;恵みの雨&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ご覧のようにこのバラは雨の後生き生きと喜んでいるように見える。雨はまた人間にとっても恵みである・・・特に光画師には＾ｏ＾&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8206194853206212064?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8206194853206212064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/blessed-with-rain.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8206194853206212064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8206194853206212064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/07/blessed-with-rain.html' title='Blessed with the rain'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu0FXLpgmhg/Tg8jggAL2DI/AAAAAAAAAM0/HztpBFFmD9Q/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7462407179899167212</id><published>2011-06-30T23:09:00.015+09:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T15:31:58.290+09:00</updated><title type='text'>With seven buds</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qcHbiBWXsWE/TgyDlIDz04I/AAAAAAAAAMs/gU3sUeonvC8/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qcHbiBWXsWE/TgyDlIDz04I/AAAAAAAAAMs/gU3sUeonvC8/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624014708520768386" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I see this kind of scene I often feel that it looks like a princess with some dwarfs. Anyway this orange-pink rose is called Favorite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;バラと七つの蕾&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;このような花の光景を見ると私はよく小人に囲まれた麗人の姿を想起する。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7462407179899167212?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7462407179899167212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/with-seven-buds.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7462407179899167212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7462407179899167212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/with-seven-buds.html' title='With seven buds'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qcHbiBWXsWE/TgyDlIDz04I/AAAAAAAAAMs/gU3sUeonvC8/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3602916827241062996</id><published>2011-06-27T23:22:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-28T09:01:29.360+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Luminous yellow</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3nPPk4774DY/TgiSMwK4HbI/AAAAAAAAAMk/3cdV8DgqOPo/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3nPPk4774DY/TgiSMwK4HbI/AAAAAAAAAMk/3cdV8DgqOPo/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622904882558672306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I have to choose just one colour for roses it would be yellow, the colour of this rose called Golden Medallion. I cannot come up with specific reason for that but just think yellow roses are definitely elegant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;燐光のように&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;もし私がバラの色を一つだけ選ばなければならないとしたらそれは黄色になるだろう。その理由ははっきりとは言えないが黄色のバラが高貴なのは確かだ。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3602916827241062996?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3602916827241062996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/luminous-yellow.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3602916827241062996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3602916827241062996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/luminous-yellow.html' title='Luminous yellow'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3nPPk4774DY/TgiSMwK4HbI/AAAAAAAAAMk/3cdV8DgqOPo/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-27590830839719234</id><published>2011-06-25T19:54:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-29T09:36:14.634+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Heat wave breakdown</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3EYRfgGcr0/TgW-kWdEZsI/AAAAAAAAAMc/fI5i3dOnqlA/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3EYRfgGcr0/TgW-kWdEZsI/AAAAAAAAAMc/fI5i3dOnqlA/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622109241554003650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although we are officially in the rainy season we have recently had burning days of around 33 degrees Celsius instead of rain. So I've been exhausted by the boiling air. And this cat also seems to be worn out by the heat wave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;もうあかん&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;梅雨（続雨）とはいえ大阪では雨も降らず気温３３度ほどの厳しい日が続いている。私もこの暑さですっかり消尽してしまったがこの猫もそのようである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-27590830839719234?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/27590830839719234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/heat-wave-breakdown.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/27590830839719234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/27590830839719234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/heat-wave-breakdown.html' title='Heat wave breakdown'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3EYRfgGcr0/TgW-kWdEZsI/AAAAAAAAAMc/fI5i3dOnqlA/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1346344422959876787</id><published>2011-06-24T10:51:00.010+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-26T12:28:09.192+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Black and white</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9RyiOLuHjkk/TgPto42v2sI/AAAAAAAAAMU/unyBvH5wzXQ/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9RyiOLuHjkk/TgPto42v2sI/AAAAAAAAAMU/unyBvH5wzXQ/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621598046601075394" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the temperature is getting higher, this cat seems to be a little bit unpleasant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;吾輩は猫である&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;吾輩は猫である。名前は一応あるが年を取りそんなものはどうでもよくなってしまった。近頃では主人に呼ばれても返事もせぬ。どこで生まれたかとんと見当がつかぬが物心ついてからは西中島で暮らしておる。この辺りは飲食店や風俗店などが立ち並ぶいかがわしい所であまり好きではない。しかも通りをゆく人間が悪質で昼寝をしておる吾輩に触ったり写真を撮ったりする。甚だ迷惑であるが猫もそれほど楽ではないということである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1346344422959876787?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1346344422959876787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/black-and-white.