So much Newport, Part I

The tour guide would explain it with different words!

Hero

I’ve been reading through old emails this morning, looking for some details from my time in Japan back in 2012. I came across the following email, describing a meeting I had earlier in the day. While in Japan, my job was to actually meet with people all day long, whereas here in the states I typically […]

Snapshots

I collect snapshots in my “Pictures” folder on my laptop. They are images that caught my fancy at one time. I’m going to drop the latest into this post for you. I had a very hard time photographing the ants, and will have to set up my tripod to do it properly one of these […]

Miyazaki landscapes

He (and obviously the vastly talented artists with him), can see the art in real life and make it come to life on screen.

Last summer on Fujisan

My blog posts have been fewer and farther apart and I have a reason: in my very little free time, I’ve been doing things other than blogging. I know. I miss you too.

Fishing boats on Nishiki River

I took this shot near the beginning of my time in Japan, and it remained one of my favourites all year.

Japan, as seen through train windows

All trains provide a seat and a window. I provide the camera.

Other things you can do in Nagasaki

Spectacles Bridge was built by Zen master Mokusu Nyojo, and is the oldest stone bridge in Japan.

After the bomb

I wonder how many Americans knew about this after the bomb: we hadn’t vaporized alien beings, but Christians, and sacred Catholic churches and artifacts.

Yumihari Observatory above Sasebo

When we were done taking advantage of our hosts’ incredible balcony, they told us there was an observatory at the top of the mountain. Observatory turns out to mean, in Japan, a viewpoint.