tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366942263720455252024-03-13T13:18:44.527-07:00Seattle Japanese Garden Community Blogalekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-84676374423741189332022-03-08T17:10:00.006-08:002022-03-08T17:13:00.571-08:00Garden Opens March 1st<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-NYkIwcwIxvsygquLY1sBxsvHr859kti7MgcQbgNU05WrMqlAUEY51I1vzYyk0a9QQfXJTT463IErcm9PblwMyDT4Ifto7dCa6pImrO8k8pclcM409pB1aEatqu6ZHzURun-ooAf1yUZb0hhn2PnC0b0VwCmbdIa4wsDdEwBXjNTHEdrUxjk2PhI=s726" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="726" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-NYkIwcwIxvsygquLY1sBxsvHr859kti7MgcQbgNU05WrMqlAUEY51I1vzYyk0a9QQfXJTT463IErcm9PblwMyDT4Ifto7dCa6pImrO8k8pclcM409pB1aEatqu6ZHzURun-ooAf1yUZb0hhn2PnC0b0VwCmbdIa4wsDdEwBXjNTHEdrUxjk2PhI=w640-h602" width="425" /></a></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-10791731886038256132021-11-17T07:14:00.000-08:002021-11-17T07:14:52.224-08:00NEW Stone Carvings Booklet at the Garden<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaYUsdaKLArG7Y6XNXHljzR1umu6g8jawsmDU7CKs33PImdTzgC9rMyXRCyR6SVsvRTB968v1GAacXYT5xJBKFXLgDLKxUhDzzBlG6AIbKfffcY2r5pxb_PcD5Wfle6FavPr8PoAZ2Z5S/s1320/SJGSCB+Announcement+to+post+11102021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaYUsdaKLArG7Y6XNXHljzR1umu6g8jawsmDU7CKs33PImdTzgC9rMyXRCyR6SVsvRTB968v1GAacXYT5xJBKFXLgDLKxUhDzzBlG6AIbKfffcY2r5pxb_PcD5Wfle6FavPr8PoAZ2Z5S/w495-h640/SJGSCB+Announcement+to+post+11102021.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><br /><p></p>alekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-24668148859090843342021-11-07T11:46:00.002-08:002021-11-07T11:53:43.923-08:00Seattle Butoh Festival 2021: FemAlchemy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pIAR0kg85Yl0Rdv1UTlVIDZEycn7CGG3Kp8YsCmMh1beFUvyxv4Re9ypcVikj9X92coUYisK3bxXfUiMR62uK0Oe0ZGY4zyRbp623-WJfjaVmYvy5tRxdnlDw05vpplNn_qrESeBe1Wx/s2048/JoanLaage.AntagonTheater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1821" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pIAR0kg85Yl0Rdv1UTlVIDZEycn7CGG3Kp8YsCmMh1beFUvyxv4Re9ypcVikj9X92coUYisK3bxXfUiMR62uK0Oe0ZGY4zyRbp623-WJfjaVmYvy5tRxdnlDw05vpplNn_qrESeBe1Wx/w356-h400/JoanLaage.AntagonTheater.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joan Laage in Rivers Running Red (by Antagon Theater)</td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97333335876465px;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97333335876465px;">The return of our annual festival!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Joan Laage, a longtime guide and director of the Seattle Japanese Garden’s annual summer event Wandering & Wondering, and DAIPAN butoh Collective are pleased to feature New York City-based artist <b>Vangeline </b>in the return of its annual festival taking place November 19-21, 2021 at the YAW Theater in Georgetown. The program order with some “teasers” are below for your convenience. Come join us!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><span style="color: #500050; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Yaw will be following the governmental guidelines. Audience and workshop participants will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test 2-3 days before events and to wear masks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #954f72; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/daipanbutoh">https://www.facebook.com/daipanbutoh</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #954f72; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/169424351797">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/169424351797</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><u></u></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74uPNCkDY64roZuSgVsAPmQ0Mc-jeIaRT5U_kgh5e9KJzwB66-hcJRTOkVIOOyk_-a_F5Szx8OSVt_MshrMEBitZKA4WM-eQYeazvGoJXO-m5howsbnOfSLoa7b-RqGUbhKFXP8uf4FvB/s2048/KaoruOkumura%2526AoiLee.JasonRenek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74uPNCkDY64roZuSgVsAPmQ0Mc-jeIaRT5U_kgh5e9KJzwB66-hcJRTOkVIOOyk_-a_F5Szx8OSVt_MshrMEBitZKA4WM-eQYeazvGoJXO-m5howsbnOfSLoa7b-RqGUbhKFXP8uf4FvB/w426-h640/KaoruOkumura%2526AoiLee.JasonRenek.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaoru Okumura & Aoi Lee (by Jason Renek)</td></tr></tbody></table><b><u><br /></u></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></u><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />ALYCIA SCOTT ZOLLINGER: <i>Murmur<br /></i></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Delving into the currents and pulses of inner emotional atmospheres and the external social </span><s><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"></span></s><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and psychological murmurs mothers have navigated throughout history.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ROBYN BJORNSON: <i>Grandmother’s Hands</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />Weaving the past, present, and future with ritual and the natural world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">SHERI BROWN:</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Red Wolfe<span style="color: red;"></span>Dragonfly<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">C</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">hoosing liberation and <span style="color: red;"></span>accessing holes that are already here to invite the return of innocence. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /><b>JOAN LAAGE/KOGUT BUTOH:</b><b><i>Rivers Running Red</i></b><br />Inspired by an article exposing the practice in certain traditional societies of sending women off to the mountains to remain in huts and, all too often not surviving the harsh conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">DHYANA GARCIA: <i>Exquisite Complexity</i></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />Embodiment of women’s voices narrating what feminine energy means to them and the role it plays in their lives: for them personally, for the Earth</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and the current world situation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">KAORU OKUMURA & AOI LEE:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><i>AWAHI <br /></i></strong>An offering for sorrowful souls, as in an ancient folklore about the movement of twin females as a mystic ritual</span>. <o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;">SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21<br /></span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;">VANGELINE:<i>Eternity 123 </i></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"><br /><br /></span><span face="-webkit-standard" style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Celebrating the impact of women on the art form butoh, exploring the link between women, butoh, and “cabaret.” <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HELEN THORSEN: <i>Pearl</i></span></b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />Imagining each of our souls as a perfect pearl separate yet connected on a lovely string stretched out to infinity in the dark cosmos. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">WORKSHOPS<br /></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BUTOH WORKSHOP WITH VANGELINE <br />November 20, 12-4 pm [YAW]<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">EMBODYING THE SPIRIT: THE BODY FINDS ITS WAY WITH JOAN LAAGE <br />November 21, 12-4 pm [BASE next door]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLLUNZQSlJDmPA1UQHakJscsADq7HB-KPApmED6HG3YH0p2N7zopgMTNF1ZzVdaI5DRKmrb5Mka1hyphenhyphen-dGd43Q389Or_Bb_T8FVOSmv19QUL0EqUOBHTWNkQs_mCGm9xIG3dm7iV5FaM-o/s1920/photoby+Marko+Poolamets.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLLUNZQSlJDmPA1UQHakJscsADq7HB-KPApmED6HG3YH0p2N7zopgMTNF1ZzVdaI5DRKmrb5Mka1hyphenhyphen-dGd43Q389Or_Bb_T8FVOSmv19QUL0EqUOBHTWNkQs_mCGm9xIG3dm7iV5FaM-o/w400-h266/photoby+Marko+Poolamets.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vangeline in Eternity 123 (by Marko Poolamets)</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Thanks to 4Culture’s Sustained Support Grant and DAIPAN’s fiscal sponsor Shunpike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>alekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-8725882535175593342021-09-23T18:16:00.003-07:002021-10-17T19:08:31.444-07:00Maple Festival 10/8 to 10/17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">Photo by Peggy Garber on 10/16/2021<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by Chie Iida</span><br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maple Viewing Festival is a time of year to enjoy <br />
the brilliant fall colors that fill the Seattle Japanese Garden. <br />
Although the Maple Festival ends October 17,<br />the garden remains open on its regular schedule and the<br />
all colors will continue to develop throughout October.<br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><a href="http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/p/special-events.html">SEE MORE PHOTOS on the Special Events Tab</a></b></span></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-78950562585315370672021-09-14T13:19:00.000-07:002021-09-14T13:19:02.870-07:002021 Moon Viewing Haiku Contest Saturday, September 11, 2021<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdKJiBiPrrJF_FsLJyGAXdXrNicdwnIQSn9VngCornJAEG8kFzclwArF5IIUmkXQSOJc556eOHsqIwUIPrF3e-V4Jl90VcTrvn99Ys0Cl6Em37O-W1o2OIsCOBhpYGYH9UsLfAKmcAel0/s1208/_DSC1590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdKJiBiPrrJF_FsLJyGAXdXrNicdwnIQSn9VngCornJAEG8kFzclwArF5IIUmkXQSOJc556eOHsqIwUIPrF3e-V4Jl90VcTrvn99Ys0Cl6Em37O-W1o2OIsCOBhpYGYH9UsLfAKmcAel0/w400-h320/_DSC1590.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p> <i>Judged on Saturday by David Berger and Michael Dylan Welch</i></p><p><span><i> <span> Pictures by Tony Monk</span></i></span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkYBx-KAKfYF-7nFrXA6G3bP1Dtc6HtNh8R1z9qfyPj89GkvjjHOpBKRK03MMulqwvv0N-4mNL6sB4Chj6R7VpMh7l1scU8yNw6g-CiNotKzfB4ipb2NDTmQ3HLaoTyXlxgrkbIgqc-0U/s1280/_DSC1577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkYBx-KAKfYF-7nFrXA6G3bP1Dtc6HtNh8R1z9qfyPj89GkvjjHOpBKRK03MMulqwvv0N-4mNL6sB4Chj6R7VpMh7l1scU8yNw6g-CiNotKzfB4ipb2NDTmQ3HLaoTyXlxgrkbIgqc-0U/w400-h268/_DSC1577.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Seattle Japanese Garden’s annual moon viewing festival returned again for two nights on Friday, September 10, and Saturday, September 11, 2021. This was after a break in 2020 when the festival was not held because of the coronavirus pandemic. For 2021, both nights were sold out to a maximum of 250 attendees, and everyone wore masks—and so did the moon both evenings, masked by clouds and thus unseen. This year we limited entries to one poem per person (we had welcomed up to two in previous years), which sped up and simplified the judging process. We received 44 entries the first night and 47 the second night, for a total of 91 haiku. </p><p>The following are our selections for Saturday. As before, we selected poems for their clarity, freshness, sometimes humor and timeliness, and for evocatively portraying the moon, even if we couldn’t see it. No prizes were available this year, but we believe that everyone “won” simply by taking a moment to write about their moon-viewing experiences. One of the honorable mentions was by a poet who said it was his birthday that day, so when we shared his poem, we led the entire audience in singing “Happy Birthday.” Our congratulations to each winner, and to everyone who tried their hand at writing haiku. Our gratitude to the Seattle Japanese Garden for its ongoing support of haiku through these annual contests.</p><p>For more information about Haiku Northwest, which meets monthly in the Seattle area, and holds an annual haiku retreat, please visit <a href="http://www.haikunorthwest.org">www.haikunorthwest.org</a>.</p><div><h2 style="break-after: avoid-page; font-family: "Calibri Light"; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.546667098999023px; margin: 2pt 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmW48-__HFUI2TT4XRZlAL3RU8q0J5kD7T-OM6Apdhz1WO0VXca4xEuOJjFHr-RD30LQjk8TY7_y5z8rTDlRFTzBMfL2Tqtyi9iaCk9ni9imfr2BZV0LMw7VEuxDVVpQIrnKwsUC3zAvv/s1280/_DSC1570.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>First Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">red-tipped leaves<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">every moonlit meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">blushing deeper<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Laura Lorenz <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Second Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">clouds obscure the sky<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">is the rabbit in the moon?