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1346344422959876787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1346344422959876787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/black-and-white.html' title='Black and white'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9RyiOLuHjkk/TgPto42v2sI/AAAAAAAAAMU/unyBvH5wzXQ/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5736081475100253708</id><published>2011-06-22T23:50:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-23T00:43:31.324+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Photographer in paradise</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pUjxr5tBJLo/TgIFE8U-uuI/AAAAAAAAAMM/DGYtlfqzH-I/s1600/a01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pUjxr5tBJLo/TgIFE8U-uuI/AAAAAAAAAMM/DGYtlfqzH-I/s400/a01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621060867383540450" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I understand that he was probably feeling to be in paradise surrounded by many beautiful roses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;楽園の写真家&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;美しいたくさんのバラに囲まれて多分彼は楽園にいるような気分だったと思う。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5736081475100253708?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5736081475100253708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/photographer-in-paradise.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5736081475100253708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5736081475100253708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/photographer-in-paradise.html' title='Photographer in paradise'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pUjxr5tBJLo/TgIFE8U-uuI/AAAAAAAAAMM/DGYtlfqzH-I/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-309456949023643611</id><published>2011-06-20T19:52:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-20T23:20:25.197+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fragrant smile</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jbg_3rn32k/Tf8d40Asr4I/AAAAAAAAALU/hlMORH07-ik/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jbg_3rn32k/Tf8d40Asr4I/AAAAAAAAALU/hlMORH07-ik/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often feel as if flowers were sending message to us. This mauve rose - Blue Bayou - talked to me with fragrant smile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;香るような微笑み&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私はよく花がメッセージを送ってくるような気がする時がある。この藤色のバラ（Blue Bayou）は馥郁とした微笑みで語りかけてきた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-309456949023643611?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/309456949023643611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/fragrant-smile.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/309456949023643611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/309456949023643611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/fragrant-smile.html' title='Fragrant smile'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jbg_3rn32k/Tf8d40Asr4I/AAAAAAAAALU/hlMORH07-ik/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-329135130881195710</id><published>2011-06-18T22:59:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-19T09:12:49.444+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Blushing beauty</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Oh-wRt1g-4/TfyohWIvHWI/AAAAAAAAALQ/V3ZW_3Ozd8U/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Oh-wRt1g-4/TfyohWIvHWI/AAAAAAAAALQ/V3ZW_3Ozd8U/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This beautiful rose is called Blush Rambler. I see this small flower as one of the cutest roses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;紅に染む&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この美しいバラは Blush Rambler 。小さな蔓バラだが最もかわいらしいものの一つだろう。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-329135130881195710?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/329135130881195710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/blushing-beauty.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/329135130881195710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/329135130881195710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/blushing-beauty.html' title='Blushing beauty'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Oh-wRt1g-4/TfyohWIvHWI/AAAAAAAAALQ/V3ZW_3Ozd8U/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4618479922337268560</id><published>2011-06-17T23:35:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-18T21:47:33.816+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Swirl of petals</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjAjrzQKyRM/TftjaVWISaI/AAAAAAAAALM/LmfW8MHvdkY/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjAjrzQKyRM/TftjaVWISaI/AAAAAAAAALM/LmfW8MHvdkY/s400/a01.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This pristine pink rose is called Queen of Sweden. I was enchanted with its fresh colour and swirling petals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;花びらの渦&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;この清楚なピンクのバラは Queen of Sweden 。私はその新鮮な色合いと渦巻く花びらに魅了された。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4618479922337268560?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4618479922337268560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/wave-of-petals.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4618479922337268560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4618479922337268560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/wave-of-petals.html' title='Swirl of petals'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjAjrzQKyRM/TftjaVWISaI/AAAAAAAAALM/LmfW8MHvdkY/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3610696926870341669</id><published>2011-06-16T23:55:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T23:15:25.908+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Wonder of the nature</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNv6xdbFQ9Q/TfoRnuRyt5I/AAAAAAAAALI/IXjqAYA7jrg/s1600/a01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNv6xdbFQ9Q/TfoRnuRyt5I/AAAAAAAAALI/IXjqAYA7jrg/s400/a01.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dandelions would generally look plain when they are in bloom. But they show the marvel of the nature when they are preparing to disperse their seeds. I feel that the parachute balls are perfect creation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;自然の不思議&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;タンポポ（淡歩々）というのは花の間はつまらないものである。しかしその種を空に飛ばす頃になると自然の驚異を見せるようになる。私にはこの綿毛は完璧な創造物のように見える。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3610696926870341669?