The mesmerizing, ultrahydrophobic surface of a lotus leaf😵‍💫👏😊

on lotus leaves
this world's dewdrops
are warped
蓮の葉に此世の露はいびつ也
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Tr. David Lanoue.

#lotus #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #rainyseason #梅雨 #plumrains

Nao-san braves a wet Shōsei-en (渉成園), remnant of Minamoto-no-Tōru's 'Rokujō Kawara-no-in' palace (六条河原院).

#Shōseien #渉成園 #Kyoto #京都 #梅雨 #Japan #rainyseason #plumrains

The mesmerizing, ultrahydrophobic surface of a lotus leaf😵‍💫👏😊

on lotus leaves
this world's dewdrops
are warped
蓮の葉に此世の露はいびつ也
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David Lanoue.

#lotus #Shōseien #渉成園 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #rainyseason #梅雨 #plumrains

☔️'Samidare' (五月雨 '5th Month Rain'), 'Ryokū' (緑雨 'Verdant Rain'), 'Bakū' (麦雨 'Barley Rain'), 'Nagaame' (長雨 'Long Rain') and 'Unohana-kutashi' (卯の花腐し 'Deutzia Decay') all refer to early summer rain, but can also be used for more specific times during rainy season.

#rainyseason #plumrains #梅雨 #京都

☔️🥶'Tsuyuzamu' (梅雨寒) are sudden chilly days during rainy season.

speaking truth
the rainy season's crack
of thunder
正直に入梅雷の一ッかな
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1820.
Tr. David G. Lanoue.

#梅雨 #rainyseason #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #plumrains #Arashiyama #嵐山

Originally a Chinese term, the name 'Plum Rain' applied to the 4th and 5th lunar months, and the belief that the rainy conditions were created by the plum trees south of the Yangtze.
When the plums turned yellow and dropped, it is thought the moisture created turned to rain.
#rainyseason #plumrains

Wow, so soon?!? #plumrains