Jamhuri Day

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Jamhuri Day
(Republic Day -- Independence Day)

***** Location: Kenya
***** Season: Hot dry season, 12 December
***** Category: Observance

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Explanation

HISTORY: UHURU, JAMHURI, HARAMBEE (1963-1978)

The 12th of December, 1963, was the day of the declaration of independence (Uhuru), and just one year later a new country was born: the Republic of Kenya, Jamhuri ya Kenya, presided by Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. He based his mandate, until his death in 1978, in something that would become a motto for the people of Kenya: Harambee, meaning "pulling all together at once".

With independence, many Europeans left the country, fearing that the free Kenya would give rise to new times of prosecution and extermination of the representatives of the old European power. In fact, the former Mau-Maus were waiting for the green light to invade the whites' farms. Very differently, those that chose to stay found a conciliatory and dialoguing Kenyatta, pragmatic and intelligent, inviting the Europeans to join Harambee and not excluding anyone of the national construction process. Some of the former Colony's chief civil servants kept their jobs. Kenyatta requested the Bristish troops in Kenya to remain and help him extinguish the Somalis revolts in the North East and an army mutiny in Nairobi. This presence would be expanded through a defense agreement between Kenya and Great Britain, that kept the British army in their current headquarters in Nanyuki.

http://www.kenyalogy.com/eng/info/histo14.html

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More Kenya history :
http://kenya.com/history.html

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Kibaki to address Jamhuri fete climax
By DAVID MUGONYI
(12 December 2003)

The 12-day festivities to mark Kenya's 40th independence anniversary will end today with fanfare and President Kibaki's address to the nation. The Head of State will preside over his first Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium.

Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Francis Sigei announced that a number of traditional dancers and choirs had been lined up to entertain guests at the stadium. In addition, a children display drill by Nairobi primary schools, trooping of the colour by 20 para-battalion and a fly past by Kenya Air Force Jets will feature.

Later in the afternoon, the President will host a Garden Party at State House.

Other festivities lined up include a football match between Coast Stars and AFC Leopards, netball at Railway Club and hockey at City Park. Mr Sigei said this year's celebrations were special because they marked a reflection on what has taken place in Kenya since 1963.

Some freedom fighters are expected to grace the occasion and are likely to be among those invited to the State House party. Several World leaders among them US President George Bush and Her majesty Queen Elizabeth of England sent congratulatory messages to President Kibaki.

Also congratulating the President was the Aga Khan Development Network.

President Bush said: "The elections of December 2002 and the strong tide of civic spirit that was evident then have made this year's national day one of special hope."

"The democratic transition that has occurred since Kenya's last national day has set an example for others and opened great opportunities both for Kenyans and for Kenya's relationships with its friends abroad," he added.

Cuban President Fidel Castro said: "I will avail myself to this significant anniversary to reiterate our resolve to continue doing our best to strengthen and expand the relations of friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Kenya."

Other messages came from leaders of Israel, Austria, China, Japan, several African countries and Kenya's high commissioners and ambassadors.

The would be Sh100 million 12-day festivities saw ministers and government officials conduct build up activities such as opening bridges, roads, exhibitions, taking part in clean-ups, prayers and anti-Aids campaign.

New coins of Sh40 went into circulation yesterday together with two commemorative ones – a gold one with a face value of Sh5,000 and a silver one valued at Sh1,000 – both of which bear President Kibaki's portrait.

With the three coins came a new Sh200 note bearing President Kenyatta's image.

Meanwhile, the Kenya Wildlife Service has announced reduced entry fees for Kenyans visiting the Nairobi Animal orphanage and Safari Walk today. Adults will pay Sh40 instead of Sh80 at the orphanage while children will pay Sh10. The Safari walk will attract Sh50 for adults and Sh20 for children.
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/12122003/News/News1212200343.html

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Veteran politician Achieng' Oneko chats with Mrs Mukami Kimathi right), widow of his fellow freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi, after they both attended yesterday's Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium. With them is Mrs Nyambura Kariuki, widow of politician J. M. Kariuki. photo by:Joseph Mathenge (Daily Nation 13.12.2004)
source : www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgindex.asp

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The original Jamhuri Day was a happy occasion, with Lord Mountbatten representing the United Kingdom and Jomo Kenyatta representing Kenya. As the British flag was gradually lowered, Lord Mountbatten turned to Jomo Kenyatta and joked: "You can still change your mind!" -- an offer laughingly turned down.

Nowadays, most Kenyans spend Jamhuri Day either by attending public festivities in Nyayo Stadium or local stadiums in their towns (very entertaining, as described in the article above) or watching them live on television. The biggest moment is when the President rises to speak -- first in Swahili, then in English, and all listen to his political comments and priorities.

More light-hearted are the parades (including military, other uniformed forces, and also civic staff such as the Nairobi City Council road sweepers), each accompanied by their own bands and choirs, some of them semi-professional. A great highlight is the Kenya Airforce fly-past, the pilots highly skilled in aerobatics which I have rarely seen anywhere else. They take off in Nanyuki Airforce Base, some 200 km from Nairobi, and arrive with perfect timing and synchronisation to delight the crowds before sweeping around in a loop and heading back beyond Mount Kenya.

On public holidays, most shops are shut, and the newspapers publish special editions with historical articles and photographic memorabilia. These days are very much enjoyed by the public.

Jamhuri Day, happening as it does on 12 December, becomes the start of the Christmas season. Many Nairobians, who travel up-country to celebrate the feast with their rural families (goat meat being the preferred festive fare), stay there until after the New Year holiday.

Isabelle Prondzynski

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LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

On Melody Makers - Jamhuri Day treat of fun and revelry
Story by Amos Ngaira
Publication Date: 12/12/2004

Since it's Jamhuri Day today, revellers have an extended holiday tomorrow, which club owners and hoteliers will be keen to cash into.

In Nairobi, the highlights include a special Jamhuri Day performance this afternoon by veteran musician Aziz Abdi and his Orch Ngoma Afrika Band at the Jam Rescue Club on Jogoo Road. Aziz has lined up the best of his wide repertoire, including his latest song, Utamu wa Samaki, and old hit songs such as Nyumbani ni Nyumbani and Kina Kazi.

