Monthly Archives: July 2008

Friday Flowers

Most of these photos were taken in the spring.  The weather is now too hot (totemo atsui -  とても暑い) for the delicate flowers to survive.  I will have to go out and take some photos of the hearty summer flowers that can survive in this heat and humidity!  Enjoy… The scent of gardenias was the...

View full post »

Taxi…please…?

A random bike on the street…

View full post »

Weird Weather Day

I haven’t forgotten about the blog!  There is a lot to post, but I thought I would share a few photos from today. I tried to get a photo of a butterfly while the sun was shining (and during the few seconds the butterfly would stay still)… Then some dark skies came in… …and then...

View full post »

Kichijoji

Kichijoji is a quaint western suburb of Tokyo.  It is a short 15 minute train ride from Shinjuku and is full of cute boutiques and brand-name stores. After we returned home, I realized I didn’t take too many photos of the “artsy” areas of Kichijoji.  I guess I was too busy looking around and enjoying...

View full post »

Kanji at the Neighborhood Shrine

.

View full post »