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">the gardens still glow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Setsuko Hosoda <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Third Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">in my treasure box<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">another moon viewing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">lived through<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Aleksandra Monk <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bxan6Rab2cBvX2iZa7eOcAr4GWb5LJ4_0AKiIU7wUJUUhsdfnhquEmj7wtZbZYehyphenhyphen2AhZzJfh3GzRAItyayThsRBEQNXDn0kBT3_7oaXlhtX8PBJrFHXnxOii6wnBC0jvhtDjZgOFoeh/s1280/_DSC1581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1280" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bxan6Rab2cBvX2iZa7eOcAr4GWb5LJ4_0AKiIU7wUJUUhsdfnhquEmj7wtZbZYehyphenhyphen2AhZzJfh3GzRAItyayThsRBEQNXDn0kBT3_7oaXlhtX8PBJrFHXnxOii6wnBC0jvhtDjZgOFoeh/w400-h248/_DSC1581.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Koto-no-WA-112846610112889/" target="_blank">Koto no WA</a>, ensemble evolved from a koto class at Nikkei Manor</td></tr></tbody></table><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Honorable Mentions</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">(in alphabetical order by last name)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">new year upon me<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">so much to look forward to<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">family, friends, and . . . new moon!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Mark English (on his birthday) <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">the leaves are turning<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">finally! the moon sighs and<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">turns away again<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Chris Fronek <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtkxMDff8o9gdJeLGV2eiAR92sQ8YMOPYP2DfuvzuGYwHTKLoKSHDW6jnXzkB_0V-vPatCTmmZQD37JKhM3XV4gKuFUcWTbqhYgnVy0eQnnT6JM-pSLtrvz-8ufLPZbMPVXSv9P2-iGml/s1224/_DSC1606.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1224" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtkxMDff8o9gdJeLGV2eiAR92sQ8YMOPYP2DfuvzuGYwHTKLoKSHDW6jnXzkB_0V-vPatCTmmZQD37JKhM3XV4gKuFUcWTbqhYgnVy0eQnnT6JM-pSLtrvz-8ufLPZbMPVXSv9P2-iGml/w400-h315/_DSC1606.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21 - <a href="https://www.leannakeithflute.com" target="_blank">Leanna Keith</a>, freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">koi gulp the moon’s reflection<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">pellets scatter as my Dad<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">laughs with children<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Elizabeth Martin <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">let us see the harvest moon—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">in person please<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">not on Zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Bill McGee </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; 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font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">fresh-cut grass<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">candlelight singing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">the crowd sighs<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Tamara Power-Drutis <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">visualizing the silver moon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">portent of changes for fall<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">wearing a cloud mask<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Bill Rumpf <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx8HGjY5gOm7ljohVdbMHLzkKQ54jD9hvUTVCwkEHJUxEG59cBiCSidConn5RjIw2sJzv7lufxIeF4jXuO-2972ictZp8-ts1TA8G7XFKKsGQXRm31MYjCcwHzC0PXAjoBn43ujJQLJC1/s1280/_DSC1584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx8HGjY5gOm7ljohVdbMHLzkKQ54jD9hvUTVCwkEHJUxEG59cBiCSidConn5RjIw2sJzv7lufxIeF4jXuO-2972ictZp8-ts1TA8G7XFKKsGQXRm31MYjCcwHzC0PXAjoBn43ujJQLJC1/w400-h268/_DSC1584.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">I know you are there<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">the clouds won’t always mask you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">moonlight exists inside<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Max Schneider </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqlHq8Bjtci0OwtxdBzVtx_EH2AlIOa5iM4xlteDqYdsxfXx2bK5PLdC_mMKrOH3v4VyBGoKmNl332IE1VzuuuPNloybVLktrkcoBCwFWpdcluIp8D0SanUPmwKMl3s6iq8APY-Esi19F/s1280/_DSC1595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqlHq8Bjtci0OwtxdBzVtx_EH2AlIOa5iM4xlteDqYdsxfXx2bK5PLdC_mMKrOH3v4VyBGoKmNl332IE1VzuuuPNloybVLktrkcoBCwFWpdcluIp8D0SanUPmwKMl3s6iq8APY-Esi19F/w400-h288/_DSC1595.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Honorable Mentions (Youth)</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">rabbit of the moon—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">is it cheesy where you are<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">like cheddar bunnies?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> Max Curran (age under 18) <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">dusk settles in<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">moonlight glows the darkened sky<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">peace at night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"> August Eby (age 14)</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxUJk5X_TkDwmpH7VSOobb0mliJS76fzrEWNc4oT_1jBn9rYy3FVS8ODIZ1HakXcvdPxKXVC4qOoPTnRCojDUmTpbaPu03uWcsb_-ypDRuPhg71jB9wpcnEof2YpPJeTdsRSlCLA_0G-_/s1280/_DSC1568.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxUJk5X_TkDwmpH7VSOobb0mliJS76fzrEWNc4oT_1jBn9rYy3FVS8ODIZ1HakXcvdPxKXVC4qOoPTnRCojDUmTpbaPu03uWcsb_-ypDRuPhg71jB9wpcnEof2YpPJeTdsRSlCLA_0G-_/w400-h268/_DSC1568.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"><br /></span></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVSmvTsBueBeuydacXWYzxoEPRniMh3_mopXMrMd7fKiduKrTBd6fZRL9JL9gOeSXbT97HNiVCjLATfrvWW2ArPkhS8hDxqps6lhHJQCtLgtLt_zWgXb0KvNfvO1Ffv6iQO4VP1fcBQV5/s1280/_DSC1572.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVSmvTsBueBeuydacXWYzxoEPRniMh3_mopXMrMd7fKiduKrTBd6fZRL9JL9gOeSXbT97HNiVCjLATfrvWW2ArPkhS8hDxqps6lhHJQCtLgtLt_zWgXb0KvNfvO1Ffv6iQO4VP1fcBQV5/w400-h300/_DSC1572.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/11/21 - Koto no WA</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/haikunorthwest/" target="_blank">Haiku Northwest</a>!