Shiki, himself

In Matsuyama in 2007, at the Shiki Museum, we met

an almost life-size Shiki. I would rather have this 

than the cardboard John Wayne (my cousin has) any day!

spring rain:

browsing under an umbrella

at the picture-book store 

Masaoka Shiki

(from poemhunter.com)

Sorry, about yesterday, Our local internet took the day off
after something (probably road construction)
severed something essential, so there wasn't a post.