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. | Id | Haijin | Stanzas | Season | Kigo | Link | Theme 1:
Winter Weather | Theme 1:
Winter Animals | |
. | 1 | /vs | A cardinal settles
among the tree's twigs —
falling snow. | Winter | Falling snow | To 6: Red | Falling snow | Bird: Cardinal | |
. | 2 | /vs | Ice fog hangs in the air —
an owl perches on a stump. | Winter | Ice fog | To 1: Perching | Ice fog (Very cold) | Bird: Owl | |
. | 3 | /vs | Clear and sunny —
mouse tracks lead under
a half-buried log. | Winter | Tracks in the snow | To 2: Stump / Log | Clear & Sunny | Rodent: Mouse | |
. | 4 | /vs | Below a drift —
the squirrel uncovers a stash
of pine cones. | Winter | Snow drift | To 3: Under / Below | Drifting snow (Windy) | Rodent: Squirrel | |
. | 5 | /vs | A cow munches on hay —
eavestrough icicles form. | Winter | Icicles | To 4: Animal Food
(Pine cones / Hay) | Icicles (Melting) | Ungulate: Cow | |
. | 6 | /vs | A blizzard envelopes
the red barn — two horses
face the wind. | Winter | Blizzard | To 5: Eaves trough / Barn | Blizzard | Ungulate: Horse | |
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. | Technical Notes: | | | | | | | | |
. | The central theme of "Winter Weather" is represented by various extremes of weather one encounters throughout the winter season, from blizzards to sunny days. The secondary theme of "Winter Animals" also has a progression from smaller animals (birds in verses 1 & 2, and rodents in verses 3 &4) to larger animals (ungulates in verses 5 and 6). | | | | | | | | |
. | 2. Ice fog forms when droplets of water have frozen into extremely tiny crystals of ice in midair. This generally requires temperatures at or below -35 °C (-30 °F), making it common only in and near the Arctic and Antarctic regions. | | | | | | | | |
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