Motifs and my old Blog

Ok so really quickly i want to post a few things.

First Up is this:
Motifs for the months!
I had originally found this list on a site called Ruby Kimono, but it seems to be down and i don't want to track down my old blog again... so i'm gonna post it here. This list is really helpful for beginers and those who care about seasonality. I Still do not own this list really but since Ruby kimono is down at the moment i feel there should be a second source to pull even this much info from...

January

shou-chiku-bai - plum, bamboo and pine combination
lobster
takara bune - treasure ship
noshi - paper strips
snow and snowflakes
hana fuda - card games
kites
pine trees and cones
plum blossom
hawk
ducks
rabbits
temari - embroidered balls

February

plum blossom
daffodils
beans
uguisu - bush warbler
camellia
tachibana
magnolia

March

plum blossom
rape blossom
peach blossom
butterflies
narcissus
peony
camellia
cherry blossom
tachibana
maple (green)
rose
magnolia

April

cherry blossom
butterflies
lanterns
azalea
rhododendron
magnolia
rose
peony
hollyhock
maple (green)
wisteria

May

butterflies
wisteria
azalea
iris
butterflies
carp
fawn
peony
paulownia
willow
thistle
carp

June

butterflies
paulownia
iris
willow
pinks
hydrangea
umbrellas
water
dewdrops
gardenia
swallows
peony
thistle
carp
goldfish

July

butterflies
fans (round and folding)
hydrangea
fireworks
pinks
dragonflies
pampas grass
moon
nandina
lotus
lily
thistle
fireflies
goldfish

August

pampas grass
morning glory
round fans
pinks
dragonflies
fireworks
moon
deer
bellflower
bush clover
nandina
lotus
lily
thistle
fireflies
goldfish

September

pampas grass
fireworks
morning glory
pinks
bellflower
bush clover
orchid
deer
bellflower
nandina
dragonflies

October

pampas grass
chrysanthemum
golden bamboo
maple (red)
persimmon
gingko

November

chrysanthemum
maple (red)
snow
hawks
ducks
persimmon
gingko

December

toys
bamboo
pine
snow
hawk
ducks
rabbit
lobster

For those of you who never saw my old blog here is a link, there were only 8 postings and i wasn't very good at my kitsuke at the time but it tells a lot about who i was at around 1 year ago. yup soon i will be full circle and one year into my kimono love i got my first yukata some time in mid august and fell truly in love. so next month around lets say... the 18th, i will have some sort of celebratory thing, maybe it will be just dressing up, maybe i'll go somewhere... or maybe i will make a bento, get dressed in kimono and head out to the local park to wlak around in nature... who knows but i will do something.

well thats it for now. Good bye all of my readers (who ever you guys are).