The picture above is normal winter, the picture below is one day last year when we got snow!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
ode to rice fields
The rice fields turned brown practically overnight last week. The rice has been cut for quite some time, but the weeds/grass that grew in its place kept the fields fairly green and decent-looking. Then it got cold. One day, I was looking out the train windows at a sea of green, the next day at a sea of brown. I knew it was going to happen. It's just that it makes me a little sad, knowing that when the fields are green again, I won't be here to see them. I've really enjoyed watching the rice fields through the seasons. It's something I'll miss. Here are some pictures of the rice fields behind our house.
The picture above is normal winter, the picture below is one day last year when we got snow!
The picture above is normal winter, the picture below is one day last year when we got snow!
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Hi Hon, Just read your entry about the rice fields...so glad I was there to experience that view and know what it is you will be missing...understandably so. Loved the photos! Nice camera work! ;) Although I am thoroughly thrilled that soon you will be "home" as in closer here in the States, I am grieved too for what I know you will miss after being a resident of Japan for almost two years and calling Sakura "home"! Thinking of you! Mom
so pretty! worth being missed...
Wow. Thanks for the peek into your seasons, Missy.
I LOVE that you posted this. I know exactly what you mean about watching the rice change. When I first got here they were planting it in the flooded fields, then I watched it grow as I got more accustomed to being here. When it was harvested I felt like I was really "living" here and now that they are brown it feels like this chapter is ending.
I really love your insight and all the chats that we have had. You are such a great person. I will miss you so much.
-Tessa
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