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through the smoke
a glimpse of olden times...
fallen leaves
けぶらして昔めかする木の葉哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1807.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #銀杏 #ginkgo #autumn
a glimpse of olden times...
fallen leaves
けぶらして昔めかする木の葉哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1807.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #銀杏 #ginkgo #autumn
The Great Yellowing is not yet upon us (ginkgo leaves will reach their golden peak around November 23rd), but you've probably already smelt autumn in the air.
When the fruit from female ginkgo trees falls & begins to rot, the butyric acid in the skin gives off a vomit-like odor🤢
When the fruit from female ginkgo trees falls & begins to rot, the butyric acid in the skin gives off a vomit-like odor🤢
Uno de los prodigios del otoño chino es ver la caída de las hojas del #Ginkgo más antiguo del mundo. Tiene 1.400 años y está en un templo budista cerca de #Xian. Estos árboles, considerados "fósiles vivientes", fueron una de las primeras plantas que aparecieron sobre la Tierra.
