Maple trees… or, What happens when I take a day off

Sisu alerts me to right-wing shrillness (I almost wrote “wackos”)… sisu: Sometimes a grove of maples is just a grove of maples: Whether of the left or or the right, conspiracy theories and evocations of evil forces lurking in the shadows — reminiscent of medieval witchhunting — have no place in measured political discourse. Hey, … Continue reading Maple trees… or, What happens when I take a day off

Elegant Things

A white coat worn over a violet waistcoat. Duck eggs. Shaved ice mixed with liana syrup and put in a new silver bowl. A rosary of rock crystal. Wistaria blossoms. Plum blossoms covered with snow. A pretty child eating strawberries. — The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon, tr. Ivan Morris