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In the summer night
The evening still seems present,
But the dawn is here.
To what region of the clouds
Has the wandering moon come home?

~Kiyohara no Fukayabu*

*cited: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu 100 Poems by 100 Poets

a spring photo walk

The sweet smell of the south wind can calm the tempers of my people.

The sweet rain of the south wind can nourish the grain-fields of my people.

~ Anonymous*

*(cited in Trans: Anonymous. The Jade Flute Chinese Poems in Prose. The Project Gutenberg Ebook)

Nikon D750 f/8 1/400s 85mm 100 ISO

Sony RX100 f/3.5 1/60s 25.7mm 80ISO

Sony RX100 f/5.6 1/160s 25.7mm 80 ISO

Abstract photo submitted in response to Tina’s (Travels and Trifles) photo challenge: green and blue

It is the Fifth Month,
But still the Heaven-high hills
Shine with snow. ~ Li T’ai-Po

(cited: Trans: F Ayscough & A Lowell, FirFlower Tablet)

like little dots
little billows in a row…
little clouds ~Issa (cited: haikuguy.com)

making the park
a vacation spot…
spring trees

Leya invites photographers to explore and enjoy different interpretations of two little words: Spots and Dots