Let's enjoy wandering!

Distress

2010-09-23T23:48:00.004+09:00

Standing for a long time, trees come to think of many things.
Don’t take little things too seriously.

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Chorus

2010-08-09T00:27:00.003+09:00

Cicadas get up early. Around the time of dawn, they start singing in the early morning silence. The same phrases are repeated and overlapped. I hear their chorus, which is like a melody of Bach's canon, in my bed.

Coexistence

2010-07-31T00:35:00.002+09:00

Unwanted things are often discarded immediately. Useless things disappear instantly these days.

However, this old map would survive for years to come as a supporter of the pipe.

In the summer heat

2010-07-21T23:13:00.003+09:00

The scorching sunlight has been coming since morning. The temperature will go up to around 35 degrees Celsius in the afternoon.

In the summer, we say cold winter days are better than boiling hot days. However, in the midwinter, we say hod summer days are better than chilly days.

Humans are selfish creatures.

4 AM

2010-07-18T23:51:00.003+09:00

Everything is sleeping yet.
What tells me the coming of morning first is the deep blue sky.
Though I am walking in my town, I feel as if I am on an unfamiliar street.

Bus stop

2010-06-27T19:31:00.002+09:00

The chairs are tied to the fence to keep from escaping. Passengers seldom come to this bas stop all day. I know how the chairs are bored.

Rainy season

2010-06-21T00:24:00.002+09:00

This time last year, I took photos of hydrangea. They have started to bloom in the nearby park again. No one welcomes this gloomy season, but there are some things waiting the rainy days.

Concentration

2010-05-31T12:56:00.002+09:00

Something is coming into our mind when we let our heart go blank.

As athletes eliminate all the distractions, a finish line appears in their imaginary field.

Sunday afternoon

2010-05-18T21:40:00.002+09:00

The children were wrapped up sliding down the slope. They would never forget the fantastic experience of the day.

Rainbow

2010-05-12T20:01:00.001+09:00

A heavy rain shower came suddenly, and then the brilliant sunshine came in the rainfall soon. I believed the rainbow must appear, and I rushed to a hill near my house.

The pillars

2010-04-30T00:14:00.002+09:00

The pillars rising into the sky look like a march of mighty creatures.

A new expressway will appear soon.

Cliffs looming above

2010-04-11T23:41:00.002+09:00

Riding my bicycle for thirty minutes from my home, I see some lofty cliffs. These are rock quarries that closed many years ago. The heavy clouds match the image of this place.

The time for a distant journey

2010-03-22T19:44:00.002+09:00

A southerly wind brings the warmth of spring. The season has changed. The birds must be preparing for their distant journey.

The amusement park

2010-03-20T22:50:00.002+09:00

My town has a tiny amusement park. It closes at five o'clock even though it is still so bright. The park is wrapped in the silence before it gets dark.

The winter shadow

2010-02-28T12:55:00.005+09:00

The long shadow tells us that it will get colder still.

It will take a long time for getting the river water warm.

Ice on the lake

2010-02-14T23:11:00.003+09:00

Forty minutes after leaving my home, I got to a small lake.

What I saw through my car window was unexpected scenery.

The ginkgo tree

2010-01-24T11:54:00.001+09:00

This great ginkgo tree always watches me walk with my dog. It must have been watching millions of people for more than 100 years; just watching without saying and doing anything.

Waiting for spring

2010-01-10T19:09:00.003+09:00

The bud seemed to be just ready to burst when I found just a week ago.

Today I went to see it, but the swelling of the bud remained the same.

Spring is still far off.

The last day of New Year holidays

2010-01-04T17:31:00.001+09:00

People enjoyed their New Year holidays, and go back home with good memories.
Their ordinary life begins tomorrow.

On a warm winter day

2009-12-27T16:58:00.001+09:00

On a nice warm day, both the dog and the person walk with a light step.

In the kitchen

2009-12-20T00:40:00.002+09:00

I have little time to wander around these days. However, photogenic subjects exist not only outside. Wandering in my house also gives me something attractive.

Portrait

2009-11-29T20:20:00.001+09:00

Every tree has a different appearance like a person.

Walking in a forest, I sometimes encounter a fascinating tree. I take a picture with deference to its long life.

Birds-eye view

2009-11-21T20:56:00.001+09:00

When I find heights while out for a walk, I always climb up to the spot.