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3610696926870341669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/wonder-of-nature.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3610696926870341669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3610696926870341669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/wonder-of-nature.html' title='Wonder of the nature'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNv6xdbFQ9Q/TfoRnuRyt5I/AAAAAAAAALI/IXjqAYA7jrg/s72-c/a01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8459156408189940362</id><published>2011-06-01T23:37:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-03T04:19:04.227+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Colour of the spring</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc2J2usDQhE/TeZIWn5svEI/AAAAAAAAALE/ndnR4BmHYrg/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc2J2usDQhE/TeZIWn5svEI/AAAAAAAAALE/ndnR4BmHYrg/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be honest I don't like poppies very much but it is certain that they play an important role in making the colour of the spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;春の色合い&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;正直、私はひなげし（ポピー）は余り好きではないが彼らが春の色彩の形成に貢献してるのは確かだ。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8459156408189940362?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8459156408189940362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/colour-of-spring.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8459156408189940362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8459156408189940362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/colour-of-spring.html' title='Colour of the spring'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc2J2usDQhE/TeZIWn5svEI/AAAAAAAAALE/ndnR4BmHYrg/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-2761302950396581720</id><published>2011-05-31T23:18:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-02T19:20:23.628+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Plain beauty</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q67g7HrMN1c/TeTzXvm1SEI/AAAAAAAAALA/spI2isclYLQ/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q67g7HrMN1c/TeTzXvm1SEI/AAAAAAAAALA/spI2isclYLQ/s400/aaa001.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is just a common weed flower but I have found some beauty in this plant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;簡素な美&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは道端などでよく見るハルジオン（春紫苑）。この草花に気をかける人は殆んど無いが中々きれいなものである。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-2761302950396581720?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/2761302950396581720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/plain-beauty.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2761302950396581720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/2761302950396581720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/plain-beauty.html' title='Plain beauty'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q67g7HrMN1c/TeTzXvm1SEI/AAAAAAAAALA/spI2isclYLQ/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6974447914632224061</id><published>2011-05-29T22:53:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-03T04:29:46.106+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Floating in the air</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7OCXTQjsu5o/TeJF8HCaihI/AAAAAAAAAK8/qrsrLMY0hrA/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7OCXTQjsu5o/TeJF8HCaihI/AAAAAAAAAK8/qrsrLMY0hrA/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are leaves of a Japanese maple, the shape of which is unique and beautiful. But I was rather attracted with the delicate light on the leaves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;宙に舞う&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;いろはもみじ（色葉茂美路）の葉は独特で美しい。しかし私はむしろ葉に戯れる繊細な光に心引かれた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6974447914632224061?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6974447914632224061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/floating-in-air.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6974447914632224061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6974447914632224061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/floating-in-air.html' title='Floating in the air'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7OCXTQjsu5o/TeJF8HCaihI/AAAAAAAAAK8/qrsrLMY0hrA/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3738550266073957453</id><published>2011-05-26T23:43:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-28T00:34:58.046+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Basking in the sun</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wm0bqs-T9KM/Td5YTLBaQSI/AAAAAAAAAK4/b_6Imz-Sqaw/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wm0bqs-T9KM/Td5YTLBaQSI/AAAAAAAAAK4/b_6Imz-Sqaw/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would be wrong if I said this dog was lazy. I should rather say he is wise enough to make good use of the sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;日光浴&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;もし私がこの犬は怠け者だといえばそれは間違いであろう。むしろ彼は賢く日光を活用してると言うべきだろう。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3738550266073957453?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3738550266073957453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/making-use-of-sunlight.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3738550266073957453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3738550266073957453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/making-use-of-sunlight.html' title='Basking in the sun'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wm0bqs-T9KM/Td5YTLBaQSI/AAAAAAAAAK4/b_6Imz-Sqaw/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-5411521815114588658</id><published>2011-05-22T02:45:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-16T18:03:30.834+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Hill of the spring</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PM7tXlVR1as/Tdf3EURvfsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/wthY8tvsgkI/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PM7tXlVR1as/Tdf3EURvfsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/wthY8tvsgkI/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I was tackling how to make a composition I got an unexpected gift of a little girl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;春色の丘&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;サルビアの丘でどのような構図にしようかと考えている時、予期せぬ少女の贈り物が届いた。