The annual exhibition creates an enchanting town of light amid the fiery colors of autumn trees. Nestled in the mountains of Gifu in central Japan are the charming old streets of Mino City, one of Japan’s three famous Japanese paper-producing regions. Every autumn, these traditional merchant houses bask in the gentle light emitting from hundreds […]| SoraNews24 -Japan News-
It’s not John who has presented me with a challenge this morning, it’s Adobe! Lightroom and Photoshop lost my account. I tried to be a good Adobe user and follow their instructions, but so far it’s not working. So I resized my images with Microsoft, and hope they will be okay. Now back to John’s…| Slow Shutter Speed
Looking back on Octobers past...| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Autumn leaves are falling everywhere, I love to see them floating through the air… Today let’s paint a simple leaf with watercolor using the wet into wet technique Start by putting a puddle of water on your paper in a very loose/absract leaf shape Load your brush with water and yellow and then touch brush … Continue reading →| The Painted Apron
Selma Martin is hosting Tanka Tuesday this week. She proposed to write a Haiku like Bashō. Following Bashō’s example, I wrote my haiku in s-l-s syllable counts rather than the English haiku of 5-7-5 syllable counts. Colleen Chesebro included an essay, “Why ‘No 5-7-5′” from National Haiku Writing Month. You’re invited to read here. outside the window leaves turn yellow| The Showers of Blessings