Rapunzel blackwork - this is an old Marion Scoular design that has been packed away for a very long time. I pulled it out to check the thread and decided to work on it a bit.
Kogin Four Seasons progress - I worked more on the summer section.
Toki, who blogs at 私がめがねをかけるとき, and I are both stitching this kogin piece. (She blogs in Japanese, but there is a translation button on the top left under the title, if you don’t read Japanese.) Check out her progress!
Last week, Lyn commented that she thought the 1 chi thread might be like floche. I don't stitch with floche often enough to know, but I did have a project using floche, so I pulled it out to compare. The floche is a thinner smoother thread. The 1 chi is thicker and rather rough.
Summertime Mt. Fuji progress
This project is very fun for me. Mt. Fuji's 25 connected/related sites were recognized in 2013 by UNESCO as a cultural World Heritage site. I am depicting the mountain and a few of the other sites in this piece.
Sengen Taisha Shrine, Fujinomia
Miho no Matsubara
Shiraito Falls
And of course the summertime mountain, without snow, just clouds. (View from my apartment yesterday.)
Last Sunday was a rainy day. I originally planned to do a different outside thing, but the rain made me change my mind. I walked to Miho instead. Because of the rain, there were few people there. Miho no Matsubara is one of those places I can visit again and again.
Very close to the Pine Forest is Miho Shrine.
Even rainy days are good in Japan.
I've been here many times, but I never get tired of it. I was surprised there were so few people around.
This is the new museum building. It is very nice, but photos are not allowed inside.
After that, we went to a little cafe called Oasis.
I was happy to spend a little time with friends. Saturdays in Japan are good!
Yesterday I decided to walk to Miho no Matsubara. According to Google Maps, it's four and a half miles from where I live, so I had a nice walk there and back. I have been to Miho no Matsubara several times, the last time was New Year's Day 2021, when I went to see the first sunrise of the year.
First, here is Mt. Fuji as I left my apartment, sitting in the clouds.
It was warm when I started out, but once I got near the sea (that red square on the map), there was a nice cool breeze.
I walked on the walkway near the beach and there was a nice view.
There is a path through the pine trees.
The giant really really old pine trees are the stars here.
There is a nice wooden walkway that leads to the Miho Shrine.
It was a nice way to spend the afternoon. I really should visit this place more often.
