where did they come from?
mushrooms scattered in the grass
White dew descends
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It's almost like clockwork, especially in misty Westlake Village, but even here in sunny Pasadena, at this time of year, the dew point is reached and suddenly there are glistening dewdrops --like diamonds in the wet grass. Especially in the early mornings. But even as late as 10, you seem them....
And with the dewdrops, comes an explosion of mushrooms. You can almost here them popping up in the grass all over
Pop pop pop pop!!
It is so hard to capture the dewdrops on "film."
Liza Dalby explains it like this:
"Shiratsuyu" has been a poetic term in Japan ever since the first poetry was written down. Shining like little jewels, "white dew" on the autumn grass is the image par excellence of transient beauty. The "white" does not mean the dew is turning into frost. Early in the morning or after the rain, if you look at leaves with lightly fuzzed surfaces, or with upturned edges, the water vapor balls up into large dewdrops. Reflecting the sunlight, they appear white rather than simply transparent." This happens beautiful in Westlake where everything is very misty.
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