Members of his band include former Les Wanyika singer Rama Kocha and solo guitarist Malady. This afternoon, various traditional dance troupes will also perform.

For Benga fans, songbird Princess Jully and her Jolly Boys Band will this afternoon entertain at the Itua Gacwiri Gardens at Uthiru. She is riding high with tracks from her latest CD Resa.

The Weavers Band of James Limeri will entertain at the Pizza Garden at Landmark Hotel at Westlands. The group specialises in Lingala, Kiswahili, pop and Benga tunes.

Klub House II will tonight host a Soul party, and the Carnivore Restaurant, a Jamhuri Soul Nite in the Simba Saloon. At Kawangware, Mazembe Academia Band of ace guitarist Loboko Pasi will play new and old Lingala songs at Bora Bora Hotel.

Traditional dance and comedy shows

Nyeri: The famous Outspan Hotel will host shows by the Mt Kenya Mwomboko group, and comedy by the Gorillaman group on Jamhuri Day. The very young will this afternoon enjoy bouncing castles, horse rides, and face painting, with cool soothing music by the poolside. At the Impala Club, also in Nyeri, DJ Mike will host a Jamhuri jam session featuring the best of Blues, R&B and reggae. At Green Hills Hotel, DJs Mike and Jarovia will keep fans on their feet.

A concert dubbed the 'Great Eastern Bambika Party' will be held today at Hotel Milimani's Club Dimples. Rapper Lyrical Erico, of the Bambika hit song fame, will perform.

In Nairobi, Kenya's top record labels, music distributors, and entertainment firms are taking part in a four-day music exhibition, "Kenya Music Week" at the Expo Hall, Sarit Centre, which ends today.

Top band on tour of western Kenya

Kitale: The Everest Kings Band of Abdul Muyonga and Freshely Mwamburi will perform at a Jamhuri Day Special dance tonight at the Modern Club at Moi's Bridge.

The return of Mwamburi, composer of the hit song, Stella, has added life to the band. He had quit the band to join the Great Sound Band based at Athi River. Next week, they will perform at Makuti Club in Bungoma, and Mumias.

I Nakuru, Club Dimples will host a Jamhuri Day disco show, with DJs Mdosi and Double J.

The western Kenya nominations for the first annual national music talent search will be held on Friday at the Golf Hotel in Kakamega. The event was to be launched at Tsavorite Hotel, Voi last night. It has been sponsored by Soul Sounds, 4 Play Records (Majimaji Productions), Kidrays Street Productions (Nairobi), Sound Check Studio (Kisumu) and Stone ProductionsÝ

Acording to DJ Stone, the Kisumu nominations will be held on Saturday at the Beach Resort Club.

Compiled by Amos Ngaira
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=33&newsid=21618






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Tanzania is also a "Jamhuri" (republic), but does not have a Jamhuri Day. Instead, it celebrates the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (1964) on 26 April each year (Union Day / National Day).

Kenya music and dance is described on this page :
http://kenya.com/music.html

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HAIKU

Watching the fly-past --
cool drinks in the garden --
Jamhuri Day.



Jamhuri Day --
we can still change our minds --
Christmas in London?

Isabelle Prondzynski 2004


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Jamhuri Day --
not so sweet for the Mau Mau,
many dead and gone.

Isabelle Prondzynski 2004

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Haiku collection

. Jamhuri Day 2011 .

. Jamhuri Day - Andrew Otinga .


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***** Independence Day (worldwide at different seasons)



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Ibis (Hadada)

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Ibis, Hadada Ibis
(Hagedashia hagedash, Bostrychia hagedash)

***** Location: Kenya, Africa
***** Season: short rains, long rain
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation

This large bird is associated with the rainy season in Kenya, when it ventures out of its normal marshy habitat and into the town or city. In Nairobi, it is then seen probing lawns and public gardens with its long beak, as the soil becomes soft after heavy rainfall. It flies over the city, alone or in groups, voicing its unforgettable cry, and landing to overlook suburban activities from the rooftops.

Isabelle Prondzynski

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http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/hadada.htm

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Identification : 30 in, 76 cm. Entire plumage olive-grey, rather paler on underparts, head and neck; metallic green wash on back and wing coverts, conspicuous only under good viewing conditions.

Voice : One of Africa's best known bird sounds, a loud far-carrying 'har, har, har'.

Distribution and habitat : Common resident throughout Africa in suitable habitats. Frequents swamps, marshes, flooded areas, rivers with treed banks, edges of lakes and pasture.

J.G. Williams, N.Arlott, A Field Guide to Bird of East Africa, © 1980

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Great link with stamps about the Ibis:
http://www.bird-stamps.org/species/24013.htm

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World: Afrotropical species which is widespread S of 15°N except in the drier areas of E Somalia and the SW of the continent.

Kenya: Found mainly around permanent waters close to open forest or woodland. Notably absent from suitable habitats around Lake Turkana and on Mt Marsabit.

These birds have one of the most distinctive calls of all Kenyan birds. It is a loud, raucous Haa-Haa-Haa (or Haa-Daa-Daa - hence its name) which is belted out when they are in flight. They are particularly vocal at dawn and dusk on the way from and to their overnight roosts. They may be confused with the similarly dark plumaged Glossy Ibis but even at a distance the white cheek mark is clearly visible. These birds are often found foraging on lawns.
http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/hadada.htm

More information here :
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azhadada_ibis.html


http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/africa/Photos/ibis.htm

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Australian Ibis Haiku


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Japan

The Crested Ibis, Toki　トキ　is of the Ibis Family.
Also written 桃花鳥, 鴇 or 朱鷺.
It is a kigo for all autumn.

Its country of origin is China, but it has been a subject of interest since the old Chronicles of Japan (Nihon Shoki). The German doctor Siebold (1796-1866）was the first to introduce the Japanese Toki to Europe.
A very slight pink color is called "Toki Pink" 鴇色.