Seeking an extraordinary view is exciting.

Quiet moment

2009-10-27T22:42:00.001+09:00

I found something shining on the ground. I stood there for a while looking at these leaves.

There is an unexpected beauty around our feet.

Walk with a cloud

2009-10-18T22:10:00.002+09:00

As it was a clear day, I decided not to take a bus.

It was so enjoyable walking with a cloud changing its form from moment to moment.

On the way home

2009-09-24T22:36:00.002+09:00

The days have become shorter. The starry sky comes soon.

People hurry home with their back to the sunset.

Fragrance of autumn

2009-09-22T16:26:00.005+09:00

"I harvested rice just a week ago," the old man told me. He was burning straws being left on the ground to suppress weed. It was a good fragrance which heralded the coming of autumn.

Twilight

2009-09-12T20:03:00.003+09:00

A farmer was working in the field. Looking up the western sky, he saw the sun just going down. He stopped his work, and started walking toward the horizon. He never came back.

I have read such a story before, and I always recall it when I see the sunset. What was that at the end of his gaze?

Early-evening light

2009-09-06T22:58:00.002+09:00

Where does the end of this tunnel lead?

There was nothing special when I passed through here a little while ago.

Evening time shows me a strange aspect.

The color of summer

2009-08-29T19:33:00.002+09:00

I was finding the color of summer. I had no way of telling the color, but I believed I could encounter it if I walked in the scorching heat. I finally found it beside a river; that was bright red and blue.

The mist hanging over the river

2009-08-23T11:15:00.002+09:00

It had been drizzling since early morning. Walking in the humid air, I encountered the fantastic scenery.

A bridge to heaven

2009-08-13T18:36:00.002+09:00

The white road appeared for only a few minutes.

It might be the entrance to heaven.

After the heavy rain

2009-07-26T00:19:00.002+09:00

Because of the heavy rain last night, various things were drifting on the swollen river.

They must have been driftwood in the old days, but now what we find there are plastic bottles.

The aging hydrangea

2009-07-19T20:33:00.002+09:00

Everything can not prevent aging.

The petals will fall to the ground soon. They must know that little time is left.

The best photo model in the garden

2009-06-25T23:17:00.002+09:00

As each petal had a unique expression, it was not easy to select the best model. After seeking for a while, I finally found my favorite one.

The hydrangea has bloomed

2009-06-07T19:40:00.002+09:00

It seemed to start blooming a few days ago, and today I found it enjoying the early summer lights.

The time for blooming

2009-05-30T23:38:00.005+09:00

The hydrangea is thinking of the right time for blooming. It might have waited for today's rain, or it might be waiting for tomorrow's sunlight.

Waiting

2009-05-24T22:35:00.003+09:00

Everything is going rapidly these days.

Waiting tends to have a negative image in our life, but it sometimes gives us an exciting time.

We can't enjoy waiting for something without having room to breathe.

Sunday afternoon

2009-05-09T23:59:00.001+09:00

Time goes by slowly on Sunday afternoon. Whole of the town seems to be relaxed.

As I walk with slow steps, I can find a lot of different things.

Swimming in the wind

2009-04-29T23:43:00.001+09:00

The spring wind gives the cloth carp life.

The flying carp gives people energy.

Mysterious place

2009-04-17T21:53:00.001+09:00

This space had a mysterious atmosphere. I felt as if I was in the landscape of a painting that I had looked at, but I couldn't recall who drew it. I was certainly there, but it was an unrealistic moment.

Spring road

2009-04-12T00:11:00.001+09:00

I've heard that flowers have energy that cheer up humans. Surrounded with flowers as far as I can see, I feel like I could walk forever on the road.

Growth along the wall

2009-03-27T23:15:00.002+09:00

I have been interested in this factory's stairs for a long time. Whenever I walk the street beside this wall, I stop here and look up the stairs that looks like a creature. It must grow little by little in the nighttime.

Mirrors under the blue sky

2009-03-15T20:39:00.003+09:00

We often encounter fascinating scenes after the heavy rain.

As the rain stopped and the strong sun's rays peeped through the clouds, I went out carrying my camera in my hand. Arriving at the public parking lot near my house, the sight I saw there was that I'd expected.

