Japonesque

Very beautiful, P. Very Calm.

Ha..Thanks, it was a very bad picture that turned out OK after cropping two thirds off.

Interesting pic ...
... cropping is very useful, isn't it ! :o)

that is very stylish ~ do you have a haiku poem to go with it?

That would have to be a Kigo (seasonal) haiku Sticki.

hatsu yuki kigo! apparently.

We'll be fluent in a couple of weeks..:0))

dkjgaldgjodgjaosdigjaeoijgva'eoij!!!!!!!

You want one of my fav things to make...And you can improvise a lot..

http://justbento.com/bento-no-17-potato-oyaki-bento-wakame-sunomono

They look nice. Thank you.

Sugoi

ありがとうございます。

Ha..that last one didn't work...

If I load my Japanese font it might!

how did you do that pimpernel?

Yes Pimp whats the Japanese connection? I have a bit of experience myself

in sushi???

Food and Art are the only connection..You know how it is, I spent years thinking raw fish was the diet of Japan. If you say Sushi people think raw fish, even though it can contain no fish at all. It must be 25 years ago at least that I was invited to a Japanese meal at a works do. I decided to eat what ever I was offered and I enjoyed it.... Now as a special treat I would choose to eat Sashimi as much as any other "world" cuisine.

"Oyaki" is a brilliant example, you could use any filling at all.........Shepherds Pie Oyaki or Chutney!

oyaki looks good.

think it needs something with a bit of crunch inside it.

Without filling it is potato cake..Yumm

i like potatoes.

tuna, red onion and fresh coriander with a little mayo might be good.

Love anything Japanese. I have a few faves but love Hiyayakko, very fresh, and Nikujaga. Anything sushi

think the Nikujaga sounds better.

I remember a very nice noodle place that did a tuna salad with thick soba noodles...lovely

I keep trying to enjoy Tofu ...I leave it out of my miso soup even. It is difficult getting some ingredients and expensive online.

Yes Pimip I would say unless you make it yourself its virtually impossible to get it fresh.
I love the smooth fresh type with a tad of soy and the chopped spring onion, wasabi n ginger etc.
I think to cook it in stir fry should be an actual crime, theres no point in that to me

Oooo. What an artistic zoom.

minimalist, and elegant! it looks as though the end of othe branch forms a basket that's waiting to catch the moon - *s* sure it would fit exactly There's got to be an "inspirtional" haiku in thre somewhere!

There is a special sushi, called "After Fukushima". The one that ate Japan Minister of Agriculture to prove they are safe. This is bad joke, of course. But people are not able to learn.

here's my "starter for ten"

delicate new leaves
reach to cradle the moon
in Spring's young embrae

*s* sure someone else can do much better!

Very Good fran.

great Fran, my crack

Old leaf viewing,
The last moon of life,
as buds awake

i like these haiku, very clever stuff.

would take me ages to do one but i might have a try.

Sticki views the moon
Old leaf n woman she thinks
But heart is like the buds

go for it, Stikitoffee - I found haiku form a bit hard to get into when I first started trying to write them, but then I found it was just as hard to get *out* of the habit!

I'm passionate about creatinve wring, and believe that everyone can write. just that too often we don't get the chance to find out that we can. Same with any creative talent: drawing, music, dance ...

lol Stevie, two birds with one haiku!

is it 5 syllables then 6 then 5?

I thought it was 15 in total

classical form is, I think, 5-7-5

though I did accidentally invent a new haiku form: Alex in our writers' group was talking about a "renga", I think: 5-7-5-7-7 - I thought I'd have a go, but mis-remembered the sequence and did 5-5-7-5-5 (more symmetrical). She said it was a new form, so I called it a "fralex", after both of us

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku

stark bitter winter
soft'ning silver moonlit sky
buds of promise furled

oh, nice, Stickitoffee!!!

The sentinal saw
The day die helpless alone
As luna rises

Fascinating isn't it. I like these.

poetry corner

Small corner for haiku??

lol GoY should have a poetry book, proceeds maybe to some charity; sure we'd all want to pitch in. (yeah, like they don't have enough work keeping the site going so smoothly!)

But we can put poems with flower pictures in a blog?

smiles, so long as both verse and pics aren't anyone else's, why not? or even with a photo on its own! *s*

:-)

this isnt quite right but im hooked on this now:

Branches beckoning
Promises fluttering
Silken evening sky

That is how people get sucked in to Haiku Sticki..

I am now informed that European Haiku should be no more than 11 syllables as our language has more than the Japanese. The 3:5:3 format is the one we should use.

is that so Fran ?

Ok, new challenge then. Will try again!

I think we should do one on every japonesque picture we see posted from now on?

3-5-3? sounds a bit short, Pimpernel! "Eueopean haiku"? is that for real? but lol, there's a challenge waiting to be picked up!

the branch waits
to enfold the moon;
soon achieved

heh!

and why just Japanesque pics? grins, like manure: spead it widely and see what grows!

Now you are really setting up a challenge fran, but why use 50 words when 11 syllables will do?!

Silhouette
On moon-lit blue sky
Beautiful

oh, lovely! and you said you thought you couldn't write haikus???

Thanks fran, just a challenge that sort of appealed. Think I might rather like this challenge.