The Toki (Japanese Crested Ibis) goes by the scientific name Nipponia nippon. In the past, this magnificent bird could be seen in all parts of Japan, but due to overhunting and environmental pollution in the early 20th century its number plunged until only few remained. The Toki is now on the verge of extinction. In 1952 the species was designated a Special Natural Monument, and in 1960 it was listed as an internationally protected species. Despite strenuous efforts at captive breeding, there is only one surviving native-born example of the species in Japan; this is a 25-year-old female bird named Kin which is cared for at the Toki Preservation Center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.

The bird was believed to have died out everywhere except in Japan, but in 1981 it was confirmed that 12 specimens were living in China. Breeding efforts paid off and the population increased year by year, to 85 birds as of July 1996. Japan and China have also been working closely to conserve the bird. For example, Japan received a male ibis on loan, in exchange for the training of Chinese breeding experts and the provision of equipment and materials for China. Unfortunately, Midori, the sole surviving native male Toki, died in April 1995.

When fully grown the Toki stands about 75 centimeters (29.5 inches) tall. Its head and legs are red, and at the top of the head are feathers that, when they stand up, form a crown-like crest. Covered with a veil of pinkish white feathers the bird is very colorful. At the Toki Preservation Center the staff are still working hard to prolong the life of the last remaining example of this species.
http://web-japan.org/atlas/nature/nat19.html
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初夏やトキの卵にトキの親　
hatsu natsu ya toki no tamago ni toki no oya

early Summer -
the eggs of the toki
the parents of the toki

Mikachu


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Kenya uses a standard series of stamps with images of well-known Kenyan birds -- the hadada ibis graces the KShs. 100/- stamp, which is the highest denomination.



Several other African countries also feature the hadada ibis on their respective stamps :
http://www.bird-stamps.org/species/24013.htm


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hanging clothes
by the growing beans --
ibis watching

evening star --
forty-two ibises
fly past my home

Isabelle Prondzynski

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plunging clouds -
the ibis
buries its beak

doris kasson

http://shiki1.cc.ehime-u.ac.jp/~shiki/4thconres.html

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steady rain
the park puddle connects
the ibis to me

Alma E Bird

http://www.styluspoetryjournal.com/main/master.asp?id=327

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flying elbow-high
the ibis flock rejoins itself
ahead of me

Laura Young


The crested ibis
flies beyond the turtle's sight:
Masako follows.

BrianIsSmilingAtYou
http://www.everypoet.org/pffa/showthread.php?t=22445

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ten ibis
wait on branch tips for
mist to lift

Lorne Henry (Australia)
http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku/040506.html



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Hurricane Warning

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Hurricane Warning

***** Location: Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean. Other areas
***** Season: Rainy or Wet Season
..... Summer in cold climates
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Warnings and watches
are two levels of alert issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local population and civil authorities to make appropriate preparation for the cyclone, including evacuation of vulnerable areas where necessary.
It is important that interests throughout the area of an alert make preparations to protect life and property, and do not disregard it on the strength of the detailed forecast track. Tropical cyclones are not points, and forecasting their track remains an uncertain science.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !



Hurricane Dean


This is s the fourth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !

.. . Compiled by Gillena Cox, 2007

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hurricane warning
inter-island fellowship
forefront
Click HERE for the haiga !


hurricane warning
the wildflowers
without butterflies

© gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago, 2007


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***** Trinidad and Tobago Saijiki

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Hell's Gate

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Hell's Gate

***** Location: Kenya
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth

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Hell’s Gate National Park is one of the smaller national parks of Kenya, and one of the more exciting ones. Unusually, it is accessible by foot, and indeed, the gorge running through the park needs to be walked with stout and reliable footwear!

It is renowned for its rocky cliffs as well as for the volcanic activity in the area, which has led to the geothermal power station in Olkaria since 1981 -- the biggest in Africa and one of the most interesting in the world, at this time when everyone is seeking new sources of energy.

Hell’s Gate is close to Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake in the Rift Valley (surrounded by huge flower farms exporting all over the world). Lake Naivasha is regularly in the news, being a valuable national resource, which must not be spoilt by pollution or global warming.

Text © Isabelle Prondzynski

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Hell's Gate National Park is a tiny park located between Naivasha Lake and Longonot and Suswa volcanoes and it is an ideal venue for a weekend retreat far from the urban life of Nairobi.
The park provides a variety of wildlife, unusual flora and many species of birds and is one of the two only Kenyan parks where climbing, walking and biking are allowed. Covered by ashes from the Longonot eruption which occured 100 years ago, the park is famous for its geothermal station, Lower Gorge and spectacular sceneries (cliffs, volcanoes, gorges, geothermal steam).

Also, the park has very good and well equipped camping sites and there is a large choice of accommodation around Naivasha lake which is popular for watersports, bird and game viewing in private ranches and walks at Crescent Island, Crater Lake and Mt Longonot.
http://www.webkenya.com/eng/safari/hells_gate.php


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More photos and data on this web site from the Kenya Wildlife Service :
http://www.kws.org/hells-gate.html

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More photos here :
http://ttbco.com/eng/galeria/galfnv.html

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HELL
Kenya: the Olkaria geothermal plant
::: Solutions for a stable climate :::

14 Sep 2005

The Olkaria II plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley, inaugurated in March 2004, is the first geothermal power station in Africa. It generates electricity by pumping water down to volcanic hot areas and using the steam that produces to drive turbines.

Funded by the World Bank and the state-owned KenGen electricity company, Olkaria II involved the construction of an integrated steamfield and power plant with a capacity of 70 MW.
Kenya has a potential 2000 MW of geothermal energy in the Rift Valley. This could replace oil-based power plants in the country’s current development plans, according to World Bank country director, Makhtar Diop.

Diop reaffirmed the World Bank’s support for geothermal energy as a clean source of electric power, adding that electric power development was “crucial in reducing poverty”.

KenGen is the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, producing about 80% of the country’s electricity. The company utilises various sources to generate electricity including hydro, geothermal, thermal and wind.

“By developing geothermal energy, Kenya will not only have clean power, but also save on foreign exchange,” according to KenGen managing director Edward Njoroge.

Kenyan diesel power plants use imported fuel oil.

Olkaria project manager, Darryl Judkins, said it was “a huge milestone” for geothermal energy in Africa in general and for Kenya in particular.