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-5411521815114588658?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/5411521815114588658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/hill-of-spring.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5411521815114588658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/5411521815114588658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/hill-of-spring.html' title='Hill of the spring'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PM7tXlVR1as/Tdf3EURvfsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/wthY8tvsgkI/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-356934472862973833</id><published>2011-05-18T23:38:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-19T00:33:26.938+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Gentle composition</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ybbHVwKC8gc/TdPYKvu2wnI/AAAAAAAAAKw/BqZcSA5vF3s/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ybbHVwKC8gc/TdPYKvu2wnI/AAAAAAAAAKw/BqZcSA5vF3s/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spring can make cats peaceful and they can make us happy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;穏かな構図&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;春は猫を安らかにし、猫は人を幸せにする。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-356934472862973833?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/356934472862973833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/gentle-composition.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/356934472862973833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/356934472862973833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/gentle-composition.html' title='Gentle composition'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ybbHVwKC8gc/TdPYKvu2wnI/AAAAAAAAAKw/BqZcSA5vF3s/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1609415135897333104</id><published>2011-05-11T23:55:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-18T12:12:39.818+09:00</updated><title type='text'>On the way to the earth</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C8J-29ZL0bI/Tcqhs5rqZnI/AAAAAAAAAKo/drndqm8vMt0/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C8J-29ZL0bI/Tcqhs5rqZnI/AAAAAAAAAKo/drndqm8vMt0/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cherry blossoms are frail having only 7-10 days of life. In any way everything are to go back to the earth including humans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;はかなき命&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;木の間なる染井吉野の白ほどのはかなき命抱く春かな　（与謝野晶子）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1609415135897333104?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1609415135897333104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-way-to-earth.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1609415135897333104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1609415135897333104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-way-to-earth.html' title='On the way to the earth'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C8J-29ZL0bI/Tcqhs5rqZnI/AAAAAAAAAKo/drndqm8vMt0/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7652702255705559469</id><published>2011-04-30T23:46:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-04T23:50:14.421+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cherry'/><title type='text'>Dressed in white</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDJ1pz8GCqI/TbwWfTKQXJI/AAAAAAAAAKk/4iS9H0Psd-U/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDJ1pz8GCqI/TbwWfTKQXJI/AAAAAAAAAKk/4iS9H0Psd-U/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although I'm not a fan of British royal family it was pleasant to see graceful &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-13231282"&gt;Kate&lt;/a&gt; and smiling William. But what I &lt;span class="inline embed embed-media"&gt;&lt;span class="caption"&gt;was so impressed by was a huge cheering crowd and its festive mood. I hope that they will bring some brightness and gladness not only to the British people but also to the rest of the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="inline embed embed-media"&gt;&lt;span class="caption"&gt;&lt;b&gt;のどけき春の心&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;うらうらとのどけき春の心よりにほひいでたる山桜花　（賀茂真淵）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7652702255705559469?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7652702255705559469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/dressed-in-white.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7652702255705559469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7652702255705559469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/dressed-in-white.html' title='Dressed in white'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDJ1pz8GCqI/TbwWfTKQXJI/AAAAAAAAAKk/4iS9H0Psd-U/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1542991074641040034</id><published>2011-04-26T02:12:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-12T06:38:03.090+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Glorious cherry blossom</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpKiv7gTJr8/TbWmK3NMg7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/H26Uva-2LIk/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpKiv7gTJr8/TbWmK3NMg7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/H26Uva-2LIk/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being small and frail, cherry blossoms can be glorious in the sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;輝かしき桜花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;桜の花は小さくまたはかないものではあるが日の光を受けて輝かしくもある。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1542991074641040034?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1542991074641040034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/glorious-cherry-blossom.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1542991074641040034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1542991074641040034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/glorious-cherry-blossom.html' title='Glorious cherry blossom'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpKiv7gTJr8/TbWmK3NMg7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/H26Uva-2LIk/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1189811718093262674</id><published>2011-04-24T19:35:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T00:21:56.142+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Swinging sisters</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G67t4E6pw24/TbPlu3JYe7I/AAAAAAAAAKU/EQ3CVTRtCgM/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G67t4E6pw24/TbPlu3JYe7I/AAAAAAAAAKU/EQ3CVTRtCgM/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As cherry blossoms are easy to swing in the wind it often looks as if they were singing a song of the spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;風に揺れる姉妹たち&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私はキャンディーズに特別な思い入れがあるわけではないがスーちゃんの訃報には驚くしかなかった。