tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11660576.post116951711578541750..comments2023-08-31T13:32:32.306+09:00Comments on WKD (NEWSLETTER) ... World Kigo Database: Heron (aosagi) Egret (shirasagi)Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11660576.post-17249815039656631652018-10-25T14:01:22.859+09:002018-10-25T14:01:22.859+09:00Saginomiya 鷺宮 Saginomiya district - "Shrine o...<b>Saginomiya 鷺宮 Saginomiya district - "Shrine of the Heron - </b><br />Nakano, Saginomiya 一丁目 - 六丁目 from the first to the sixth sub-district<br />- - - Kami-Saginomiya 上鷺宮 一丁目 - 五丁目 from the first to the fifth sub-district<br /><br />Saginomiya eki 鷺ノ宮駅 Station<br /><br />Shirasagi 白鷺 Shirasagi district - "white heron" -<br />Nakano, Shirasagi 一丁目 - 三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district.<br />This district was separated from Saginomiya in 1965.<br /><br />Since many herons lived here, the area was called Saginomori 鷺森 (Forest of the Heron) or Saginomiya.<br />In the Heian period, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi 源頼義 (988 - 1075) erected a Hachiman shrine here and many herons came, so the shrine deity was called<br />鷺宮大明神 Sagi no Miya Daimyojin.<br />The Shrine 鷺宮八幡神社 Saginomiya Hachiman Jinja<br />is in the South of this district, called Shirasagi 白鷺.<br />1 Chome-31-10 Shirasagi, Nakano<br />.<br />There is also a temple named in the compound:<br />. 白鷺山 Shirasagizan 福蔵院 Fukuzo-In 正幡寺 Shoban-Ji .<br />中野区白鷺1-31-5 / 1 Chome-31-5 Shirasagi, Nakano<br />.<br />https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2018/10/nakano-ward.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11660576.post-41498671066079801522008-03-19T14:20:00.000+09:002008-03-19T14:20:00.000+09:00Egrets' epitome of eleganceBy MARK BRAZIL(C) Japan...<B>Egrets' epitome of elegance<BR/></B><BR/>By MARK BRAZIL<BR/>(C) Japan Times<BR/><BR/>Late afternoon sunlight was slanting low, glinting like liquid gold, reflecting in the narrow strip of water between broad expanses of snow.<BR/><BR/>A bugling flight of swans planed down on bowed wings, their white plumage appearing somehow creamy against the snowy backdrop as they dropped in to their roost at Osatsu-numa, here in Hokkaido.<BR/><BR/>snip<BR/><BR/>In the foreground of the shallow lagoon at Osatsu-numa, elegant white shapes, long-legged and long-necked, were standing along the ice edge, like delicate white origami sculptures leaning into the breeze. Silent and unmoving, they seemed serious, even imperious, their pale eyes peering over long beaks. <BR/><BR/>First one, then three more craned their necks, unfurled their feathers and took flight — their white wings against the late afternoon sky resembling birds in a child's drawing — white Ms against a golden sky. They soon dropped in again, taking up identical poses along the water's edge — their necks stretched, their long, daggerlike beaks poised like athletes readying javelins.<BR/><BR/>Whereas in flight they had seemed softly white against the sky, now — standing along the interface between flowing water, ice and snow — their sharply angled poses somehow made me think of brittle glass, as ready to snap as their reflections.<BR/><BR/>snip<BR/><BR/>While their behavior is fascinating, you may also notice at this time of the year that your local white egrets are sporting the most delicate of plumes from their chests and on their backs — like fine lace. These, too, are signs of the season — just like the appearance of the plum, peach and then cherry blossoms — and they indicate that these birds are readying themselves for an imminent breeding season.<BR/><BR/>For our southern egrets, nesting may already have begun, while for those I encountered recently in Hokkaido, nesting may be some weeks away yet. Nevertheless, the signs are here — Spring is several weeks early this year.<BR/><BR/><BR/>More is here<BR/>http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20080319mb.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11660576.post-148212227629911582007-12-30T09:19:00.000+09:002007-12-30T09:19:00.000+09:00Vaanplein at the A15 junction near Rotterdam ...ev...Vaanplein at the A15 junction near Rotterdam ...<BR/><BR/><BR/>every morning<BR/>perched on the fifth lamppost<BR/>the same heron<BR/><BR/>heron on one leg ...<BR/>there are no fish to catch<BR/>on the A15<BR/><BR/>winter dawn<BR/>counting cars on the A15<BR/>a lone heron<BR/><BR/>one-legged heron<BR/>every lamppost<BR/>should have one<BR/><BR/><BR/>... on my way to work. It can be an amusing sight, rows of lampposts, each with a heron perched on top, all of them often assuming the same pose. No idea what they're looking at since I have to keep an eye on the road.<BR/><BR/>:>) Ella WagemakersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com