井の中の蛙大海を知らず。
[or]
I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu.
[or]
A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
I think that there is something in that for all or us.
Hold me now, oh hold me now, until this hour has gone around. And I'm gone on the rising tide, to face Van Dieman's Land
Theme Thursday again, and this one is rather easy. I am Tasmanian, you see, and aside from being all around general geniuses - as I have amply described previously - we are also very familiar with the concept of WATER. Tasmania is the ONLY island state of an ISLAND continent. That means, we're surrounded by WATER. That should help explain why I take so many photographs of water . Tasmania was for a long time the place where the British (an island race terrified of water) sent their poor people most vile and horrid criminals. The sort of folk who would face the stark choice of a death sentence , or transportation to the other end of the world. Their catalogue of crimes is horrifying : stealing bread assault stealing gentlemen's handkerchiefs drunken assault being poor affray ladies being overly friendly with gentlemen for money hitting people having a drink and a laugh public drunkenness being Irish Fenian terrorist activities being Catholic religious subversion. ...
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When I was a child, my mom often said to me, " Keep away from the stone lantern! " -"Why not?"
Hm... "A frog in a well does not know a bigger well !?" -"Why not?"
I think that I used to come here often about one-two years ago. I remember this snoopy well. ;9 I like your site.
Henry spotted something with more interest than the bloke with the camera. The other kid looks good. You also managed to cut Jens' head off though.
Frogs,frogs, your mother likes frogs.
I wasn't aware of the fact, that you and your family are in Japan.
Well,not until I noticed your blog name and location over there on Nathalie's blog.(I must have missed a post...)
What a nice photograph and once again thought-provoking quote(s).
Thanks, for sharing!
Bai-bai
DeeDee ;-D