５５才という年齢を考えると人生とは儚いものだと改めて思う。人気絶頂の中１９７８年に彼女たちが解散した時の最後の歌が「&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wommkJBaMfU&amp;amp;playnext=1&amp;amp;list=PL5E239F63E15E9FDB"&gt;微笑がえし&lt;/a&gt;」。晴れやかな哀感とでも言うべき曲調は今尚新鮮かつ感動的で正に有終の美という感じがする。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1189811718093262674?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1189811718093262674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/swinging-sisters.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1189811718093262674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1189811718093262674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/swinging-sisters.html' title='Swinging sisters'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G67t4E6pw24/TbPlu3JYe7I/AAAAAAAAAKU/EQ3CVTRtCgM/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-1330016812221191272</id><published>2011-04-14T22:55:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-12T06:37:33.536+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Song of the spring</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rUuNMxxjEq0/Tab5Qow0EAI/AAAAAAAAAKI/zcJ1e0BYL2U/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rUuNMxxjEq0/Tab5Qow0EAI/AAAAAAAAAKI/zcJ1e0BYL2U/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often feel that cherry blossoms can be peaceful songs of the spring presented by the earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;春の歌&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;桜の花はのどかな春の歌という地球からの贈り物ではないかと思う。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-1330016812221191272?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/1330016812221191272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/song-of-spring.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1330016812221191272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/1330016812221191272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/song-of-spring.html' title='Song of the spring'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rUuNMxxjEq0/Tab5Qow0EAI/AAAAAAAAAKI/zcJ1e0BYL2U/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8328723107350963819</id><published>2011-04-09T21:33:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-04-16T14:24:16.444+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry cherry blossoms</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg7VCX2Bato/TaA_9dZ5b5I/AAAAAAAAAKE/Ovms905DCWs/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg7VCX2Bato/TaA_9dZ5b5I/AAAAAAAAAKE/Ovms905DCWs/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are in the time of cherry blossoms but not as cheerful as usual due to triple disasters - earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis. Worse, we are facing one more disaster of political incompetence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;陽気な桜花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;地震、津波、福島原発危機の三重苦に苛まれる日本だが春になりいつものように桜が愉しげな姿を見せている。しかしながら今私たちは政治的無能という災難も加えた四重苦を背負い財政破綻・経済崩壊という悲劇も視野に入っている。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8328723107350963819?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8328723107350963819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/merry-cherry-blossoms.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8328723107350963819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8328723107350963819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/merry-cherry-blossoms.html' title='Merry cherry blossoms'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg7VCX2Bato/TaA_9dZ5b5I/AAAAAAAAAKE/Ovms905DCWs/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3185197945293380189</id><published>2011-04-02T19:16:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-06-03T14:09:54.127+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Combination</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQ5imUKJzIs/TZbx1V8dofI/AAAAAAAAAKA/p2CJcyeBl7U/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQ5imUKJzIs/TZbx1V8dofI/AAAAAAAAAKA/p2CJcyeBl7U/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the oil price is rising it would be good to ride a bicycle. If it is true that the oil crunch can happen in 2015 it should be wise to hop a bike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;組み合わせ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;原油価格の上昇が心配な時代、自転車に乗るのがいいかもしれません。もし2015年のオイルクランチが本当なら銀輪に跨るのが賢明でしょう。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3185197945293380189?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3185197945293380189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/bicycles-on-road.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3185197945293380189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3185197945293380189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/04/bicycles-on-road.html' title='Combination'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQ5imUKJzIs/TZbx1V8dofI/AAAAAAAAAKA/p2CJcyeBl7U/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-493521628987449008</id><published>2011-03-30T23:52:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T11:21:36.413+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Blooming with inspiration</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IU5PTy7kc4E/TZM748bRY0I/AAAAAAAAAJU/RkoQjGEekDg/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IU5PTy7kc4E/TZM748bRY0I/AAAAAAAAAJU/RkoQjGEekDg/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am often inspired by the nature although it never speaks to us with words.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;鼓舞する花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;梅には早咲き、中咲き、遅咲きがあるという。大阪城公園の遅咲きには豊後、高砂、八重揚羽、淋子梅、摩耶紅などがあるが今年は福島原発の爆発騒ぎのお陰で梅どころではなかった。この写真は豊後。自然には言葉はなくとも人を鼓舞する力があるのですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-493521628987449008?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/493521628987449008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/blooming-with-inspiration.