Water, Water Everywhere

It is officially the rainy season. It seems like it's been raining or cloudy since October. It was raining really hard when the children went off to school this morning so I thought it was time to show these Japanese water patterns.

You see these and other patterns on narrow strips of very lightweight cotton material. They are used for tying around the forehead perhaps as a sweat band, but are worn as part of festival wear. The patterns are also used on towels, fans and yukata, the summer kimono.


Water ring. This is a bird's-eye view of a raindrop hitting a puddle. When was the last time you watched a raindrop fall? My children and I walk everywhere we go. During the rainy season we see this all the time (when we look down). Our garden was one big puddle this morning, but the water disappeared before I had time to go out to take a picture.





Waves. This is a common pattern for summertime. It looks cool. Usually the white is whiter.






Wave Spray. I saw this translation at a department store. This is a common pattern, too.