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.
Lost inside an adorable illusion and I cannot hide, I'm the one you're using, please don't push me aside, we could've made it cruising, yeah.
Yes it is Theme Thusday again, and today we are talking GLASS . I've three possible hooks to hang my [glass] hat on with this theme. First, the photo! Yes, it is the river again from an odd angle in an interesting light. You can just make out the bottom, which should tell you that I'm right on the shore. In some ways, the distortion of the stones below the surface reminds me of ye olde glass windows, what they call "cylinder blown sheet glass". You can still find some of this around Hobart these days. Thw second link comes from a trip I took to Venice a few years back. You're probably aware that Venice was (is?) a glass-making centre of excellence. If you have ever been there and taken the tour of the glass factories, you might be familiar with the sheer amount of coloured glass that sits at the bottom of the water there. These fragments of glass have been worn down and had their edges dulled by their time in the water, which makes them ample keepsakes for the ...
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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