Looking out towards Itsukushima Shrine from a stone sculpture.
If you have been to Miyajima and know the name of the sculpture and/or its significance, please tell me in a comment. My tour guide explained the lookout’s significance to me, but I was too busy taking photographs for the details to sink in.
Miyajima, Japan
January 2016
The light that shineth through those holes,
are long departed, silent souls.
Light streams through a laundry basket from two different angles.
During the winter season, the outdoor cats who reside near Kyoto’s famous Philosopher’s Path enjoy warm blankets and snacks provided by local residents.
Kyoto, Japan
January, 2016
Can you see Mount Fuji in the distance? This was taken just after sunset from the Tembo Deck of the Tokyo Skytree. From the Tembo Deck, one can take in a 360-degree view of Tokyo at a height of 350 meters/1148 feet. It is located on the 350th floor.
January 2016
My next post will not be photography. During the holiday season I took a break from writing, but now that 2016 is truly in full swing, it is time to dust off my pencils!
A display of origami cranes at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima, Japan – January 2016
A Shinto priest surveys the crowds at Itsukushima Shrine as shrine maidens help visitors select Omikuji (fortunes written on paper) and Omamori (protection amulets/talisman).
Miyajima, Japan-2016年1月11日
A member of a Hiroshima based samurai performance troupe demonstrates his swordsmanship on a warm winter day/Miyajima, Japan-2016年1月11日
a weeping willow tree in the late afternoon sun//Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ducks in flight at Union Terrace Pond/Allentown, Pennsylvania
This is the top of one of the two fertility statues at the entrance of Kanazakura Shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture. This particular one features a dragon.
Japan_November 2015
sundry folly 