Always wondered if it would be possible to write an essay in one text message when I was at college! Would really make you think wouldn't it!

lol try Twittering an essay! *s*

havent done twitter! darent try really ~ i spend enough time on here!!!

lol I tried it once, to see what it was all about: I signed up, got a page full or "Paris Hilton is in her car", "Paris Hilton has got home", "Paris Hilton is watching a movie" - I commented "Am I supposed to care what some talentless nonentity is doing?" and never went back.

would love to have seen their reaction when they read your tweet!!!

lol they probably have a "vanity filter" that bleeps out all but total adoration! I'm sure that Twitter can be useful, and informative, but this is the only experience I had of it.

I mean, really... how sad does someone have to be to tell the world that they're in a car, or that they've got out of their car, or that they're watching a "movie"??? I mean, who really needs to know?

vanity filter!!!!! fran you made me laugh ~ probably about right too!!!

i cant imagine why anyone wants to know they are in a car or out of a car.

apparently some people even report when they go to the toilet, and go into details as well! *shakes head sadly* I can't imagine why they think anyone else would be interested.

newsflash ''Paris Hilton has been turned down to receive an STT pallet bench'' on the grounds that she is not worthy!!

brilliant stevie!!!

toilet details not at all nice fran i definitely wouldnt be reading those.

lol Stevie, did you tell her so??

and can I bid for iit instead????

stevie you would have a great following on twitter, but you would know who was following cos they would all be laughing.

P'ris Hilton
fames for being famed
for nothing

hmm, Pimpernel suggested this new haiku form so should get the name but can't be shortened! "pimp"? "pimp'l"?

hmm, does the pimpernel flower have a anme in Japanese?

very clever.

P'nel???

that's about the best abbreviation we'd get! *s*

:-)

http://www.ahapoetry.com/KEIRULE.HTM

It talks here about the 3:5:3 format

Trust the Yanks
to "improve" a form
that worked already.

*s*

Scarlet pimpernel is also known as "Poor Man" - know nothing about the Japanese, Fran. Don't think this really helps, though, does it?

have a go at the haiku gattina

That is certainly true! Another bike to pay for next week. Fingers Xed for the lottery!

Oh..Gattina , What is the Itallian word for Chutney or Pickle? thank you.

Erm, pass. I think I'll go and load the dishwasher.

Nice try Gatt.. I will just refine that one for you!

Think I'll go
Load the dishwasher
feed the cat.

Can we make "cat" plural and stick to the rules? Can we make up our own rules? Can we just ignore them?

No.

lol the only rule is that there are no rules, except what works for you! Haiku purists might not agree, though ...

chutney seems to be chutney in italian!! ~ why pimpernel?

I think we need GoY haiku

Format 1:2:1 challenge on Sticki

twig
moonlit
sky

Pim -
perfect
pic

Lol
Lol Lol
Lol

thats
cheating
p

I think that we've all had too much free time on our hands today ... *s* was going to haik that, but decided I couldn't face it ...

i have spent the day on here!!! nice day!!!

lol me too. it's been almost like real-time Instant Messaging. still, beats housework any day

definitely, i hate housework.

I'm trying to get my support worker to believe that I'm allergic to it .. not worked yet

wish i could try that one.

nah, it don't work!

*s* out of curiusity I went to Pim's profile to see how many comments there had been on this pic - there were 93 then, and this should make 94. Wonder who's going to tip the ton??

ok, make that 95 including this one!

you can find that out in the profile??

Fran..I am not STT... As if I care about doing the 100.. As if. 96 and counting

Sticki, you've been on the dreaded Google translation page again, haven't you? I've never seen anything on sale here labelled "Chutney". They make it up as they go along. The nearest that I can think of would be "Mostarda". Why do you ask?
Housework? What's that?

Just 1 more ;0)

i did i confess gattina but no answers this time. i dont know why pimpernel wants to know.

Is Mostrada...Mustard?

No, Senape is mustard.

Well that's 100 surely?

It is now.

for the pics, Sticki under each one is the number of comments and how many people liked it

and this one makes 105 - counting back, Sticki turned the ton

One momento Gattina while Sticki and I have a Spat.

Sticki you asked what Italian was for Chutney on Stt's last supper table? or am I wrong?

You feel free to spat away, P.
Erm, Fran, I don't get any running total of comments under the picture on my screen. What did I do wrong?

Lol...Thank you Sticki.

i did pimpernel, thats right ~ didnt know you had seen it.

that wasn't much of a spat... All eyes and ears me Sticki... Gattina, say nothing.!

sounds more like a policeman than a postman

btw gattina karensusans camera is a Lumix FZ38

they don't show when you click on a thumbnail, Gattina - only under the thumbnail in someone's photo gallery.

I think you get a "number of comments" and "likes" when you go into someone's blog but not their pics.

I haven't really made a study of this, so I satnd to be corrected. *s*

Why are we having a spat pimpernel?

solitary moonlight
alone, lonely twig
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very good
Stevie T T
ace poet

Moonlight appears
creativity on wood
the Potting bench

Stark ash black
Floats on ice blue sky
Soft moon light

Dogger, becoming moderate
Fisher, mainly fair
German Bight, occasionally

Birmingham City One
Aston Villa Two
Monmouth Worcester Draw

Labour 350
Conservative 350
Monster Raving 20,000

Sugar 350 grams
Vinegar and vegetables lots
Excellent chutney

Simmer sauce
Chop vegetables
Eat pickles

Moon rises over
last season of growth
apocalypse 2012

gale force winds
spring is on its way
Jan 2012

me rofl
at the artistry portrayed
by you GoY poets