Cosmos

Cosmos
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Cosmos
Along with nerines,cosmos flowers are in full bloom in Nagoya.They can be seen in raised beds and parks.The plants come in a variety of colors and seem to do best in areas that are exposed to full sunlight.

Blind Willow,Sleeping Woman.
Earlier in the week it was reported that Haruki Murakami had won the Frank O'Conner International Short Story Award.The award is the worlds biggest short story prize and Murakami will share the 35,000 Euro prize with his translator Jay Rubin.
Murakami's work has been translated into 38 languages and Blind Willow,Sleeping Woman is his third collection of short stories to be published in English.