Veśak morning comes,
the cat curls in my crook'd arm
-so still the house seems.

Veśak Thoughts-2552 BE, 2009 CE

... to download this Bollywood inspired anime by Nina Paley. Absolutely the best thing I have watched in months! The Ramayana with a real spin!


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Buddha’s birthday dawns,
a bird sings its morning song
-warm breezes fan me.

To commemorate Būtsu-chan's ブーツ チャン first 2 months with us I bought this shikishi-the smug looks are just so typically feline! Just what do they know that we don't?


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Finished my morning coffee and re-read Steven's "Sunday Morning"-my usual Easter observance. While sitting back, birdsongs chirped and whistled all around the backyard.


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In case there is any doubt about my desire for some lovely spring weather for a change, just see the woodblock print I bought today to add a cheery note to the week--not quite what I normally buy, but definitely perky and fun!


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In our never ending quest to make life more pleasureable for kitty, we have discovered some items that he thinks hot and some he thinks NOT. See the list so far: Bū-chan's Toys: What's hot, what's not (03/25/2009)