As I drove into the office this morning the sky was blue and filled with broken clouds to the east, making for a gorgeous sunrise - but at the same time it was a heavy gray overhead and lightly raining. It was as if winter and spring were jostling for position right over my head. I loved the sight of the rain slicked city streaks lit by the slanted golden rays of sunlight that were slipping through the clouds and washing over everything.
"…Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine, diverting ourselves just floating, floating….refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current; this is what we call the floating world…” Asai Ryoi, in Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World, 1661)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Blue Skies and Rain
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