Very gray and cold yesterday. In the evening I did some flashlight painting on 30 second exposures. Here is my hand drawing light-circles: Here I am lighting a Buddha statue with the flashlight – it was otherwise nearly completely dark in the room. I can wave the flashlight freely, and as a result the light looks a little other-worldly because we don’t see a fixed light-source. In the afternoon I started scanning old family history. I have boxes and boxes of stuff from my dad that needs to be scanned and archived. Here is a beautiful envelope with a red wax seal from the 1880’s: Here is a page from an old photo album. The images are from China, around 1912.
First day of Spring in Japan, according to the luna calendar.
Celebrating The First Day Of Spring According To An Ancient Calendar : TreeHugger Today, February 4, marks risshun, the first day of spring according to the ancient calendar, introduced from China and Korea around 604 – over 1400 years ago – and adapted to local needs and desires as well as holidays, occasions & events since then.