Margie sensei making tea
Toko Natsu Zuki
Everlasting Summer
Everlasting summer - A lovely poetic phrase that reflects today's long hours of sun.
Below I will share some pictures and the flow of being a guest.
We walked to the tea room by way of the peaceful garden path
Oh, I should mention that today is the first time I dressed in kimono all by myself. :-) It only took 2.5 hours.
Receiving the sweet before the tea
Scooting forward to retrieve my bowl of tea
Joining the first guest to drink a bowl of tea
Enjoying the delicious bowl of tea
Taking a farewell look at the tokonoma, with the scroll and flower
The day was glorious! An easy temperature; not hot, not cold, a subtle breeze, a fat robin hopping around with a worm. What a wonderful way to spend the solstice!
10 comments:
I love that you made tea and dressed yourself in kimono! Beautiful pics too.
Thank you to fellow student SR for taking the photos!
Seriously cool! I forgot they sometimes do Chanoyu there.
Yes, it was a perfect day for celebrating solstice with tea in the garden. Oh and a robin with a worm is just a perfect exclamation mark. Lovely to see the photos of you and Margie.
There are no words adequate to describe the pleasure I take in reading your post today. What an honor for you to conduct a tea ceremony at Japanese Gardens --- and an equal honor for those who were able to attend/view the ceremony. And it was nice to see other friendly faces in your post as well. Savor is a word that comes to mind. Or tranquil hospitality.
Dear Steph,
thank you so much for your wonderful japanese impressions!
You look very beautiful in the kimono, celebrating the tea-ceremony!
Sunny greetings, Siret
You look beautiful in your kimono! Glad you had this experience and hope you have many more.
I can't imagine you had any cause to be nervous! And that picture of the garden path is truly storybook perfect!
Thank you all! Angela - My hands were shaking so much I could barely set the tea scoop where it needed to go! ;-)
What a beautiful tea ceremony. The path to the tea room is so peaceful and tranquil. It has been so enjoyable following along on your journey.
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