Records for the future

2009-03-08T00:22:00.002+09:00

The shutter button is a switch for freezing time. Many years later, thawing the frozen time, even the street noise or the breeze comes back in my mind's eye. Featureless scenes would become valuable records.

Shadow

2009-02-21T19:40:00.002+09:00

It stands to reason that shadows follow the objects.

However, taking a long look at the shadows, I am getting confused about which is a real thing and which is a deception.

If everything were reversed and we were ruled by the shadows, what would the world be like?

A road to God

2009-02-18T23:16:00.003+09:00

The rope is connected to a big bell above. This is the front of a shrine. People ring the bell and make a wish. This rope is connected to heaven, like a road to God.

Time machine

2009-02-08T23:06:00.002+09:00

I couldn't believe my eyes. I never expected to see this old-fashioned mailbox. It could be possible to send a message to people who are in the past if I dropped a letter into this mailbox.

For tonight's dish

2009-01-29T23:01:00.003+09:00

In early winter, the woman harvests the vegetables, and stores them on the ground covering with straws during the winter. Then she takes some out when she uses them in cooking. She has a huge natural refrigerator.

Which looks nice in white?

2009-01-17T23:28:00.003+09:00

The sudden snow stopped in an hour. The sun's rays peeped through the clouds, and leaves on the ground began to glitter. Each leaf was showing off its dress given from the sky.

Brief snow

2009-01-12T22:11:00.002+09:00

It rarely snows in my town.

The snow that suddenly began this afternoon made me so excited. However, after an hour, it let up without snow cover, and I was disappointed.

Snow that dramatically changes the scenery brings back my child's mind.

Winter trees

2008-12-31T11:17:00.002+09:00

The remaining leaves on the branches were rustling in the wind. The trees were shivering with cold.

A sight through the frame

2008-12-23T15:45:00.003+09:00

Various things come into our eyes, regardless our wishes. It would be nice if we could eliminate some things freely from our sight. If so, familiar view in our town would turn into a scene in a movie.

A leaf in the stream

2008-12-13T20:10:00.002+09:00

Most fallen leaves had become brown and blown away by wind. Only this leaf remained in the stream. The leaf might know that staying in the cold water could keep its beauty.

Sunny holiday

2008-11-30T22:14:00.002+09:00

The shadow is dancing happily. Something fun must be waiting for her.

Jewels on the rock

2008-11-27T22:04:00.004+09:00

Cold air, wind, rain; a set of these coincidence produced these jewels.

Friends

2008-11-16T21:48:00.001+09:00

We can make good friends even in late life.

Road

2008-11-12T22:11:00.003+09:00

Why don't you enjoy bird's eye view once in a while?

The road you take every day must look new.

A tiny doll

2008-10-29T22:46:00.002+09:00

I found this tiny doll on a rock on the roadside. I had no idea why it was lying there. The doll's voice, I seemed to hear, made me take this photo.

Comfortable silence

2008-10-23T21:57:00.003+09:00

Downtown is full of bright colors and loud noises. After taking a long walk along busy streets, it is so peaceful resting at a quiet place in monochrome.

Breakup

2008-10-18T18:19:00.003+09:00

They seemed to be in a serious mood. They must have been standing side-by-side in a store until yesterday. What happened to them?

I came across the scene walking along a back street.

Imagination

2008-10-12T22:29:00.004+09:00

The water flow shows various forms on its surface, and stirs our imagination. Keeping an open mind, we can find anything.

What can you see?

During lunchtime

2008-09-28T18:16:00.002+09:00

This butterfly permitted me to shoot this photo during her lunchtime.

She was so forgiving.

Over the wall

2008-09-23T12:09:00.002+09:00

The huge machine was demolishing the building with a roar. Many people passed in front of me on this downtown street, but they never glanced across the wall; they appeared to be oblivious to what was going on there. The event over the wall looked like an illusion.

A day between summer and autumn

2008-09-13T23:36:00.004+09:00

The air was completely replaced after yesterday's rain.
I still get sweaty under the summer sunlight, but the fresh autumn breezes dry my sweat soon.
September is a month of seasonal transition.

Wave rings

2008-08-28T22:03:00.004+09:00

Though my shoes had gotten soaked, I waited the rain easing off.

Soon, the rhythm tapping my umbrella changed.

The ripples on the puddle were changing.