“The power station is modern, reliable, well integrated with the National Park in which it sits, and it is earning good revenue,” he said.

Olkaria has also become a tourist attraction in itself, boosting revenue for the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Olkaria I began to be commissioned in 1981, with three 15 MW machines.

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THIRD UNIT FOR OLKARIA II
GEOTHERMAL POWER

Plans are underway to add a third unit of 35 MW to the 70 MW Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant. This emanated from the excess steam available in both Olkaria II and Olkaria I geothermal fields. The World Bank has already approved the funding for the project. A consultant will update the numerical simulation study of Olkaria I geothermal field and carry out similar study for the Olkaria II geothermal field.

The results of this study are expected to confirm that there is sufficient steam to sustain production at the anticipated expanded generation capacity of 150 MW for another 30 years.
http://www.kengen.co.ke/content.asp?id=13&catid=3



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Patrick Wafula writes

The Bamboochas and other Bahati students went on a geographical expedition to Hell's Gate and returned with amazing haiku, experience and photos. Some of our haiku and photos are right here for sharing with you.
Please enjoy!


The Bahati students at Hell’s Gate National Park

car after car
blowing dust into our faces --
the constant clatter of shoes




a dusty road between
two majestic rocky walls --
Hell's Gate




out of the green grass
a baboon waves its frail hand --
flash of a camera

the tall neck
of a giraffe above the trees --
chirping of birds

a monkey carrying a baby
snatches bread from a student --
picnic in Hell's Gate

jubilant students
showering in the hot spring --
hot vapour from the earth

sprained ankles
and aching muscles --
end of expedition





vast expanse
of a flat blue haze --
Lake Naivasha





whirr of boat engine --
giggles of excitement from
girls enjoying boat ride





lazy hippos yawning
and yearning for the night --
hump over the lake

a student burns
her finger in a hot spring --
scouts at work




mountain climbing --
all are bent and on their
fours

~ Text, photos and haiku © Patrick Wafula

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over a rocky perch
a gentle waterfall empties its
water down the valley

students admire
beauty and placidity --
sceneries of gorges


Larking by the waterfall
Photo © Patrick Wafula

little gazelle
grazes beside a zebra
as mother keeps guard

at a distance
a rocky perch of the hill
remains standing

~ Raymond Otieno

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Hell's gate
coughing and sneezing
the dusty roads


Hell’s Gate indeed!
Photo © Patrick Wafula

a young woman
determinedly climbing
a huge boulder

a herd of zebras
hastily crossing
a dusty path

a male Baboon
charging towards
a screaming girl

troop of Baboons
snathes a bag from
a girl's hand

a giraffe
munching twigs from
tall trees

a brown hippo
dives after the
roar of the motorboat

two warthogs
drinking water from
a dirty pool

Mr. Macharia
half crawling after
the long trek

discreetly dozing --
a student leans on the
dining table

~ Catherine Njeri Maina


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Graduation

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Graduation ceremony

***** Location: Kenya
***** Season: Short rains
***** Category: Observances

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While graduation ceremonies can take place in Kenya at various times of year, they are particularly associated with the month of October, during the short rains, when most universities hold theirs.

Kenyan graduation ceremonies are all-day affairs. Each graduand receives a small number of admission cards for family, sponsors and friends, and those who are invited count themselves among the lucky favourites. Both graduands and guests need to be ready and seated in the right place in good time before the ceremony starts.

Invariably, the right place is an open sports field or park in front of a roofed dais set out for the Chancellor and guests of honour, and equally invariably, the day is hot and sunny (or, on rare occasions, drowned in rainfall from early afternoon -- this would be regarded as an inconvenience and a blessing). Graduands and their guests bring their umbrellas (often large golf umbrellas), to shield themselves from the sun or rai) and create extra colour.

Like all Kenyan festivals, graduations are colourful occasions. Black gowns, hoods and mortar boards are hired and worn by the graduands, British style -- but the trimmings on the hoods are bright and cheerful, African style. Many of the women wear African dress under their gowns, and Maasais take great pride in donning their full facial ornaments.



[Photo by Eric Kadenge : http://daystarus.org/Grad05/20.jpg]

The Chancellor makes a lengthy speech, which may or may not be reported on the television news in the evening. The presentation itself can be an interminable affair, when students are often asked to present themselves in groups according to the final result achieved. In order to save time, some universities may ask students to stand up in their places when their names are called, and then sit again, without walking forward to receive their degrees.

There are currently six State universities in Kenya, plus a growing number of recognised private universities of high standard. All of these, as well as the other third-level colleges, hold graduation ceremonies.



[Photo by Eric Kadenge : http://daystarus.org/Grad05/19.jpg]

On the day prior to the graduation (the rehearsal day) and the day of the ceremony itself, the city is awash with graduates showing off their gear and having their photographs taken in the famous beauty spots, sometimes with admiring and envious street children looking on. Thanksgiving prayers in churches, and receptions for family and friends, are held after the ceremony; more photographs are taken, piles of food consumed, hugs and gifts given and received, speeches by all important guests delivered. These are opportunities for the fresh graduates to thank all those who made it possible -- even well-off Kenyan parents would be hard pushed to raise university fees for all the necessary years on their own. Other family members will have helped, as will well-wishers and sometimes even non governmental organisations (NGOs). All of them have cause for celebration on the great day.

And whether the sun shines or the showers descend, it is a day of blessing for all.

Isabelle Prondzynski

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Picture taken by Eric Kadenge at the 2005 graduation ceremony of Daystar University (a private university in Nairobi) :



[Photo : http://daystarus.org/Grad05/1.jpg]

Plenty more beautiful photographs of the same occasion -- the site takes a while to load, but is well worth the wait!
http://daystarus.org/Grad05/Grad2005.htm

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Why universities missed the mark
Story by SAMUEL SIRINGI
Daily Nation, 14 October 2005

For the first time, two state universities – Nairobi and Kenyatta – will hold their graduation ceremonies on the same day. Both ceremonies take place today.

At the University of Nairobi a new system, in which only an estimated 1,000 students from three colleges will graduate, will be part of a series of reforms taking place under the stewardship of chancellor Joe Wanjui and vice chancellor George Magoha.

