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The ice shows layered as the soft light hits and the seeds sleep therein.

I want to try weaving this design.
The source of creativity is everywhere in the nature that surrounds me and a new year has started for me to explore it.

Wishing everyone a happy 2019.

The colored leaves have fallen and a cold winter is approaching day by day here at Mt. Yatsugatake.
On the other hand, it makes me feel warm to see my cats covered with fluffy fur, curled up their bodies and sleeping comfortably in my house.

The time has come to gather up the ripened dark-blue berries of “Kusagi” (Harlequin glorybower) for this year.

A workshop, designed for children to make a map of plants for dyeing in the woods, will be held a week later.
I went into the rainy woods alone for the inspection.
In the misty trees, I could not feel the end.

I visited Mashiko-machi Tochigi Prefecture with my family for the first time in a while.
The purpose was to enjoy the Hijisai (Festival) but above all, to see a piece of work of my friend, Masaya Hashimoto, which was displayed at Yamamoto Hachimangu shrine.

I think Kyoto is really good.
Is it because of its beautiful townscape with a charm of ancient city, the historic shrines and temples, and delicious restaurants/cafes?
Surely, those are the reasons too, but there is Nishijin.
Although decreased in number, there are still shops, studios and the skilled craftsmen gathering at Nishijin, which are to do with dyeing and weaving.
It would be reassuring to have somewhere close to you where you can visit and have a talk at any time when you are stuck and worried, looking for something, or have something in mind that you wish to try.

Her name is “Ito Fujii”
She is our third cat to become our family.

I am enduring fierce heat since there seems little benefit from a cold region at the foot of a mountain this summer.
I have been working without an air conditioner ever since I moved to the foot of Yatsugatake, but it is quite tough.