THE ADVENTURES OF CATMAN (And his friends): bat

Sunday, September 2, 2018

GOOD MORNING BATS

This morning I stepped out the front door of "The Hermitage" just as the morning sky was becoming a most delicate hue of pink; and looking up, I saw a marvelous little ballet right over my head...the local bats coming home to bed. I didn't have a camera with me so this will have to do...

Sunday, May 6, 2018

UNCLE HAYATO'S ART CORNER (Sort of...)

Today we present "Flying Batsand the Full Moon by Ohara Kosnn, dated c. 1930 depicting four bats flying on a full moon night. The old name of the bat was "henfuku", which containted the word, "fuku" (happiness). Therefore, a bat was considered as a lucky symbol in Japan.

Two of the bats in this scene appear to be a bit more batty than the others but they are definitely "fuku"...