The university plans another graduation ceremony for students from other colleges in December. This is expected to bring the number of such fetes to three annually.

Today's 33rd ceremony will be for students from the colleges of agriculture and veterinary sciences, architecture and engineering, and biological and physical sciences.

Kenyatta University's graduation ceremony is also unique in the sense that, though the main occasion takes place today, a special ceremony, in which chancellor Harris Mule awarded Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa with a honorary degree, was held on Wednesday.

Yet that is as far as the good news goes.

Only last Monday, local universities were reported to be lagging behind in research. The diminished quality of graduates they produce was also reviewed.

According to the World Universities Ranking report by Europe-based international organisation Internet Lab, Kenyan universities are ranked lower than their counterparts in the region. The organisation does research on science, technology and higher education.

The University of Nairobi was ranked 24th in Africa, following University of Dar es Salaam which was ranked 13th. Uganda's Makerere University was placed 18th. Globally, they were ranked 4,385, 2,576 and 3,505 respectively.

Ranked 49th in Africa and 5,986 worldwide second in Kenya was Moi University, while the United States International University was rated 61 in Africa and 6,373 globally. Kenyatta University was ranked 74 and 6,813, completing the list of Kenyan university's on the continental map of 100 best universities.

Egerton, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Maseno did not make it to the list of Africa's top 100 universities.

The study was based on a number of parameters, including university's research outputs and general contribution to new knowledge.

State funding to public universities has been dwindling over time after the Government shifted its focus to basic education. Since public universities have never revised their fees, they have only struggled to meet their mission. The State only sends Sh70,000 per student to the universities directly, though students can individually apply for Sh55,000 in government loans.

The government funding criteria is irrational to some degree as some students in courses such as medicine and engineering require more funds to train than students studying humanities. Experts have proposed that the Government pegs funding on the cost of each individual course.

The diminishing budgets to public universities have meant that salaries for lecturers remain low, while funding for research is hardly available. The situation has forced lecturers to resort to moonlighting to make ends meet.

At Kenyatta University, for example, the situation is grim. The institution is currently reeling under a huge financial deficit following Treasury's allocation of Sh1.2 billion to the college, far less than Kenyatta University's annual wage bill of Sh1.8 billion. It means the Sh555 million deficit would have to be sought from elsewhere, mainly from the self-sponsored academic programmes.
Overall, all local public universities are seeking to plug a Sh800 million budget deficit to pay their staff salaries, especially after the Government revised salaries for lecturers. Keen to narrow the budget gaps, universities have been admitting many students to parallel degree programmes, which some argue compromises the quality of academic standards.

These are some of the factors that point to the fact that the World Universities Ranking, could be credible. In any case, the University of Nairobi, ranked 24 in Africa, is believed to be the leading one locally.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=39&newsid=59267

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Two universities to enrol more
Story by RICHARD CHESOS and JIBRIL ADAN
Daily Nation, 15 October 2005

Two of the country's public universities will enrol more students once they adopt a new system in which admission would not be pegged on bed capacity.

University of Nairobi chancellor Joe Wanjui and his Kenyatta University counterpart Harris Mule said the move would see most of the 50,000 students locked out of public universities yearly being admitted as day scholars. Although about 60,000 students score at least a C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination every year, Nairobi, Kenyatta, Jomo Kenyatta, Egerton, Moi and Maseno admit only 10,000. Parents and secondary school heads have been asking the public universities to delink admission from boarding space, saying the scheme had prevented qualified students from accessing higher education.

Speaking while presiding over the university's 33rd graduation ceremony, Dr Wanjui regretted that some of the 50,000 qualified students, locked out of the university yearly, did not even get middle-level training opportunities.

Some 920 graduands from the colleges of Architecture and Engineering, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences and Biological and Physical Sciences were awarded degrees and diplomas during the ceremony whose theme was, Towards World CLass Excellence. The next would be held on December 9, this year.

Dr Mule, while presiding over KU's 20th graduation ceremony in which 2,352 graduands received degrees and diplomas, said: "It was a big challenge for the Government and universities to come up with innovative ways to accommodate the majority of students who qualify for higher education but do not get access."
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=59365

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Honorary degrees :

Honorary degrees are usually -- but not always -- presented on the same day that other degrees are conferred. The University of Nairobi now has a lengthy list of honorary degrees conferred over the years :

http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/varsity_focus/degree_awards.htm


[Photo : http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/varsity_focus/images/31.JPG]

Prof. Richard D. Keynes - Doctor of Science
In recognition of a distinguished physiologist who has made contribution to the understanding of electro-physiological processes and to international science. Honouring a true friend of the University.


Mkapa receives Kenyatta University honorary degree
Story by NATION Reporter, 13 October 2005

Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa was yesterday awarded an honorary degree by Kenyatta University. With the Doctor of Letters degree he becomes the first sitting president of a foreign country to be given such an honour by a Kenyan university.


[Photo : Fredrick Onyango
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Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa's robe is adjusted by the Kenyatta University dean school of humanities, Prof Mary Getui, for the conferment of an honorary degree on the campus yesterday.
He was honoured for his contribution to the fight against poverty and the promotion of economic development. The university also considered his role in the revival of the East African Community.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=59224

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See the main Graduation (sotsugyoo, Japan) page in the Worldkigo Database

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black and blue
shining among the stars
my lovely child



[Photo by Eric Kadenge : http://daystarus.org/Grad05/18.jpg]



arm in arm
blow a kiss to the street girl --
graduate tomboys

Isabelle Prondzynski

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Graduation 2009

Shiki Monthly Kukai, June 2009


orphan girl --
she graduates without a gown
or a relative

~ Patrick Wafula


anxious moment
waiting to hear his name —
a graduate eager

~ Adan Issak


graduation day —
an old woman embraces
her son

~ Hussein Haji


the shortest girl
graduating with a diploma —
jubilant parents

~ Catherine Nyambura


chilly morning —
cheers from the crowd
to jubilant graduates

~ Kisilu Peacock


sunny day —
graduates sweating
under a tent

~ Busigwa Peacock


graduation day —
students rush for space
in their gowns

~ Aineah Peacock


graduation day —
a drunken man in the crowd
disrupts the ceremony

~ Khadiah Rajab


graduation day —
anxious students welcome
their vice chancellor

~ Andrew Otinga


calm day —
students gather in the hall
for graduation

~ Amuwa Devis


a lame girl
graduating with a degree—
bright day

~ Stephen Macharia


beaming faces —
my brother graduating in
a black gown

~ Kevin Wanjala


jubilant students
graduating in red gowns —
bright day

~ Antony Mwangi


crippled boy
graduates successfully —
jubilant parents

~ Emmanuel Mwita


graduation day —
the President in a black gown
presides

~ Elkana Migaka


students in black gowns
shouting and screaming for joy—
graduation

~ Mary Wambui


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Green Caterpillar

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Green Caterpillar (aomushi)