</div></div>alekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-91618706206448993322021-09-13T15:11:00.001-07:002021-09-13T16:10:23.430-07:002021 Moon Viewing Haiku Contest Friday, September 10, 2021<p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyE755972IuWNCCVsI0tGBMh0AHxdGJ4CtxdEyimm_9sKLnSnxVvii8chIXsNHGatsIWAkDoCohfyTifuVzFYsJJVm9kZFYyJWXAaVwGRFu9Wij9jH8mkaBmf3hXR2Jvk8JnKNuk2Sf9dj/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2495.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyE755972IuWNCCVsI0tGBMh0AHxdGJ4CtxdEyimm_9sKLnSnxVvii8chIXsNHGatsIWAkDoCohfyTifuVzFYsJJVm9kZFYyJWXAaVwGRFu9Wij9jH8mkaBmf3hXR2Jvk8JnKNuk2Sf9dj/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2495.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></i><p></p><p><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><i style="font-size: 11pt;">Judged on Friday by Tanya McDonald and Michael Dylan Welch </i></i></p><p><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><i style="font-size: 11pt;">(Separate post on Saturday haiku upcoming)</i></i></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i>Pictures by Peggy Garber</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfHVAJejFo-lZy8Ao3zPSxgXFfeRxexUzmVbAVd8dFpiNfKvnncktKRYqsmPDh5zcsuEs7KJV7iTb4ILq_IWm3r6ZqhBiLy0SZ0ls_BstCueaOWQjUrfpFvMu7RsQmiuYhVnlQdNQT5DH/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2496.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfHVAJejFo-lZy8Ao3zPSxgXFfeRxexUzmVbAVd8dFpiNfKvnncktKRYqsmPDh5zcsuEs7KJV7iTb4ILq_IWm3r6ZqhBiLy0SZ0ls_BstCueaOWQjUrfpFvMu7RsQmiuYhVnlQdNQT5DH/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2496.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">The Seattle Japanese Garden’s annual moon viewing festival returned again for two nights on Friday, September 10, and Saturday, September 11, 2021. This was after a break in 2020 when the festival was not held because of the coronavirus pandemic. For 2021, both nights were sold out to a maximum of 250 attendees, and everyone wore masks—and so did the moon both evenings, masked by clouds and thus unseen. This year we limited entries to one poem per person (we had welcomed up to two in previous years), which sped up and simplified the judging process. We received 44 entries the first night and 47 the second night, for a total of 91 haiku. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">The following are our selections for Friday. As before, we selected poems for their clarity, freshness, sometimes humor and timeliness, and for evocatively portraying the moon, even if we couldn’t see it. No prizes were available this year, but we believe that everyone “won” simply by taking a moment to write about their moon-viewing experiences. Our congratulations to each winner, and to everyone who tried their hand at writing haiku. Our gratitude to the Seattle Japanese Garden for its ongoing support of haiku through these annual contests.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">For more information about Haiku Northwest, which meets monthly in the Seattle area, and holds an annual haiku retreat, please visit <a href="http://www.haikunorthwest.org">www.haikunorthwest.org</a>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v0efECiHeAAnQYnk-youmXYkjPaMrEiGUIYYUs-4ljzTqRJ_GLLmKkxWyJE1UTiU7ycyHaTqqz-7ZPznxpfi-QZL0lbwbkc9a8VSohVcgee7N_emywphsw3VOo4TxLiGH3fWxcE7da7u/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2497.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v0efECiHeAAnQYnk-youmXYkjPaMrEiGUIYYUs-4ljzTqRJ_GLLmKkxWyJE1UTiU7ycyHaTqqz-7ZPznxpfi-QZL0lbwbkc9a8VSohVcgee7N_emywphsw3VOo4TxLiGH3fWxcE7da7u/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2497.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Friday, September 10, 2021</span></h4><h2 style="break-after: avoid-page; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Calibri Light"; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.546667098999023px; margin: 2pt 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><b>First Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">wonder how to dress<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">for a moon viewing party?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the koi wear white, gold<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> David Takami <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><b>Second Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the air is still—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">suddenly three birds launch<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">searching for the moon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Paul Pietromonaco <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><b>Third Place<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">we change, earth changes—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">I look up at the same moon<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">my ancestors did<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Aaron Morton <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozJp46gZkN9k5mEJXf0akA7gmYwhuH1SyeFNUy7pn9LiJHTzsrjewTbK5WdspijJssd91FvboGIKD-eASUyi4oyMF8AlUm4tD9sibM6XRdMT3p_KUEfk9PTaS-1PZ1jD78X3fL91gR2kF/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2498.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozJp46gZkN9k5mEJXf0akA7gmYwhuH1SyeFNUy7pn9LiJHTzsrjewTbK5WdspijJssd91FvboGIKD-eASUyi4oyMF8AlUm4tD9sibM6XRdMT3p_KUEfk9PTaS-1PZ1jD78X3fL91gR2kF/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2498.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Honorable Mentions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(in alphabetical order by last name)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">it’s a moon viewing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">in the grey . . . it’s beautiful<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">anyway . . . the garden<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Brady Curtis <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">northwest moon, hiding<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">with the gods, behind gray clouds<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">holding back the rain<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Robert Diaz <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYhvlkEKusK1QP_dq579hyphenhyphenldouchdBBCXX3PU8ExfVnW5YmUKMjbDFBIj6KRl3BxfznjoF3oILmwg3khqScEG79glrxC8BpWSaiF1m8dQHddXuvhLV1Rclmko6AEx8HzDjQhX1L-x-xmo/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYhvlkEKusK1QP_dq579hyphenhyphenldouchdBBCXX3PU8ExfVnW5YmUKMjbDFBIj6KRl3BxfznjoF3oILmwg3khqScEG79glrxC8BpWSaiF1m8dQHddXuvhLV1Rclmko6AEx8HzDjQhX1L-x-xmo/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2500.