Archive for the ‘nature’ Category
All photographs taken with a Voigtlander Bessa-L running a 15mm Heliar lens and Fuji Superia 400 film.
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, beach, coast, ocean, Pacific, Point Reyes, Point Reyes National Seashore, rangefinder, Superia 400, Voigtlander Bessa-L, wideangle
the blood tree
The cherry trees in the Osaka area are just starting to blossom, but there’s one tree on the Osaka University campus that’s already in full bloom. In fact, the other day when it was a bit warm the flower petals were already starting to fall from the tree, forming drifting flower flurries in the air. […]
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Tags: お花見, blood, cherry blossom season, cherry blossoms, cherry tree, Motojiro Kajii, somei-yoshino, urban myths, 桜, 桜の樹の下には屍体が埋まっている！, 梶井 基次郎
Two years ago I spent six months living on Swan’s Island, one of the most beautiful spots on the planet. The house that I stayed in was relatively isolated and so I spent a good deal of time by myself, reading and writing, of course, but also spending time down at the two coves that […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, Back Cove, coves, drifting, Fujifilm GF670, Maine, ocean, Ricoh GRD2, sea, Swan's Island, Toothacher Cove, Voigtlander Bessa-III, Voigtlander Bessa-L, wooden canoe
the year of the snake
A month or so ago, just when it was starting to become truly cold in Osaka, I happened to discover a snake lying on the side of a concrete walking path that runs along the Senri River, which is only a ten-minute walk from my house. Though I’ve been living in Japan for over six […]
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Tags: 12-animal zodiac, 2013, シマヘビ, ツチノコ, chinese zodiac, cryptic, 白蛇塚, dream, Green Snake, Japanese snakes, Kinkaku-ji, mythology, new year, snake, The Legend of the White Snake, The Sorcerer and the White Snake, tsuchinoko, Tsui Hark, white snake, White Snake Mound, Year of the Snake, 十二支
Today’s annular solar eclipse reached its peak in Osaka at 7:30 in the morning so I set my alarm for 7:15, crawled out of bed, clutched for a couple of cameras, and stepped outside to see what I could see. Though it was mostly cloudy yesterday, with a little bit of rain predicted for the […]
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Tags: annular solar eclipse, chocolate moustache, dream, eclipse, magnolia tree, Osaka, pinhole camera, pinhole projector, rare German dreamberries, solar eclipse, strange dream, sun shapes, Tom Hanks, 大阪, 日食
All photographs taken using a Ricoh GRD2, spontaneously and without design.
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Tags: お花見, blossom viewing, cherry blossoms, night walk, Osaka, photography, Ricoh GRD2, spring, square format, 大阪, 春, 桜
in Hopland
I’m staying at a friend’s mountain home in Hopland for a few months while I get some writing done before my move back to Osaka in April. I’ve been visiting this spot since I was a kid, coming up here for Easter egg hunts, and also for Passover celebrations. The property is one of several […]
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Tags: cabin, critters, Duncan Springs, frogs, Hopland, household visitors, mouse and bird, Mt. Duncan, nature, Northern California, spiderwebs