***** Location: Kenya, Japan, others
***** Season: Non-Seasonal Topic in Kenya
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Explanation


"green insect", as mentioned in the haiku below
in Kenya is not a caterpillar, but a flying and crawling insect (for example a sort of spider).
The common green lacewing (scientifically known as Chrysoperla rufilabris) is one of them.
More later.

There are of course many kinds of green caterpillars in Kenya, but we have them in all seasons.

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Green Lacewing
http://www.insectary.com/lw/lacewing.htm

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Japan


http://onion.cocolog-nifty.com/homemade/cat849134/

Green Caterpillar, aomushi　青虫
leaf-eating caterpiller, namushi　菜虫
picking leaf-caterpillars 菜虫取る
kigo for all autumn

These bright green caterpillars prefer the leaves of vegetables, like big radish. Children pick them with chopsticks.
The caterpillar develops into the beautiful butterfly Monshirocho 紋白蝶 モンシロチョウ
(Small White in UK, Cabbage Butterfly in USA).


Click HERE to see more photos of the green caterpillar

Click HERE to see photos of the butterfly.


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. The Very Hungry Caterpillar .
a children's picture book designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle.


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HAIKU

a green insect
crawling in green grasses
sucking green sap

Oseme Jeremiah (Bamboochas) Kenya

青虫や
青葉を這って
青汁チュウ

aomushi ya
aoba o hatte
aojiru chu~

(Tr. Nakamura Sakuo)

chu~ is a also word used for a kiss blown to a child. Here it is used to imitate suu　吸う, sucking.

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a green caterpillar--
English Class suddenly
focused

eiko yachimoto, Japan July 2006

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green caterpillar --
how it peers through the leaves
in my vase!

Isabelle Prondzynski, July 2006

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***** World Kigo Database : Insects (mushi)

***** Hairy Caterpillar in Kenya

***** Caterpillar (kemushi) Japan


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Ghana SAIJIKI

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The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King", and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea).

Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including the Ga Adangbes on the eastern coast, inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.

Upon being the first African nation to achieve independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of western Africa. In the Ashanti language it is spelled Gaana.
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The climate of Ghana is tropical, but temperatures vary with season and elevation. Except in the north two rainy seasons occur, from April to July and from September to November. In the north the rainy season begins in April and lasts until September.

Annual rainfall ranges from about 1,100 mm (about 43 in) in the north to about 2,100 mm (about 83 in) in the southeast.
The harmattan, a dry and dusty desert trade wind, blows from the northeast from December to March, lowering the humidity and creating hot days and cool nights in the north.
In the south the effects of the harmattan are felt in January.
In most areas the highest temperatures occur in March, the lowest in August.
The coolest time of year is between June and September when the main rainfall occurs.
source : 　www.ghanaweb.com


Haiku Seasons for Ghana


dry season : December to March
rainy season : April to June
cool season : June to September
cold rainy season : September to November


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Kigo from Ghana

Floods, flooding


kigo for the rainy season

animals
centipedes and millipedes
cotton stainers
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mosquitoes
snails
termites (winged types)
toads and frogs


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General Thoughts
Nana Fredua-Agyeman

Harmattan season

Diseases
Because the weather is dry and humid the incidence of Malaria is on the low side. Thus river bodies dry up and all breeding grounds are dried up.

Dressing
Since the weather becomes cold in the evening people wear pullovers, jackets and cardigans in the evenings and early mornings. However, during the day the dressing becomes lighter due to the hot weather.

Dam
The drying of water bodies affects the Volta Lake which has the Akosombo Dam or the Akosombo Hydroelectric Power. During this time there is most often load shedding where some parts of the country gets light and others do not depending on the day and time. This occurs mostly between August and March. The reason being that the Volta Lake flows from the North to the South and therefore depends on the Rainy Season in the North for the generation of power.


Rainy Season

Farming
The rainy season marks the beginning of the farming season. Land preparation occurs in March in wait of the rains for planting to begin.

Disasters
The most common sight of the rainy season is flood, especially in July and August. It occurs in most cities of the country and also in the Northern part of the country. In the North, it washes away buildings (most houses in the North are built with mud) and food crops. It is not uncommon to see farmers leaving their harvest on the field to rot.

Also, most roads are feeder roads and hence, traveling to the remote areas to carte food crops becomes next to impossible. Food crops become cheap as the farmers are faced with a sell or perish phenomenon.

Early morning showers are also a major problem in the country. This occurs in July. Umbrellas and raincoats become a common site.

Foods and Animals
During the rainy season it is easy to see frogs croaking and snails moving around. Every small bush would be filled with snails as well as every puddle with mating frogs. Also, mushrooms become a delicacy.


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Haiku Poets from Ghana


Fredua-Agyeman Nana

I am Fredua-Agyeman Nana from Ghana.
I have lived in Suhum a town about eighty kilometres from the capital, Accra, for all the twenty-five years I have been in this world with the exception of the time I spent pursuing higher learning. I attended Star of Suhum International School from kindergarten to the Junior Secondary School and continued to Adisadel College, in Cape Coast, to read science—a continuation that began the break in my long stay in Suhum. From there I moved to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, to study Agriculture.

