Information, product discussion and random musings from the staff of Shoyeido Japanese Incense, Boulder, Colorado division. Please visit Shoyeido's online store to view our complete product line.
« Japanese Fall Festival: This Weekend in Albuquerque! | Main | Shoyeido's Best Sellers - August 2009 »
One of the most intriguing plants that grows wild in our area is variety of ground cherry. It has uninspiring flowers earlier in the summer, but then it develops these interesting pods, each of which contains a little fruit about half an inch in diameter.
In a few weeks, these pods will be completely dried out into papery translucent lantern shapes. They remind me of the lanterns in this photo of the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, taken by photographer Ad Blankestijn.
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a0115709acb7a970b0120a59cce0d970c
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Lanterns:
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
Comments