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">koi beneath the bridge<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">bonsai balancing moonlight<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">pines piercing the sky<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Larry Hubbell <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">moon’s first glimmer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">long across the water<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">first soft kiss of a new night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Nick Kreucher <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5kfo_qQt0KA8Q9BngSInrF1duo4KH9dciGLlTUL4UiaXqlq4rHyndR1qCUMr-aP7p2p3ZNgrT9kdmMgAa3FXN22hAVxLajbDqAFcDePe6THPlE4dvd47IK8Bz3VI651TrI641oQ0Tn2O/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5kfo_qQt0KA8Q9BngSInrF1duo4KH9dciGLlTUL4UiaXqlq4rHyndR1qCUMr-aP7p2p3ZNgrT9kdmMgAa3FXN22hAVxLajbDqAFcDePe6THPlE4dvd47IK8Bz3VI651TrI641oQ0Tn2O/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">we gathered to see<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">Lady Luna hides her face<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the clouds make her shy<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Dana Pietromonaco <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">cloudy evening<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">trace of moonglow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">autumn’s coming<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Doug Santoni <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2YXE4fv0osCec2hh8lPqGCZoL_YoItCyv82ElnRZuq8Ptoyjh-WXPLlZle73xHIqIwekO472meV7xzsWNY8KmDFw_tkXCsOxb3LP1tZXc4iyDZIEp7-ImBbzyeaRyLt4aZQRukB4ZabD/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2503.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2YXE4fv0osCec2hh8lPqGCZoL_YoItCyv82ElnRZuq8Ptoyjh-WXPLlZle73xHIqIwekO472meV7xzsWNY8KmDFw_tkXCsOxb3LP1tZXc4iyDZIEp7-ImBbzyeaRyLt4aZQRukB4ZabD/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2503.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Honorable Mentions (Youth)</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">gentle moonshine—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">draping the walls in silver<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">balancing the world<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i> Piper Belfiore (age 14) <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the moon climbs the sky<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the earth is under my feet<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">the sun is far gone<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p><i style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px;"> Reed (age 11)</span></i><span face="-webkit-standard" style="font-size: medium;"></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hQVgqlsGbTVKlcVFezH8WMu2EmDyCeDM_Ctmd0GZF347GVb1diXDvs6_eknq4lWj1vH-CqR_UlCDl00DwL3QKYPb4f0dl3M9UkvxW2Ib0yYXOnElesZus-f3eQb3TSygU3aOY6gF0MEZ/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hQVgqlsGbTVKlcVFezH8WMu2EmDyCeDM_Ctmd0GZF347GVb1diXDvs6_eknq4lWj1vH-CqR_UlCDl00DwL3QKYPb4f0dl3M9UkvxW2Ib0yYXOnElesZus-f3eQb3TSygU3aOY6gF0MEZ/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2506.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DcTk-pLG168JpQa4Y_-kXB1gP4rRzLKvJxhPytpwPLA31ba0jgFpVSXNKHA27MchD3Go3S_Xf1sK8idB_1__bb37MRpEJV8evbOAzYmegBmaCsoDCMr5uRjvARTkqh7Mb2oDcKABIQht/s1600/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2507.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DcTk-pLG168JpQa4Y_-kXB1gP4rRzLKvJxhPytpwPLA31ba0jgFpVSXNKHA27MchD3Go3S_Xf1sK8idB_1__bb37MRpEJV8evbOAzYmegBmaCsoDCMr5uRjvARTkqh7Mb2oDcKABIQht/w400-h300/2021-09-10+SJG-MoonViewing-PG2507.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SJG • 9/10/21<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thank you, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/haikunorthwest/" target="_blank">Haiku Northwest</a>!</span></div><p></p>alekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-58703618223020753432021-08-23T12:53:00.002-07:002021-08-23T12:55:24.879-07:002021 Moon Viewing - September 10 & 11<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0TYRMct5IvNmFGGOiknRGrJZfgm-b5NgJqtl5lZBYvE4es83ISBnQRYBT9z4SfWyIj6UtyQB_yQcnzLrBCFh0BA9M4TcECs2SQVz0WN5Y9LXvUhAck4xxm8r9eLyaRrHXaJr6i6ObhA/s588/2021-08-24+MoonViewingTicketSales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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for Moon Viewing 2021 will begin <br />on Tuesday, August 24th at noon.</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjYqcEBSrr6h5IdFlAvGrSr2wqrMfz6rHoHdlNJZY0MbpAIimXQ-10Ik3b0dzR5SIWG4jE8mGK48nLbJiL6YzNAd6GT37x3O2rvc3iOOsTWgBVkE-3jrGW9htITaSM9dCLNugktaj45GUcLqtyMSnQ==&c=SllW0nz7kfaB17ri3G_JcBdHzldl1urL7MuYaXBfrVa8suhpDhuDXw==&ch=Q-WqSlpKA9RA6t_U58cuTKYLNbJOpQP8H1kGl5FfhBQDYxZSyUu2EQ==" target="_blank">Tickets on sale at this Link</a>.</div><br /><p></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-61325032501451371172021-07-13T19:26:00.000-07:002021-07-13T19:26:51.667-07:00Photography Workshop with Ray Pfortner 2021 <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TPuSfCRNFUzylA_pGmV1b-Yup8BdHAad1cyPBIdY54NR4FUZNNHN-OLYj5be-DyTbsBr2PONAz765yukMV1c4B_19vz6OM2j6Nqj31OrK0WnDIowol9Yf-ecWPpE2z-As_WVLjN0wXHH/s1015/2021-07-13+ChineseGarden-byRayPfortner.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="675" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TPuSfCRNFUzylA_pGmV1b-Yup8BdHAad1cyPBIdY54NR4FUZNNHN-OLYj5be-DyTbsBr2PONAz765yukMV1c4B_19vz6OM2j6Nqj31OrK0WnDIowol9Yf-ecWPpE2z-As_WVLjN0wXHH/w275-h413/2021-07-13+ChineseGarden-byRayPfortner.png" width="275" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>SEATTLE CHINESE GARDEN<br /></b></h2><div><p><br /></p><p>This workshop focuses on low-light and full moon photography. Learn tips and techniques during the first session, then put them into practice at the Seattle Chinese Garden, including a rare chance to be inside the Knowing the Spring Courtyard after dark. </p><p>This workshop is open to all experience levels and digital cameras—including smart phones!