natsu-kusa ya ・ tsuwamono-domo ga ・ yume no ato
The summer grasses—
Of the brave soldiers' dreams
The aftermath.
In the summer of 2008, I studied at the Inter-University Center in Yokohama, Japan and stayed at a guest house in Kamakura. The name of the class to which I was assigned is “natsu-kusa” or “summer grass.” The title suggests the impermanence of flourishing and fading in the material world, which is a very Kamakura sort of thing to suggest. Collected here are the photographs and videos taken by my slowly breaking Sony DSC-T1 of temples, field trips, and so forth. For your web browser’s convenience, the collection has been split into two groups linked below. If you want full-sized copies of any of these photos or to contribute some photos of your own, please email me at carl at this domain. Thanks.
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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. — Isaiah 40:7 |
草は枯れ、 花はしぼむ。 主の風が 吹きつけたのだ。 この民は草に等しい。 — イザヤ書 40:7 |