Finally, the ring I had been waiting for appeared clearly.

Forest in the water

2008-08-17T00:54:00.004+09:00

One summer day I found a beautiful forest in a stream. Wavy green brought me a good coolness.

Sunflowers

2008-08-03T22:09:00.003+09:00

Helen Keller said, “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do.”

We are drawn to sunflowers that are always shining under the summer sky.

The bee yearns for the sunflower too.

The end of the role

2008-07-27T22:11:00.004+09:00

A piece of gray board is about to fall away. It might become a flake in the next rain.

Everything is destined to disappear someday. After serving their role, they face their end calmly.

Everything is distorted

2008-07-17T21:58:00.003+09:00

We often see in movies or animations that a character jumps into the world in a mirror. Usually the world is fantastic and fascinating.

If I were a character, I would hesitate to jump into this mirror that I found on a street.

A show on the glass

2008-07-03T23:09:00.004+09:00

First, small moisture beads appeared. They became bigger and bigger, and then they began to connect with each other. Suddenly, light flowed down with the beads on the glass.

I didn't touch the glass during this fantastic show.

Anxiety

2008-06-19T22:09:00.004+09:00

“I wonder how long we will be forced to be here.”
“We seem to be left behind.”
“Humans are always selfish.”

I can hear their talking.

The electric pole

2008-06-04T23:23:00.004+09:00

Seeing the view, I feel so nostalgic. Three wooden electric poles still remain on my dog-walking way. Most wooden poles have been replaced with concrete ones in my town; maybe in most areas in Japan. When I walk on the road I feel as if I were in the 1960s.

A roadside plant

2008-05-26T23:09:00.004+09:00

I forgot whether the place I stopped was in front of a cafe or some kind of shop. I walked around for a long time and found so many pretty flowers. However, this plant was more beautiful than any flowers.

A lamp in the fresh green

2008-05-14T21:08:00.004+09:00

The lamp is in a small square between buildings. I often visit there, but I have never seen any people as it is a seldom-noticed place. It is so comfortable standing beside the fresh green wall.

Walk with clouds

2008-05-06T23:22:00.002+09:00

Beautiful white clouds in the blue sky tempted me out with my camera. During my walk, clouds followed me changing their shape every second. They made nice harmony with electric wires.

Bicycle in my memory

2008-04-27T23:17:00.001+09:00

When I was a kid, I used to go everywhere by my bicycle. I sometimes had a long ride with a lunch bag.

Even now, I enjoy riding my bicycle occasionally as it reminds me of my childhood. It’s still exciting.

Milky Way on the ground

2008-04-13T23:02:00.003+09:00

It is said that cherry blossom viewing became popular in 8th century in Japan. Since then, Japanese people have been fascinated with cherry blossoms, even with fallen petals.

However, in the past, nobody could have enjoyed this aspect. Looking down from the top of the building, the petals on the ground are like stars in the universe.

Wave,wave,wave

2008-04-06T17:43:00.006+09:00

Everything is waving on the huge wall. Staring at the strange screen, I feel I am also waving. It gives me a glimpse of a world in a different dimension.

Cold, rainy night

2008-03-26T23:16:00.004+09:00

On rainy nights, there are a lot of eye-catching things along streets. The most fascinating one recently was the scene in front of a cafe. The tables were so brilliant, but people did not seem to notice them, and passed them by. The cold rain made people rush home.

Transfiguration

2008-03-16T22:27:00.001+09:00

The weather-beaten wall is transfiguring little by little. It is changing itself as if it has the intention and the energy of life. The wall is not deteriorating but growing.

Shadow pictures in the grove

2008-03-08T19:30:00.004+09:00

I passed through a forest of bare trees, and entered a bamboo grove.
It was so lively even in midwinter. Not only the sounds the bamboo leaves played, but the shadow pictures they made amused me.

I will fly

2008-02-17T20:28:00.004+09:00

When I walked my dog in the morning, I found a small snowman standing up straight.

Half an hour later, I went there again with my camera. The snowman was about to fly into the blue sky. It must have wanted to go somewhere cold.

The remaining snow

2008-02-10T23:18:00.001+09:00

Snow is pretty rare in my town. Even if it starts snowing midwinter, it does not last long, and it always melts the next day.
I love the transient white scenery. Snow falling from heaven is fascinating, and also, melting snow shows eye-catching beauty.

