Tag: spring is in the air

• Come for a Walk around Kruiskerk

  

  It has been a long winter and the last two weeks have been especially dreary with strong winds and grey skies. Therefore, imagine my delight today as the temperatures turned just a notch higher and the sun played peek a boo. A surge of hope emerged. Finally! Better weather is on its way, one day…

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  27 Mar 2019

  Story

  amstelveen, benches, branches, bricks, brickwork, cherry blossom, church, daffodils, garden, grass, green, homes, hyacinth, keizer karelweg, kruiskerk, magnolia, narcissus, ready for spring, red berry, spring, spring is in the air, stadshart, streets, trees, Tulip

• I Shall Emerge!

  

  Kawahigashi Hekigoto (1873-1937), Japanese poet and haiku pioneer writes: 初雷や　ふるふが如き　雛の壇 Hatsu-rai ya/ Furuu ga gotoki/ Hina no dan The first thunder Is likely to shake The tiered doll stand. I feel that way about spring. As the heads of the first crocuses crown on my street I want to let out a guttural shriek, a…

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  18 Feb 2019

  Academic, Art, Creative Writing, diversity, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story

  Academic, amsterdam, crocus, dutch flowers, growing, haiku, hope, in between, japanese, japanese poetry, Kawahigashi Hekigotō, learning, living in amsterdam, my life, not letting go, Poem, Poetry, ready for spring, spring, spring is in the air, transnational, worker ant, working in amsterdam

• Spring, is that you?

  

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  17 Feb 2019

  microblogging, Photography, Travel

  crocus, flowers, ready for spring, snowdrops, spring, spring is in the air

• Cherry Blossoms in Amsterdamse Bos

  

  Bambi (resident 10yo) and I put on our walking shoes, strapped on our backpacks, grabbed our picnic lunch, and headed off to see the Cherry Blossoms at the Kersenbloesempark located in the forest or the Amsterdamse Bos. The trek from Amsterdam, via Metro and two bus changes, to the Amstelveen side of the Bos was confusing…

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  18 Apr 2018

  Art, Parenting, Photography, Story, Travel

  amstelveen, amsterdam, amsterdamse bos, bambi, blessings, blooms, blossoms, bos, cherish, cherry blossom, creation, culture, dutch, finding home, fragility, hanami, home, i love japan, japan, japanese, life, light, live a little, love, mindful, mindfulness, moment, moments with my son, mother and child, motherhood, my life, my son, nature, parenting, petals, picnic, sakura, small things, spring, spring is in the air, sushi, things to do in amsterdam, unconditional love