Last winter, Harvey-Sensei taught us
Unohana Chabako or "picnic tea," as it is sometimes called. It is a temai meant to be enjoyed outdoors. We were able to enjoy chabako on several occasions this year. In the spring we enjoyed chabako at a
Tango-no-sekku (Boy's Day) garden party. In July, Harvey presented chabako to his friends at their annual group camp-out:
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| Photo by Lauraven Dodd |
In August, we took our friends Midori-sensei and Noriko-san to Redwood National Park and enjoyed tea in the redwood forest:
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| Preparing for chabako |
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| Harvey-san makes tea, Noriko-san takes video |
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| The view from our picnic area. What finer kakemono is there? |
2 comments:
what kind of heater is that?
interesting to take a board surface.
I did chabako with thermos for a mother & 12 & 15 yr old daughters for Children's Day on the stone "benches" at the "kinda-tea hut" at Japanese garden at Zilker Park in Austin. She's writing 12 monthly columns on taking them to learn about 12 religions. This is a minor bit of her column on Buddhism for May 21.
Thank you for your comments! That is a binkake, a small plaster brazier. We put an alcohol-gel container in the bottom to supply heat, much cleaner than charcoal. The board is very convenient and keeps everything level!
What a wonderful experience for those children to have tea in a beautiful park.
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