It is difficult not to be impressed by the beauty of Fuji san 富士山 with its near symmetric cone. Neat rows of tea plants, thick wooded areas along with the gently rolling hills add to the beauty. Unfortunately this being Japan, one cannot escape electric pylons in the lowland areas where the cities and industries are concentrated. This photograph was taken while travelling in the Hikari Shinkansen so the foreground is blurred.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Mountain Mist
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sentinels
Friday, July 15, 2011
Cloudy
Cloudy
The sky is gray and white and cloudy
Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me
And it's a hitchhike a hundred miles
I'm a raga-muffin child
Pointed finger-painted smile
I left my shadow waiting down the road for me a while
Cloudy. From Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album.
Simon & Garfunkel October 1966
Photographs
Top: Lovely monsoon clouds rolling into Hile town in east Nepal.
I love monsoon. I love rain. I love monsoon clouds (except when flying).
Bottom: Ragamuffin children playing in the clouds in the hills ca.1800m.
"......They don't know where they are going, and, my friend, neither do I.
Cloudy,
Cloudy."
The sky is gray and white and cloudy
Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me
And it's a hitchhike a hundred miles
I'm a raga-muffin child
Pointed finger-painted smile
I left my shadow waiting down the road for me a while
Cloudy. From Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album.
Simon & Garfunkel October 1966
Photographs
Top: Lovely monsoon clouds rolling into Hile town in east Nepal.
I love monsoon. I love rain. I love monsoon clouds (except when flying).
Bottom: Ragamuffin children playing in the clouds in the hills ca.1800m.
"......They don't know where they are going, and, my friend, neither do I.
Cloudy,
Cloudy."
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Eyes Have It.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Opposite Poles
In Nepal cats are considered to be unlucky. Dogs are preferred. I think loyalty and concern for the owner rather than itself are the main reasons. Cats are more self centered. Japan on the other hand has this almost crazy love affair with neko or cats. Surprising, because loyalty and concern for the success of joint activity is probably the defining character of Japanese. That is the essential quality of a dog. Nepalis on the other hand are more egocentric. That is the main characteristic of a cat. It certainly seems that opposite poles attract and like poles repel.
(Photos: A cat hitches a ride on its owner in Hinode 日の出町 in Nishitama 西多摩郡 in Tokyo. Labrador puppies at my residence in Nepal)
(Photos: A cat hitches a ride on its owner in Hinode 日の出町 in Nishitama 西多摩郡 in Tokyo. Labrador puppies at my residence in Nepal)
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sencha 煎茶 Rules
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