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/493521628987449008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/493521628987449008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/blooming-with-inspiration.html' title='Blooming with inspiration'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IU5PTy7kc4E/TZM748bRY0I/AAAAAAAAAJU/RkoQjGEekDg/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-7109569562789655787</id><published>2011-03-26T00:26:00.018+09:00</published><updated>2011-05-05T11:35:43.009+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Osaka Castle in the winter light</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A33_UN6bj_c/TYyak8xADuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/L_KepzVGDDQ/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A33_UN6bj_c/TYyak8xADuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/L_KepzVGDDQ/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite getting officially into the spring we are going through gloomy days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While being overwhelmed by the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami on 3/11 we were seized by human disaster that Fukushima nuclear power plant was out of control having a possibility of melt down. Even now we are threatened by radioactive contamination of the air, water and food watching if we can avert catastrophe like Chernobyl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;冬の光の中の大阪城&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;春とはいえ憂鬱な日が続いています。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;「わが国の原子力技術はソ連とは違う。従って安全性に問題はない。」&lt;br /&gt;チェルノブイリ原発の爆発事故以来何度となく聞かされた言葉だが&lt;a href="http://skazuyoshi.exblog.jp/12828796/"&gt;福島第一原発&lt;/a&gt;が嘘だったことを証明しました。デマカセがばれると今度は「想定外」の連発で責任回避と保身に終始。実際は想定外どころか東電と政府は&lt;a href="http://www.jcp-fukushima-pref.jp/seisaku/2007/20070724_02.html"&gt;数々の警告&lt;/a&gt;を無視し続けてきたようです。単なる人災ですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-7109569562789655787?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/7109569562789655787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/osaka-castle-in-winter-light.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7109569562789655787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/7109569562789655787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/osaka-castle-in-winter-light.html' title='Osaka Castle in the winter light'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A33_UN6bj_c/TYyak8xADuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/L_KepzVGDDQ/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4589770576208927430</id><published>2011-03-20T23:51:00.013+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T06:47:44.879+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Resting in peace</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w_--jIYKmCk/TYYI9d1sPxI/AAAAAAAAAJE/LXgTOhgObjw/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w_--jIYKmCk/TYYI9d1sPxI/AAAAAAAAAJE/LXgTOhgObjw/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the victims of Japan disaster&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have been seeing dreadful devastation which was caused by the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March. Although the death toll is not confirmed yet it is said to be over 20,000. Seeing this horrific tragedy I cannot help feeling it should be the rage of the earth against humans who have destroyed the nature greedily and crazily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;安息－東北震災の犠牲者へ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;今回の三陸の凄惨な地震津波による被害を見ると、もうこれは狂ったように貪欲に自然環境を破壊してきた人類に対する地球の怒りではないかと思わずにはいられない。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4589770576208927430?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4589770576208927430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/dedicated-to-victims-of-japan-disaster.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4589770576208927430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4589770576208927430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/dedicated-to-victims-of-japan-disaster.html' title='Resting in peace'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w_--jIYKmCk/TYYI9d1sPxI/AAAAAAAAAJE/LXgTOhgObjw/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8039981966251901392</id><published>2011-03-09T02:38:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T02:38:13.248+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Baby blossom</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lFf5YSRpFjg/TXZl_WfXEwI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ia2Fe2vRiS4/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lFf5YSRpFjg/TXZl_WfXEwI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ia2Fe2vRiS4/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This pink ume blossom looks like a baby with its small mouth open.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;赤ちゃん梅&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;干からびたおばあちゃんの梅干とか頭の禿げたジジイの盆栽など余りよい印象のない梅だがこういうかわいい所もあるんですね。赤ちゃんが小さな口をポッと開けてるようです。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8039981966251901392?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8039981966251901392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/baby-blossom.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8039981966251901392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8039981966251901392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/baby-blossom.html' title='Baby blossom'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lFf5YSRpFjg/TXZl_WfXEwI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ia2Fe2vRiS4/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-88916198857659631</id><published>2011-03-05T04:17:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T01:58:32.456+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The scarlet in the air</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_xaiB_MtYE/TXEzVWCsbYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/-hQlYj_mHlM/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_xaiB_MtYE/TXEzVWCsbYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/-hQlYj_mHlM/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although this scarlet ume blossom is very small it can attract us with its striking colour and vivid expression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;緋の開花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは鹿児島紅という梅の花ですが数ある紅梅の中でもひときわ鮮やかで目を引くものです。