The pickle shop had heaps more fantastic-looking pickle displays, but it was filling up with visitors, so I thought I'd better back off with my iPad. I'll try to get down another day to snap some shots of the mountains of ume boshi (pickled plum).
Photo of the Day: Up-Close Koma
A slightly closer look at a Japanese top. Not much more to say.
Photo of the Day: Up-Close Kite
A kite pulls up from a swoop to get kebab at a Kamakura festival. I should try to get a recording of kites calling. It's a wonderful sound.
Photo of the Day: More Pickles!
Pickles again. What can I say? They all looked amazing. These are gobo (burdock root) pickles.
Photo of the Day: Rickshaw
While out cycling, we came across two rickshaws parked in a lot. I took the opportunity to have a close-up look—no touching or anything, of course. Sadly, my photography skills didn't quite capture some of the neat angles that my eyes saw, but it was a start.
Photo of the Day: Folded Up
Umbrella shops make me imagine a world like that described by Emile Zola in Au Bonheur des Dames. It's magical—the colours, styles... This particular shop is on Komachi Dori.
Photo of the Day: Pickled Eggplant
Komachi Dori is the main tourist shopping street in Kamakura. Amongst the knick-knacks and restaurants, there's a small pickle shop with lots of free samples. We arrived just as a shopkeeper set out a new mountain of eggplant pickles. Love the colour.
Photo of the Day: Interiors
The retired train from the other day still looks brand-new on the inside. Trains of yore were classy—just look at those lights!
Photo of the Day: Rainy Season Hydrangeas
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
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