I started reading any book my hand would get hold of—both literary and non-literary and writing anything that comes to my mind (after all, whoever loved that loved not at first sight—Marlowe). Some of my articles were published in a local entertainment newspaper Graphic Showbiz. To this point I have two unpublished collection of my poems: Tot of (My) thoughts and ImageNation. Some of my poems have been published in a London-based Ghanaian newspaper Ghana Today. My admirers include Pope, Keats, Dryden and Donne on the non-African scene whilst on the African soil I admire Kofi Anyidoho, Atukwei Okai, Ali Mazuri, Wole Soyinka, Immomotime and many others. I aspire to move from being an amateur poet to a professional poet.

Read more HERE:
source : 　www.africaresource.com



moss and moon —
the same old
broken hut

source : Simply Haiku, 2006


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Adjei Agyei-Baah

garden reading
a ripe mango drops
with a splash of red ants

Actually this haiku was written about a couple of weeks ago in 2015 when reading at a backyard garden in my homeland Ghana, specifically Kumasi; when this event occurred.
Presently it is mango season in Ghana which usually starts from January to about May thereof. The season is characterized by emergence of red ants, aphids, butterflies who pierce the ripe mangoes for its sweet juice and sap.


ripe mango
on the garden floor
an aphid takes a bite


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Goats and sheep

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Goats

***** Location: Kenya, other areas
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
.......... for kigo see below, sheep
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Goats are a non-seasonal topic for haiku.
Capra hircus, the domestic goat, has been domesticated for more than 9000 years.

Goats are very important animals in Kenya.


Goat meat
a kigo for the hot and dry season.

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Dairy Goat and Capacity Building Project (Kenya)
Farmafrica.org

The project aims to ensure sustainable community-based dairy goat production and animal healthcare systems are established, strengthened and supported by community-based organisations and local extension services. We will work closely with farmers and government staff to develop appropriate systems in the dry Mwingi and Kitui Districts of Eastern Kenya. FARM-Africa's approach here is to build on its experiences in Meru and in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda and to share our successes with farmers in a range of environments in sub-Saharan Africa.
To read more, click HERE.


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Japan

"mountain sheep", yagi　山羊 goat

hitsuji　羊　sheep


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HUMSHAKAL

A large brick arch leads off the bustling main road into a maze of narrow lanes with crumbling buildings. Here there are no glitzy shops, no smart display windows, no luxury goods to display. Poverty hangs in the air like a pervasive smell.

“Eh bhai!”

It’s only when the caller repeats it a third time that I realise he means me. “Come over here please,” he says when I turn around. “Usmanbhai is calling you.”
I follow him. A tall man with a hennaed beard stands at the roadside smiling. “Hello Usmanbhai,” I say. “You were calling me?”
“I’m not Usmanbhai. That’s him over there,” the man says, pointing to one of three men seated on a charpoy a little farther on. Usmanbhai gets up from his charpoy as I approach. He too is smiling broadly.
“Iqbalbhai!”
His smile wavers as I show no sign of recognition.

“Iqbalbhai? You are Iqbalbhai, aren’t you? Iqbalbhai from Palanpur?”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not Iqbalbhai.” I feel vaguely and irrationally apologetic for not being Iqbalbhai.
“Well.” Usmanbhai shakes his head in disbelief. “Well, what a thing! I could have sworn you were Iqbalbhai. I was just saying to my friends – what on earth is Iqbalbhai doing here? You look exactly like him from the front, from the side, even from behind!”
“No, I’m afraid I’m not Iqbalbhai. This seems to be one of those humshakal* cases.”
“Well, I’m sorry to have bothered you. Hope you aren’t annoyed.”

I continue on my way, wondering who Iqbalbhai might be.

dusty street
a goat shares a doorstep
with three children

Back home, I take a long look at myself in the mirror.
Palanpur? No, I’ve never been there.

*Doppelgänger

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cows and goats
scatered all over the place
grazing up and down

Miriam Nyambura (Bamboochas), Winner of May 2006 Ginkoo

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tag of war --
two goats pulling a tread
of dry grass

Brian Etole
Peacock, Kenya October 2010


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hot noon-
a goat rests under
a cactus shadow


Jacinta

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smiling farmer--
a goat delivers identical
twins

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dusty wind --
a tethered goat sneezes
again and again

Brian Etole
January 2011


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dry evening--
a goat bends to drink
sewage water

Caxton Okoth


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***** Sheep (hitsuji)
With no further addition, this is a topic.
non-seasonal topic


kigo for late spring

hitsuji no ke karu 羊の毛刈る (ひつじのけかる)
shearing sheep
..... hitsuji senmo0 羊剪毛（ひつじせんもう）
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yagi no ke karu 山羊の毛刈る（やぎのけかる）shearing goats

senmooki 剪毛期（せんもうき）time for shearing (sheep, goat etc.)


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ENGLAND

Around 500 professional shearers, many of them Jackaroos – cowboys adept at ranch and farm skills – or their female equivalent Jillaroos, have been travelling to the UK for decades to help cut the fleeces of the 25million-strong national flock during the main shearing season, from May 1 to the end of July.

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ROMANIA

In Romania is a true national holiday, shearing sheep.
Sheep are gathering up the first day of May. In other areas of the country shearing begins in March.
Sheep must be shorn to be not hot in summer and to be easier milking.
Mountain climbing on alpine pastures, starts on June 1 with both the sheep and cattle.
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June cold--
sheep huddling in the middle
of the slum road

Caleb Mutua, Kenya 2010


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dusty street--
a pregnant goat feeds
on mango peels

Patrick Wafula
January 2011


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Frangipani, Plumeria

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Frangipani, Plumeria

***** Location: Kenya, India, Australia and other tropical countries

***** Season: Hot dry season, cool dry season
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Frangipani trees are planted in Nairobi here and there, in public parks and large gardens, usually just one or two, as they need space and attract plenty of attention. In Mombasa and at the Indian Ocean coast, around the famous beach resorts, they are planted together with bougainvillea and poinsettia and provide a special attraction for tourists.

This small tree has a striking appearance, with long bare elephantine branches, a small tuft of leaves at the end of each branch, the tip studded with scented flowers.

Kenya has several bulbs, shrubs and trees with a delicious perfume... but of all these, the frangipani tree and its blossom also have the most beautiful appearance.