表情も生き生きしてます。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-88916198857659631?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/88916198857659631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/blooming-lively.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/88916198857659631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/88916198857659631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/blooming-lively.html' title='The scarlet in the air'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_xaiB_MtYE/TXEzVWCsbYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/-hQlYj_mHlM/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3172292467358727596</id><published>2011-03-03T18:36:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T03:26:02.273+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The rite of blossoms</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFi8RsywGCg/TW9YLwNIZjI/AAAAAAAAAI4/m3Jh_r7E2nY/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFi8RsywGCg/TW9YLwNIZjI/AAAAAAAAAI4/m3Jh_r7E2nY/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As these ume blossoms are winter plants, this festive scene would be an overture to the spring. Just a note that the title was borrowed from a masterpiece "The rite of spring" of Stravinsky.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;梅の祭典&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;梅といえばまだ冬の花。いくら華やかでもどこか冷んやりしていて春の祭典というよりは春への序曲といった風情がある。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3172292467358727596?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3172292467358727596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/rite-of-blossoms.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3172292467358727596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3172292467358727596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/03/rite-of-blossoms.html' title='The rite of blossoms'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFi8RsywGCg/TW9YLwNIZjI/AAAAAAAAAI4/m3Jh_r7E2nY/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4294378362991449109</id><published>2011-02-27T04:12:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T02:21:14.859+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Joy of blooming</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wh8m7zI3LwI/TWlBhBSZh_I/AAAAAAAAAI0/q0uGP0bYcCo/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wh8m7zI3LwI/TWlBhBSZh_I/AAAAAAAAAI0/q0uGP0bYcCo/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an ume blossom which seems to show joy of blooming under the perfect blue sky. And it is pleasing for us to see that. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;開花の喜び&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;大阪には大阪城公園というのがある。正直、ただ広いだけでつまらない所なのだが梅林は悪くない。しかし私はこの梅林という言葉の響きが気に入らない。ばい菌に近いというのもあるが梅淋とも書けてしまうから恐ろしい。エイズが出てきてから目立たなくなったが昔は梅毒・淋病は怖い病気だったという。梅園（うめえん）にしましょう。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さてこの梅園にはたくさんの種類の梅の木があり華農玉蝶・楊貴妃・思いのまま・朱鷺の舞・武蔵野といった珍しいものもあるようだが私はあまり関心がない。むしろ端正な一重野梅・八重野梅・鶯宿が光画の素材にはよい。またこの写真の緑萼も爽やかで悪くはない。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4294378362991449109?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4294378362991449109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/joy-of-blooming.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4294378362991449109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4294378362991449109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/joy-of-blooming.html' title='Joy of blooming'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wh8m7zI3LwI/TWlBhBSZh_I/AAAAAAAAAI0/q0uGP0bYcCo/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-3525804707475302141</id><published>2011-02-13T23:52:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T23:49:18.748+09:00</updated><title type='text'>With the snow melting</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P45zRhrO2pg/TVfhzNXDxfI/AAAAAAAAAIw/jLOnzp94yYg/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P45zRhrO2pg/TVfhzNXDxfI/AAAAAAAAAIw/jLOnzp94yYg/s400/aaa001.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had a rare snowfall recently here in Osaka but it started to melt soon as the temperature was not so low. This small ume blossom looked like a child playing with the snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have thought that there are some similarities between photography and haiku. And now I've made it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Playing with the snow&lt;br /&gt;Too much excited&lt;br /&gt;A little bit tired&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;雪との戯れ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;先日は大阪では珍しく積雪があった。残念ながら気温がそれほど低くなくすぐに融けてしまったが大阪城公園へ行くと子供たちが作った雪だるまがたくさんあった。この小さな一重野梅も雪遊びのしすぎで少し疲れているように見えた。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;疲れぎみ　珍しき雪と　はしゃぎすぎ　（拙作）&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-3525804707475302141?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/3525804707475302141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/with-snow-melting.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3525804707475302141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/3525804707475302141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/with-snow-melting.html' title='With the snow melting'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P45zRhrO2pg/TVfhzNXDxfI/AAAAAAAAAIw/jLOnzp94yYg/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-9077543870011345389</id><published>2011-02-09T03:35:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2011-02-09T03:36:41.415+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Blooming with hopes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TVGIi4BkhSI/AAAAAAAAAIs/v5d0Iwk8ZVI/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TVGIi4BkhSI/AAAAAAAAAIs/v5d0Iwk8ZVI/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an ume blossom which looks like blooming with many hopes in the sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt; 希望の開花&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;これは一重野梅。いくつもの希望を抱きながら咲いているような姿が爽やかです。自分の子供の頃を思い出してしまいました。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-9077543870011345389?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/9077543870011345389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/blooming-with-hopes.