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>PREPARATORY SESSION: August 14th, 7-10 pm – Chan Center Classroom & Garden</p><p>LOCATION SHOOT: August 21, 7-10om – Shooting in the garden</p><p>SHARING SESSION: August 31, 6-9 pm</p><p>TUITION: $185 per person</p><p>PARTICIPANTS: Limited to 16, minimum age is 14</p><p>REGISTRATION: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ray-pfortner-photo-workshop-tickets-162575225877">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ray-pfortner-photo-workshop-tickets-162575225877</a></p><p>LOCATION: Seattle Chinese Garden 6000 16th Ave. S.W</p><p><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> South Seattle College north entrance</p><p>Visit us online at: <a href="https://www.seattlechinesegarden.org">https://www.seattlechinesegarden.org</a></p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFO3AUsI8Pm7sMzhR1EqwodfmihbZETaeKu7FpgkVsMZei1e91VJEOX0r6kYj5fwUBo9wvCId0EbRyMULimnVVwuik-ACB9NyLD6Nwq0MCUCJRMr422fNde9gu7gGg-a1IjntlwGAJ4Pc/s162/2021-07-13+RayPfortner.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="139" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFO3AUsI8Pm7sMzhR1EqwodfmihbZETaeKu7FpgkVsMZei1e91VJEOX0r6kYj5fwUBo9wvCId0EbRyMULimnVVwuik-ACB9NyLD6Nwq0MCUCJRMr422fNde9gu7gGg-a1IjntlwGAJ4Pc/w112-h131/2021-07-13+RayPfortner.png" width="112" /></a></div>Ray Pfortner is an educator and professional photographer whose work focuses on nature, landscapes, environmental issues, and gardens, especially Asian gardens. With a special interest in coaching new talent, Ray teaches workshops in partnership with colleges, art centers, artist stores, and organizations regionally and nationally. <p></p><p>To learn more about Ray and his work: <a href="http://raypfortner.com">raypfortner.com</a> </p><p>For questions about the workshop: <a href="mailto:raypfortner@gmail.com">raypfortner@gmail.com</a></p><div><br /></div></div></div>alekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017484473597055832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-76222462943198172732021-07-08T13:07:00.000-07:002021-07-08T13:07:02.928-07:00SJG Garden Party - Tickets on Sale Now<h1 style="text-align: center;"> Seattle Japanese Garden - Garden Party</h1>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Aug 12 from 6-9pm at the garden</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yU1CMBIqOHJgTdP_0WXIjL8WrHhV2_6TW9Simk1tYGdEdhCKKkWa-4vYslut2WZm6XMnF3rsyD3CTxkPrJ5J2WjvzJy52Pvk6TXwTqSlH2eh7r4-8Bp1Vz3KbxIMHc_XkwWOkTpFZ-c/s662/2021-08-12+SJG+GardenPartyTickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="662" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yU1CMBIqOHJgTdP_0WXIjL8WrHhV2_6TW9Simk1tYGdEdhCKKkWa-4vYslut2WZm6XMnF3rsyD3CTxkPrJ5J2WjvzJy52Pvk6TXwTqSlH2eh7r4-8Bp1Vz3KbxIMHc_XkwWOkTpFZ-c/w400-h221/2021-08-12+SJG+GardenPartyTickets.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tickets are first come first serve and a sell-out is expected.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sjggardenparty.square.site/" target="_blank">Click her to purchase your tickets now.</a></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-74956151426861965702021-07-03T14:31:00.005-07:002021-07-03T14:38:33.073-07:00Update on Covid Safety Procedures at the Seattle Japanese Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TXW0t20EyBVAGpZqOWfWugVU1gG7M6LCIRWu3pKyonZQ8eckMCdr68wFyOz6u-0heZHKiqtDbSgvlyuTEp7D7bu-ymTcJFD64b53XrU1msic0CIdnN7jhZJMTZrn1lXJ9EcOZdQYrgM/s584/2021-06-28+re+SJG+Reopening.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="584" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TXW0t20EyBVAGpZqOWfWugVU1gG7M6LCIRWu3pKyonZQ8eckMCdr68wFyOz6u-0heZHKiqtDbSgvlyuTEp7D7bu-ymTcJFD64b53XrU1msic0CIdnN7jhZJMTZrn1lXJ9EcOZdQYrgM/w640-h424/2021-06-28+re+SJG+Reopening.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of David Rosen/SlickPix Photography & the Arboretum Foundation<br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br />From the Garden Staff and the Arboretum Foundation: rules governing visitors to the Seattle Japanese Garden will be changing over the coming weeks. To find out more, please see the Japanese Garden Website at <a href="https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/blog/2021/6/28/an-update-regarding-covid-19-safety-procedures">An Update Regarding Covid-19 Safety Procedures — Seattle Japanese Garden</a>.</div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-34643384353488621812021-06-24T14:51:00.004-07:002021-06-28T23:09:02.697-07:00Upcoming Garden Events<h3 style="text-align: left;"> July 7, 2021 Virtual Tanabata - Star Festival</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLOvzWiwbto_0WermY2p5ZSvhwJlUjPy_KYfUlJ0NLcdj4K2EL9IBufoAv2vL_7TVGbR2WRGggYQiy-_q_V8fbm9jZ5lG7gd1VaH7fFBModUvdJYh5TA3mWiqjKqWgrfHbfaD_mxVGBE/s498/2021-06-24+Info%252BPhoto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="498" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLOvzWiwbto_0WermY2p5ZSvhwJlUjPy_KYfUlJ0NLcdj4K2EL9IBufoAv2vL_7TVGbR2WRGggYQiy-_q_V8fbm9jZ5lG7gd1VaH7fFBModUvdJYh5TA3mWiqjKqWgrfHbfaD_mxVGBE/w640-h512/2021-06-24+Info%252BPhoto.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2021/7/7/tanabata" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a><br /></div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"> July 15, 2021 Virtual Kaleidoscope Series: Chanoyu - Way of Tea - Urasenke Style</h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">August 12, 2021 Garden Party Fundraiser in the Garden</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa-gJcOjWJLRN_7SCU0RX0wLaWvqkRldXb6v_5Y4GQvD2aj3i7ZatUHiEI6pbxWN6s8HGZ-qx1Oi5AaIQhyphenhyphen8SYwPGJinwNcVrBfUp0YtAWSiYCgdGIRL1iHRNAP3CsCzRG1qS0gRct-w/s505/2021-06-17+Info%252BPhoto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="499" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa-gJcOjWJLRN_7SCU0RX0wLaWvqkRldXb6v_5Y4GQvD2aj3i7ZatUHiEI6pbxWN6s8HGZ-qx1Oi5AaIQhyphenhyphen8SYwPGJinwNcVrBfUp0YtAWSiYCgdGIRL1iHRNAP3CsCzRG1qS0gRct-w/w632-h640/2021-06-17+Info%252BPhoto.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2021/8/12/garden-party-2021?fbclid=IwAR0aJIMfy6xAOpMcfxVfQJvDyeSKWY6pw91P232hwuFEorALs97kr6TlyUA" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-66188632445727278852021-06-02T15:39:00.002-07:002021-06-02T15:39:50.237-07:00Unit 86 Reminder - June 15th - Stone Objects Preview<p> Dewey Webster will preview his updated booklet about the Stone Objects in the Seattle Japanese Garden. This event is for Unit 86 members, who will receive a Zoom link email soon.</p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-33398183703329534292021-05-10T15:13:00.001-07:002021-05-10T15:13:22.135-07:00Upcoming Events:<p><b style="font-family: inherit;">May 17, 5pm - Okan Arts Chat</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - Patricia Belyea chatting with Amy Katoh about Japanese folk textiles—indigo, kasuri, boro and more. </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdOChqzgpH9Ze6Xby3ky4-YNN5wkylHdR" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Click here for more info & to Register</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br /><br />
