Hydrangeas, or ajisai, are the flowers of June and the rainy season in Kamakura. Everywhere you look, tufts of blue, white and pink turn the city into a rainbow. Too bad their appearance coincides with day after day of rain (which so far at least has been fairly scarce this year).
Photo of the Day: The Octopus
Hisashi has quite an eye for sea creatures. While playing on the beach with Kaede and friends the other day, he noticed a little something somersaulting across the sand. Closer inspection revealed it to be a wee octopus. We had a good look, and the kiddies got to (gently) feel the suction cups and watch … Continue reading Photo of the Day: The Octopus
Photo of the Day: Traveller From Abroad
After a typhoon, all sorts of trash is washed up onto the beach. Most of it is from Japan, but sometimes, there'll be an intrepid traveller from lands far, far away. This can is in Chinese, I believe, so Taiwan, Hong Kong or mainland China, I'm guessing. Just as an aside, seeing the huge amounts … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Traveller From Abroad
Photo of the Day: Striders
Not much to explain here, just water striders on lily pads. That is all.
Photo of the Day: Lily Pads
Lily pads in a pond at Hasedera. Lily pads just make me happy.
Photo of the Day: Misty Morning
The ocean off Yuigahama Beach and the condominiums across the bay in Zushi were shrouded in fog this morning. Even after 8am, things were misty.
Photo of the Day: More Fish
More fishies, for no other reason than I like them. Hasedera fish pond.
Photo of the Day: Incense
These are little incense sticks stuck in ash, though they sort of look like candles on a grey birthday cake. Waving the smoke over your body is supposed to help heal it. So, if you had a bad shoulder, you would wave it over your shoulder. If you thought you could go for a better … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Incense
Photo of the Day: Little Women
Within the larger Benten-Kutsu cave at Hasedera, there are one or two sub-caves so small you have to stoop to enter. Within the caves are hundreds of tiny figurines, all lined up.
Photo of the Day: Raked Garden
One of the gardens at Hasedera is a karesansui (raked pebble garden). It's a lovely, peaceful (despite the crowds) garden off to the side, with moss and a few boulders. The moss is misted from time to time, giving it a bit of a foggy, mysterious look, albeit briefly.
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