Today is the Autumn Equinox 秋分の日 and a National Holiday in Japan.
Not only is this day the official end of summer on the calendar, it is also noticeably colder in the air with some rain in the evening.
Time to switch from cold water baths to hot water baths.
Ikuko and I stayed home today, and didn't go anywhere except to the supermarket just before closing time.
I did some work on the internet, and then later tried again to make some musical sounds come out of my newly acquired plastic ShakuHachi 尺八 Flute.
I am making some progress and discovering a whole new world of music at the same time.
I love to feel the deep vibrations of the flute when I make a sound that can be called a musical note.
Oh no! Another obsession.
I usually go down to the bank of the Biei River to practice, but today it was so cold and rainy that I just stayed indoors and practiced in my classroom.
So far, nobody has complained about it.
Of course, I closed all of the windows double tight so that none of my horrible sounds could leak out into the world.
I am years away from any kind of public performance, but I will get there.
Practice, practice practice.
Not only is this day the official end of summer on the calendar, it is also noticeably colder in the air with some rain in the evening.
Time to switch from cold water baths to hot water baths.
Ikuko and I stayed home today, and didn't go anywhere except to the supermarket just before closing time.
I did some work on the internet, and then later tried again to make some musical sounds come out of my newly acquired plastic ShakuHachi 尺八 Flute.
I am making some progress and discovering a whole new world of music at the same time.
I love to feel the deep vibrations of the flute when I make a sound that can be called a musical note.
Oh no! Another obsession.
I usually go down to the bank of the Biei River to practice, but today it was so cold and rainy that I just stayed indoors and practiced in my classroom.
So far, nobody has complained about it.
Of course, I closed all of the windows double tight so that none of my horrible sounds could leak out into the world.
I am years away from any kind of public performance, but I will get there.
Practice, practice practice.