The frangipani tree is much beloved by the Hindu community of Kenya, who present its flowers as offerings in their temples. One can see piles of the flowers in Mombasa temples in the morning, brought in by the faithful.

Some of the airlines display just one or two fresh frangipani flowers in their WCs en route from Kenya to Europe -- a natural perfume which quite fills the cell with its fragrance.

Isabelle Prondzynski

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Frangipani, Temple Tree
Plumeria spp. Family : Apocinaceae

This is a familiar shrub, almost a small tree, having a characteristic appearance, with rather thick, smooth, green twigs which branch regularly and ooze large quantities of latex if damaged. It is often planted near temples and in cemeteries in India and South East Asia.

The white variety (P. alba) originates from the West Indies and is named after the Frenchman Plumier, who was a pioneer of West Indian botany. The pink-flowered Frangipani (P. rubra) comes from Central America and now has a wide range of allied colours.

It is suggested that the name Frangipani originates from the French frangipanier, meaning coagulated milk; but a more attractive hypothesis refers to a perfume developed from its flowers in the 12th century by an Italian nobleman named Frangipani.

John Karmali, The Beautiful Plants of Kenya, Nairobi 1993.

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Balinese girl in a Hindu Temple, Ubud, Bali,
Indonesia, August 2005
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Plumeria rubra, Frangipani

A large, commonly seen succulent shrub that reaches 5 m in height. It is much favoured in the tropics, growing at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m.

Bark : Grey, smooth, with prominent leaf scars.
Branches : Thick, forking, exuding a milky sap when wounded; sap very poisonous.
Leaves : Large; dark; leathery; lanceolate; in terminal bunches at the end of branches; tapering to base and apex; 20-22 cm across; prominent veins; regular, usually shed during the dry season, when flowers appear.

Flowers : White, yellowish, pink or reddish purple; 5 petals, overlapping at the centre and curled at the edges; 6 cm across; scented; in terminal bunches.
Fruit : Paired capsules up to 25 cm in length.

Uses : According to legend a 12th-century Italian called Frangipani combined certain volatile oils, including the oil of these flowers, to create an exquisite perfume, which made his name and fortune. Today the plant, to which many names and stories are attached, is widely cultivated throughout the tropics. In Asia, it is often grown near Buddhist temples, where it is known as the ‘pagoda tree’, and the flowers are sometimes called ‘temple flowers’. It is also frequently planted near graves, especially those of Muslims and Buddhists. The latex in the branches is poisonous, though apparently useful in the treatment of skin cuts and inflammation.

Najma Dharani, Field Guide to common Trees and Shrubs of East Africa, Cape Town 2002.

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India

In India, the name of frangipani is "champa" or "chafa", in Telugu "Deva ganneru" (divine nerium), in Manipuri "Khagi Layhaaw"

Fragrant frangipani
THE FRANGIPANI is a popular tropical plant, growing to smallish tree-like proportions. As it is propagated both by way of seed and cutting, the plant is found almost everywhere in India, the East and the Far East.

The beauty of the flower, along with its fine wafting perfume, has made the flower a popular offering in Buddhist temples all over the East.

Of the Apocynaeceae family, its botanical name is Plumeria, after the French botanist Charles Plumer, who first found the plants in the Caribbean in the 17th Century.

The plant goes by various unusual names — `Dead Man's Fingers' in Australia, `Jasmin de Cayenne' in Brazil and `Pagoda' or `Temple Flower' in India. Frangipani came from `frangipanier' or coagulated milk, so called by the French settlers in the Caribbean in the 17th Century.

The P. Rubra is the most common of Plumerias and has given rise to many cultivars. Most common is the white with yellow centres, while other Rubras come in shades of red, pink, yellow and a mix of these colours.

The plants also do well in pots, needing strong sun and enough water. The leaves drop and flowering lessens, till the plant gathers strength to start blooming profusely again. A single frangipani tree in bloom will scent the air for quite a distance in the evenings, making it a beautiful acquisition to any home. The bunches of flowers make the tree attractive.

© RUPA GOPAL
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/03/stories/2004060300260300.htm


- - - - - and this blossom

Champa, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia champaca
The most interesting part of the tree are its flowers which are not very showy with few narrow yellowish white petals, but have an extremely heady fragrance. This fragrance has made Champa flowers very popular and they have been part of the culture in India from time immemorial. They are used in religeous offering in various parts of India. On a warm humid night, the scents can easily be enjoyed several hundred feet away. Champa flowers are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' in America.
source : www.flowersofindia.net

between wedding
and the blooming of champa . . .
her tears

- Shared by Sandip Chauhan -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013


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Uhuru Park --
sweet scented sunshine under
the frangipani

Isabelle Prondzynski, Kenya


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cloudy sky --
yellow frangipanni blooms
in green leaves

Patrick Wafula, Kenya


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© becky blair. yellowhouseart
http://www.yellowhouseart.com/photos/work_details.asp?urn=1642


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frangipani scent . . .
somewhere in my mind, the seed
of a haiku

Richard Kay, Australia


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plumeria blooms
butterflies sparrows etch
my vast solitude ~

Narayanan Raghunathan

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On my slow walk home
Saw a frangipani fall -
So I picked it up

Wing
http://blog.wingdingo.com/2007/01/03/frangipani/

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beach sunset
a frangipani trodden
into wet sand

Sharon Trevelyan Dean
http://users.mullum.com.au/jbird/dreaming/ozku-beach.html


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Some Haiku by Angelee Deodhar, India

frangipani blooms
softening iron balustrade
of the stone terrace
http://www.tempslibres.org/sites/ang/hku/ang04.html


windswept -
into the upside down umbrella
frangipani blossoms
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Bookend-Christie/5203/2004.html


end of summer
the first whisper of rain
on the frangipani
http://summerhaiku.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_summerhaiku_archive.html

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starless night
frangipani blossoms
litter the lawn

Sue Mill
Copyright 2003 Simply Haiku
http://www.poetrylives.com/SimplyHaiku/SHv1n6/Sue_Mill.html


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strewn, grounded
white frangipani flowers~
petals of autumn

- Shared by Mark Phillip Liston - Newcastle, Australia
Joys of Japan, 2012



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