The water source

2008-02-07T22:43:00.002+09:00

A narrow river runs through the center of my town, and it ends at the junction with a big river at the edge of the downtown.
One day last summer, I rode my bike along the river. After a two-hour ride from the junction, I was supposed to reach its source, but I couldn’t approach it because of a tuft of grass.
The other day, which was a cold winter day, I went back to the same place and easily found the water source, which was a small shallow pond in a forest. I felt liberated from the unfinished investigation.

A desolate park in winter

2008-01-25T23:29:00.001+09:00

In the middle of winter, the cold north wind makes branches bare in my town.

When I walked on a road beside a small park in the late afternoon, something colorful came into view. I approached it standing in the desolate playground. It was so vivid in a bleak scene.

The sound of winter

2008-01-14T22:13:00.000+09:00

I remember my elementary school building. It was a wooden structure, and a strong north wind shook the windows in the cold season. That was the sound of winter.
These days I rarely hear that sound as modern buildings have become common.
This was an old school building I found, that had closed long ago. I waited for that sound for a while under this window, but unfortunately, it was a calm day.

Greeting flowers

2008-01-03T23:54:00.000+09:00

I knocked on my neighbor’s door. The wind from the north was so cold, but this spot was warm and cozy as if the sun brought spring there.

The end of the year was approaching. The flowers seemed to be waiting for New Year’s visitors.

A creation of chance

2007-12-30T22:58:00.001+09:00

I stopped in front of the wall. The house owner might have patched up the wall with different kinds of board out of necessity. It looked like a botched-up job, but at the same time it had a beautiful finish with fine colors.

A memory from the past

2007-12-29T22:27:00.000+09:00

We sometimes see old memories in our dreams; such as a park where we used to play with friends, or a street that we used to walk along everyday. The scenes in our dreams are often clear, and interestingly, partly in black and white, and partly in lively color. It is a trip but we can never plan its destination.

Lonely masks

2007-12-16T23:22:00.001+09:00

Toy masks were being sold obscurely at the side of the street. I looked at them for a while. No one else approached the vendor.
I went behind the masks to see the street from their viewpoint. It was sad that nobody looked at these masks, though they were eagerly watching people on the street.

Shining tower

2007-12-11T23:45:00.000+09:00

I was asked before, "When do you feel shining yourself?" Probably, most of us have a particular moment when we shine.

For this building, it was about just the time. After a while the sun went down, and the building became ordinary again.

Interrogation

2007-11-25T16:04:00.000+09:00

The red arrow on the wall ordered me to stand here.

I was surrounded by shadows.

I didn't do anything bad, but I felt as if I was being pressed by these shadows.

Break in the sunshine

2007-11-13T23:33:00.000+09:00

The butterfly looked so relaxed.

There weren't any other flowers around. The butterfly finally found its way to this flower blooming in a corner of the parking lot.

It kept still for a while in the warm sunlight.

Nurse flower

2007-11-03T23:31:00.000+09:00

People who go through the hospital entrance have various feelings. Some feel fear, while others go home feeling relieved.

Though nobody may notice these flowers, the flowers warmly watch all the people at the entrance.

In the morning park

2007-10-24T23:58:00.001+09:00

A man was walking with long strides.

His dog was running with quick steps.

I saw them off until they disappeared.

It was a calm autumn morning.

Autumn rain

2007-10-21T21:26:00.000+09:00

The overnight rain washed the red and yellow leaves.

The town is covered with the crisp air of autumn.

Rain brings a change of seasons, step by step.

A scene on the stone

2007-10-08T23:25:00.000+09:00

In Japanese, photograph is called Sha-shin. “Sha” means transcription and “shin” means reality.

Does this photograph show a real thing? Yes, I certainly took a picture of a stone bench in a park. Its surface was reflective like a mirror.

Photographs sometimes can show more fantastic views than reality.

I got tired

2007-09-30T23:20:00.001+09:00

It was a friendly dog. Many people must have said something to it. Through its eyes all the people might look the same. It seemed to say, “I got tired. I want to go home now.”

Afternoon nap

2007-09-23T00:26:00.000+09:00

The shade of a tree provides a comfortable bedroom.

A pleasant breeze takes them to a dream world.

Where are they walking together in their dream?