Il y a une fleur...

Je commence à comprendre, dit le petit prince. Il y a une fleur... je crois qu'elle m'a apprivoisé... C'est possible, dit le renard. On voit sur la Terre toutes sortes de choses...

Am I awake?

Already gone

la fin / le début / les saisons

Pop corn

Stalls at Ueno park (Tokyo).
I really enjoy my Rollei, and I like the soft colors of the Reala film. The photo on the right was an accidental double exposure but I like it all the same. My own weird taste?

Singing bowl

Singing bowl, a standing bell to accompany meditation, praying and chanting. Its sound is so warm and intimate...

(texture by lesbrumes, thanks!)

Jizos at Senkoji temple

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Rainy / Cosy

Rain on my shoes
Drizzle on my face
Drops under my umbrella
Falling
Falling
Falling...
Fancy a nice cup of warm tea?

Onomichi, October 2010

Asakusabashi

Padlock love

Another picture taken in Enoshima, definitely the "island of love" (how cheesy). After 5 years in Japan I still find interesting or funny things in every shrine that distinguishes it from the hundreds of neighboring shrines. In this one, if you are a couple in love you can buy a padlock, write your names on it with a variation of Always Together, and lock it to a fence nearby. The fence is now so packed with padlocks that people have started locking them onto other fences all over the (very small) island.

Shells, mackerel and salmon

Enoshima Island, August 2010

The blue vase

Quatre tabourets bleus

Tabourets pour s'asseoir pendant qu'on fait la queue devant le restaurant. Celui-ci n'est peut-être pas très populaire? Mais il se peut que ce n'était pas l'heure de pointe, je ne me rappelle plus très bien...

Think Pink - III

Very pink Ema (small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes) at the Hetsunomiya Shrine in Enoshima, a small island South of Tokyo.
A love shrine, obviously!

Nihon Buyo

Traditional Nihon Buyo dancing

Back in a minute

The streets of Narimasu on a Sunday at lunch time.
Holga is fun and I really like the result, noooo mater what my husband says. I have a thing for imperfect looking photos, and it's final!
:-)

Il était une fois

La ruine de l'un des trois châteaux qui surplombent Ribeauvillé (Alsace).

Under the Walnut Tree

Ces mots que j'aimerais te dire

Texture by les brumes

The blue bucket

Côté Sud

Essai pour une Estampe - II

Haïku of the bridge

Dusk at the park, soon
Her velvet steps on the bridge
A crack in the wood

Cup and foxes

La fille au foulard

Essai pour une estampe - I

[TEA]

Sakura Sakura

Une histoire de noeuds

En rangs d'oignons
Noeuds papillon
En rangs serrés
À dénouer

Dreaming of flying away

Restaurant Tonden

260円

円周 – circonférence
円満 – parfait, harmonieux
円い – rond
円舞曲 – valse
円柱 – colonne, cylindre
円熟 – maturité, perfection
円滑 – régulier, doux
円形 – rond, circulaire
円弧 – arc de cercle
千円札 – mille yens

In another world

Petals falling from the cherry trees at Yanaka cemetery, Tokyo.

Spring rain

I'll wait for you there

Aging effect with various textures added to a photo of the harbor of Marseille.

Make a wish

Make a wish, but for real
If your heart, I could heal
I so would, I so would...
Make a wish, and I will
Mend your heart, and for real
If I could, if I could...

Opening time

Tonight: grilled chicken skewers - chilled silken tofu with toppings - sashimi of the day - assorted pickles - Broiled whole squid with ginger sauce -Shrimp tempura - Marinated sirloin steak wrapped around asparagus and broiled - rice and grilled salmon with green tea - draft beer - sake

Blessing/Fallen/I miss...

The day you left
Will never come back again
And yet it does
Day after day
.
That day I knew
You would never come back again
But I wish you would
Day after day

One winter morning in spring

Clap your hands

A sale of decorated garden rakes at Oji shrine, a decoration and lucky charm for the new year. Every time a rake is sold, a melodic and upbeat thank you to the customer.

Lucky charm basket

Sale of New Year decorations and lucky charms at Oji Shrine (Tokyo).