<b style="font-family: inherit;">May 18 - Bruce Williams on "The History and Art of Bonsai."</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Info email will be forthcoming.</span><br /><br />
<b style="font-family: inherit;">May 22 - Ikebana International Annual Exhibition </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">online, plus demonstrations. </span><a href="http://www.iiseattlechapter19.org" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Click here to see and scroll down on the Home page</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">from Unit 86 Continuing Ed Chair: Jeanne Peterson</span></div><p></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-70048168974241706412021-04-30T19:35:00.006-07:002021-05-01T11:29:27.941-07:00See what's blooming in Late April 2021<div style="text-align: center;">
<p>Have you been to the garden lately? Every week brings new colors and a new look. If you can't get to the Garden in person, head to the Special Events page to see new photos from mid and late April.<br /><br />
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<a href="http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/p/special-events.html#LApril">
Click HERE to see what's Blooming.</a></p><p></p>
<p></p></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-70200190931542875562021-04-21T20:13:00.001-07:002021-04-21T20:14:27.519-07:00Nihon Buyo Performance and Panel Discussion<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Presented virtually<br />by Japan Arts Connection Lab<br />Thursday, April 22, 2021 7-8pm</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK43o6LDSDcXgRaCdW03OW8Xv1vtjpI4unRmIBNYF_9IpbkpKSbDAqIFK_o64CY4wTaIP1_BdaiL44kJU9Jj-Ugkz3UuQSUdhSDF7FYeTe9xhh-onRq-6d6_EiE2UvdNIXLXhjbOT_Zzc/s800/2021-04-15+Photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK43o6LDSDcXgRaCdW03OW8Xv1vtjpI4unRmIBNYF_9IpbkpKSbDAqIFK_o64CY4wTaIP1_BdaiL44kJU9Jj-Ugkz3UuQSUdhSDF7FYeTe9xhh-onRq-6d6_EiE2UvdNIXLXhjbOT_Zzc/w400-h300/2021-04-15+Photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our own Joan Laage will be one of the discussion panel members at this free online event featuring past performances by master Nichibu dancer Satsuki Onoe.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jaclab.org/events-calendar/" target="_blank">Click here for more information and to Register</a>.</div><p><br /></p></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-53791486079652038432021-04-08T12:12:00.002-07:002021-04-08T12:12:42.699-07:00Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival<h3 style="text-align: left;">Friday, April 9
</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4UGI9UT7ubpSK2MrCZcbbqYCtWN95WIBrnqLxhgx_6OvqjJ3z0uiHjL9dotICh0lxiY_Jz-Eet1kICwElVkx7X3R-kwrkJN8Vd1jUaQVgN2aeYkGCYpTXRRRszEfFy5wJfpcEDnh6aQ/s659/2021-04-09+SeattleCtr-CherryBlossomsFestival.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="659" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4UGI9UT7ubpSK2MrCZcbbqYCtWN95WIBrnqLxhgx_6OvqjJ3z0uiHjL9dotICh0lxiY_Jz-Eet1kICwElVkx7X3R-kwrkJN8Vd1jUaQVgN2aeYkGCYpTXRRRszEfFy5wJfpcEDnh6aQ/s400/2021-04-09+SeattleCtr-CherryBlossomsFestival.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
The Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival starts this Friday April 9 with many different cultural events. Among them, demonstrations of Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) will be shown on Friday at set times that are available by logging in on Friday. Also, an exhibit of Ikebana arrangements from several different Ikebana schools will be on display. After April 9, the demonstrations and arrangements will be available on Youtube at any time; the Youtube link will be on the Cherry Blossom Festival site. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(info forwarded by Eleanore Baxendale & Jeanne Peterson)</span> <div><div style="text-align: center;">This FREE VIRTUAL event begins at 11am. <br /><a href="http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/event-calendar/seattle-cherry-blossom-and-japanese-cultural-festival" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a></div></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-75762924742176458292021-04-06T17:36:00.000-07:002021-04-06T17:36:15.153-07:00April brings early Spring Buds<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A early April visit to the Seattle Japanese Garden reveals the beginning of flowers. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">(All photos by Peggy Garber)<br /></span></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovCdiRXoLj_JdfLPGORzYCp-9Zn6Umv46zvqX66xUjGKhlwHvadTTGbc0OmQGYiEbPyEWkB4oK5METzxL_GCqORyDaKTp41G51VVP2vneHDkSjllZtA27poCTC3sfG6_maB56yPyD5IA/s1600/2021-03-25+SJG-PG0770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovCdiRXoLj_JdfLPGORzYCp-9Zn6Umv46zvqX66xUjGKhlwHvadTTGbc0OmQGYiEbPyEWkB4oK5METzxL_GCqORyDaKTp41G51VVP2vneHDkSjllZtA27poCTC3sfG6_maB56yPyD5IA/w400-h300/2021-03-25+SJG-PG0770.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/p/special-events.html#March">See More Photos under the Special Events tab.</a></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-29614239263715502042021-03-24T22:49:00.006-07:002021-03-24T23:07:01.813-07:00Reading Kimonos in Modern Japanese Literature<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span 0.4pt="" letter-spacing:=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The
Case of Kōda Aya</span></span></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboWpX2R-wHXzP19tbpotMiLggjYf7wCHRtL2H4nrfIBs7R90N5AHza9r7YXMTM1jOmE-z11oS8kg3NQAUxrOb-XZvm2PQtv5SgZLtWjdRpj7-0v2EdWQjWvTfaQd8TQx3gVIJnRunT-A/s453/2021-03-23+Info%252BPhoto1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="453" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboWpX2R-wHXzP19tbpotMiLggjYf7wCHRtL2H4nrfIBs7R90N5AHza9r7YXMTM1jOmE-z11oS8kg3NQAUxrOb-XZvm2PQtv5SgZLtWjdRpj7-0v2EdWQjWvTfaQd8TQx3gVIJnRunT-A/w400-h238/2021-03-23+Info%252BPhoto1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Join us for "Reading Kimonos in Modern Japanes Literature: <span 0.4pt="" letter-spacing:="">The