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/9077543870011345389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/9077543870011345389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/blooming-with-hopes.html' title='Blooming with hopes'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TVGIi4BkhSI/AAAAAAAAAIs/v5d0Iwk8ZVI/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-4493295050913244251</id><published>2011-02-01T23:48:00.009+09:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T15:08:51.589+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Resting on the grass</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUgWxM-9rJI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GoP_wietIVY/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUgWxM-9rJI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GoP_wietIVY/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This dead leaf looks like resting on the soft grass before going back to the earth. Dead leaves always make me think about the &lt;a href="http://www.smithlifescience.com/CyclesNature.htm"&gt;nature's cycle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;最後の休息&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;私は枯葉を見るといつも自然の循環を考える。このトウカエデ（唐蛙手）の葉も土に帰る前に柔らかい草の上で安らいでいるように見える。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-4493295050913244251?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/4493295050913244251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/resting-on-grass.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4493295050913244251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/4493295050913244251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/02/resting-on-grass.html' title='Resting on the grass'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUgWxM-9rJI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GoP_wietIVY/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-8142626402607611254</id><published>2011-01-26T23:44:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T02:02:02.935+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Elegant white blossom</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUApuUW_0hI/AAAAAAAAAIg/pMvWBTe3qFA/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUApuUW_0hI/AAAAAAAAAIg/pMvWBTe3qFA/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an ume blossom which has just started to bloom in Osaka. As there are many types in ume trees we can see various blossoms almost until the end of March.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;白梅とつぼみ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;大阪城公園の梅が咲き始めている。私は特に梅が好きなわけではないが、総じて殺風景な冬には貴重な光画の素材といえる。さてこれは八重野梅。梅に限らず何でもそうだが満開になってからでは遅すぎるのですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-8142626402607611254?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/8142626402607611254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/white-blossom-and-bud.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8142626402607611254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/8142626402607611254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/white-blossom-and-bud.html' title='Elegant white blossom'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TUApuUW_0hI/AAAAAAAAAIg/pMvWBTe3qFA/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-417968561681328512</id><published>2011-01-19T00:17:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2011-01-25T17:55:38.268+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Glow of a Japanese lantern</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTWjqOzx4rI/AAAAAAAAAIc/reEIGzExqpo/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTWjqOzx4rI/AAAAAAAAAIc/reEIGzExqpo/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Japanese lanterns always provide us with soft and warm lights. Despite having such a fine culture, the cityscape in Japan is mostly filled with vulgar business activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;柔らかな提灯の明かり&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;提灯の明かりは優しくていいですね。奥ゆかしささえ感じます。このような文化を持ちながらも戦後日本人はハチャメチャな道を歩んでしまいました。もったいない事をしましたね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-417968561681328512?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/417968561681328512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/glow-of-japanese-lantern.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/417968561681328512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/417968561681328512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/glow-of-japanese-lantern.html' title='Glow of a Japanese lantern'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTWjqOzx4rI/AAAAAAAAAIc/reEIGzExqpo/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234673099426233198.post-6879574460767070024</id><published>2011-01-16T22:58:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2011-01-31T22:36:45.913+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The lines of lights</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTLuRhuBpsI/AAAAAAAAAIY/ZcCtQWKKOkU/s1600/aaa001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTLuRhuBpsI/AAAAAAAAAIY/ZcCtQWKKOkU/s400/aaa001.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a scene from Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Mall which is said to be the longest one in Japan with the length of 2.6km. As this arcade is close to a famous shrine, Tenmangu in Osaka, there are replicas of the gate of the shrine under the roof. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;明かりの筋&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;大阪天満宮のすぐ近くに天神橋筋商店街がある。日本一長い商店街との話だが端から端まで歩いたことはまだない。ご覧のように中空に大きな鳥居が並んでおる。神社ですら茶化してしまうのはお笑いの町大阪らしいが、こういうものでは倉敷や高山のような観光地にはなれないのが悲しいですね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3234673099426233198-6879574460767070024?l=andantezzz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/feeds/6879574460767070024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/lines-of-lights.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6879574460767070024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3234673099426233198/posts/default/6879574460767070024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andantezzz.blogspot.com/2011/01/lines-of-lights.html' title='The lines of lights'/><author><name>Masa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12973668385982189989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/SRSPdoYUXAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XvJMHail0a4/S220/a11.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L6jXEOiQWzk/TTLuRhuBpsI/AAAAAAAAAIY/ZcCtQWKKOkU/s72-c/aaa001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
