Hawai’i Vog: Volcanic/Fog/Smog

many thanks to Algy and his assistant Jenny for their support!

When the Scotch mist came down during the winter months, the bare trees looked more beautiful than ever. Algy loved to sit and gaze at the wonderful maze of twisty branches silhouetted against the pale, hazy background, and study the rich pattern of lichens which would be hidden when the leaves returned. As he perched on a rock beneath the wet branches, he felt a constant soft drip, drip, dripping on his head, and remembered a haiku by Matsuo Bashō. Soon it would indeed be spring:

          Spring rain           conveyed under the trees           in drops.

This post is dedicated to Algy’s friend lillianhowan, who is currently setting up a new online literary magazine nimbuscat on Tumblr. The first issue, to be published this spring, will be devoted to writing on the subject of wood :)

[ Algy is quoting a haiku by the 17th century Japanese master Matsuo Bashō. ]

Mount Hood, Trillium Lake

Desk with Writing Set and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Koi in Winter

Lagoon of Niau

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Island of Mo’orea from Matavai Bay, Tahiti

Arutua

photo: Françoise Holozet-Howan