pictures_of_the_floating_world karasu akai (ukiyo_e) a dream of moonlight through blossoming branches first scent of spring 060215 ... birdmad smoke-grey sky reflected on water oleander and clover new grass (look out for fish-hooks) 060217 ... birdmad snow-cloud look-alikes in cool sky one hundred twenty six days with no rain constancy of fever-dreams 060221 ... birdmad sunset on lake catfish in murky shallow near perfect camouflage parade of geese on the sidewalk 060222 ... karasu akai sound of drums flash of steel whisper of wind blood on soil 060227 ... akuma aoi small lizards on sunlit rocks stirring of breeze birdsong 060228 ... tenshi no doku snow-covered desert rain soaked city birds under sheltered awnings cactus arms dressed in white rain in rhythmic fall mountain-top shrouded in deep grey sleeping cats in basket splash of traffic through deep street 060314 ... birdmad lilac petals drift tumbling in stiff spring breeze lazy gray cloud rolls by 070302 ... karasu it's not all haiku, i know, but some of it at least 070515 ... birdmad mantis in fresh leaves head turning, keen eyes watching the sudden move wins 070515 ... akuma aoi the ascendant sun summer's unforgiving eye leaves no place to hide 070515 ... this is actually bird_mad 080116 ... karasu tree blooms in springtime white petals reach for blue sky fresh leaves unfurling 080227 what's it to you? who go blather from