Case of Kōda Aya</span>" with Japan Foundation Former Fellow Dr. Michiko Suzuki, who will explore depictions of ikimonos in modern Japanese literature. Focusing on the writer <span 0.4pt="" letter-spacing:="">Kōda Aya</span> (1904-90), this talk covers the ways kimonos serve critical roles in literary interpretation, as a unique means of communication between author and reader.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time & Location: march 29, 5pm PT - Online</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-kimonos-in-modern-japanese-literature-the-case-of-koda-aya-tickets-144263677543" target="_blank">RSVP HERE</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Learn more here: <a href="https://www.jfny.org/event/reading-kimonos-in-modern-japanese-literature/?fbclid=IwAR2VTNg1_dBtHPWqrT3z9gNUQRkDA9qld2yE2RBkdZhI00V62xCjjc91QO8" target="_blank">Reading Kimonos in Modern Japanese Literature - The Japan Foundation, New York.</a></span></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-15024462970550472072021-03-14T17:13:00.005-07:002021-03-14T17:17:46.476-07:00Kasagi: Gates Of Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrmBSXtbWmVKsUkqVveYuATQwnXrRZqpTHrK07abzmGJdRC9CjR05plH_uoAmbtbo49u89QgD-49jb_U3ZacL8LE5AQyGWPv7EPVDYxYNoHYQY1UTiZFgtVP8Kn-z516e4CyxJGRVrMk/s545/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="545" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrmBSXtbWmVKsUkqVveYuATQwnXrRZqpTHrK07abzmGJdRC9CjR05plH_uoAmbtbo49u89QgD-49jb_U3ZacL8LE5AQyGWPv7EPVDYxYNoHYQY1UTiZFgtVP8Kn-z516e4CyxJGRVrMk/w400-h176/image.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">"In 2013, two
nearly identical beams of a sacred Shinto gate landed on the Oregon coast after
having been tragically washed away in the Great East japan Earthquake of
2011. After traveling 5,000 miles across the Pacific, incredibly, these
two crossbeams, known as kasagi, landed within 120 miles of each other less
than one month apart. Virtually unidentifiable, they could have been
abandoned, forgotten, and lost forever. Instead, the quest to return the
two battered pieces of wood has brought people together from across the globe
as a message of support for the people of Japan. What unfolds is the
story of what connects us as humans: life, loss, perseverance, and
hope."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Link to a 90 minute
documentary by Portland Japanese Garden on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwMvExfcIo" target="_blank">Kasagi: Gates of Hope Full Documentary.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Article by Portland Japanese Garden<br />Shared by Nat Suyenaga<br />(Nat also provided a pdf of the story.)<br />(If you would like a copy of the pdf,
contact Peggy@Garbers.com)</span></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-50879116151554773282021-02-27T16:36:00.012-08:002021-03-09T11:14:16.985-08:00Seattle Japanese Garden to Reopen Saturday March 6, 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXvBwg7donL-jLlF-dbK4qz5jt0hiVoPgY_F-QdVY0LuPZOQSkXnqLjXe9dVP0hqY7vlqIF_Fs8E7IhRqsOgrcWXni0nvGEE4b_2-9KxeEkWJdXkkr-N_IRdS0TJfpxbDiQuTDgrZrKM/s449/2021-02-27+SJG-PicOnly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXvBwg7donL-jLlF-dbK4qz5jt0hiVoPgY_F-QdVY0LuPZOQSkXnqLjXe9dVP0hqY7vlqIF_Fs8E7IhRqsOgrcWXni0nvGEE4b_2-9KxeEkWJdXkkr-N_IRdS0TJfpxbDiQuTDgrZrKM/w399-h400/2021-02-27+SJG-PicOnly.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Due to current health and safety guidelines regarding Covid-19, the garden is restricting visitor numbers. For visits <b>Friday-Sunday</b> and <b>holidays</b>, tickets must be purchased in advance. On <b>Tuesday-Thursday</b>, walk-up visitors are welcomed into the garden on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be aware that if the garden is at capacity, walk-up entry may not be available.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are not yet links on the garden web site for advance ticket purchase. For more information about the garden opening, go to the <a href="https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/" target="_blank">J<span style="font-size: medium;">apanese Garden Web site</span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make a Reservation to visit the Garden, Go to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/seattle/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=garden&viewMode=list" target="_blank">Seattle Parks and Recreation</a></div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-73726520784037548872021-02-21T13:27:00.003-08:002021-02-21T13:29:26.887-08:00NAJGA History of Japanese Gardens in U.S. - Webinar Series<p>The <b>North American Japanese Garden Association</b> together with the <b>Japan Foundation</b> is presenting a 14 Webinar series focusing on the history and development of Japanese Gardens in the U.S. The first program was Thursday Feb. 18th at 4pm titled "130 Years of Public Japanese Gardens in the United States: Series Introduction," presented by Makoto Suzuki & Kendall Brown. Future webinars in the series will be presented every Thursday at 4pm. The webinars are free.<br /><br />For a full list of webinars and sign up links, <a href="https://najga.org/virtual/" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br /></p>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-24682024501139166432021-02-17T19:37:00.009-08:002021-02-19T10:43:46.649-08:00February Snow in the Seattle Japanese Garden<p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Two melt days after a 12" snowfall, the Seattle Japanese Garden is still covered in snow. It is magical. See more photos on the <a href="http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/p/special-events.html#snow">Special Events</a> page.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYftdzE9OT6lYz7n1ZrfQpm19L4dEfSLjhqwT7UNWfYtGZBV09nVWnuPQo8oWTaT9NjqYvb6eum4cRCmbLaxTFOe5kae53Ei3U0HLZb_nSshtWCYIWiFk4qXAiYl9d7HYvpuAv2sdWsg/s2000/2021-02-17+SJG-Snow-PG-Pano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="2000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYftdzE9OT6lYz7n1ZrfQpm19L4dEfSLjhqwT7UNWfYtGZBV09nVWnuPQo8oWTaT9NjqYvb6eum4cRCmbLaxTFOe5kae53Ei3U0HLZb_nSshtWCYIWiFk4qXAiYl9d7HYvpuAv2sdWsg/w400-h160/2021-02-17+SJG-Snow-PG-Pano.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(All images by Peggy Garber)</div>Peggy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178061421636988221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836694226372045525.post-82392069569660139592021-02-06T17:10:00.005-08:002021-02-21T13:48:58.722-08:00Sneak Preview - Winter 2021 Pond Renovation is well underway.<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/p/history.html#so-pond">See more photos and details on the "History" page of this Community Blog.</a><br />New photos added 2/19/2021</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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