It’s Day 5 and we have arrived at Fujikawaguchiko, a resort town near the foot of Mount Fuji, after a 2-hour bus ride. I’m so glad it’s not as hot and humid here, compared to Tokyo. In hindsight, I feel I missed quite a bit of sightseeing in Tokyo because of the heat, exhaustion, and pain but I guess this would give me a reason to visit again.
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Why is it that Day 2 of any trip always seems to be the hardest day?
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After 24 hours in transit – a train ride to the airport and 3 plane changes later, I finally arrived in the land of the Rising Sun. I can’t say the flight was at all comfortable and I can’t say I liked the part where I am waiting at airports with inconsistent internet speed but I’m glad to the transit is at least temporarily over.
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Continue reading “#SundayStills: Monthly Color Challenge – Orange and Gold” →Nooooo… it’s too soon for autumn, despite autumn being one of my favorite seasons (aside from spring), where I am – in northern Utah – summer is still very much alive with 90+ degrees temperatures and no sign of autumn is approaching but who knows, these things can come with a snap of a finger. Not my fingers, Mother Nature’s.
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Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #264, Sofia of the blog, Photographias, invites us to share pictures and stories about primary colors.
Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #264: Primary Colors” →Despite having some failures in the garden this year like the pest infestation and my inability to grow squash, I feel this garden season has been a wonderful and successful one and as August ends and September rolls around, I have a sinking feeling I’ll have to say goodbye to the 2023 garden very soon. I can’t express gratitude enough for all that it’s given me from food to joy to admiration to other wonderful feelings. Therefore, I will dedicate this post to celebrate the garden. I hope you enjoy this photo gallery.
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Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #263, John from Journeys With Johnbo is challenging us with faces.
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I agree, seedheads aren’t always the prettiest thing in the world to photograph.
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I’m surprised to say there aren’t much to do in the garden these days.
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Happy Sunday! Amy from the blog – The World is a Book… – is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge and this week’s theme is all about Framing.
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Last week’s rain has made me a lazy gardener.
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Happy Sunday! Hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Ann-Christine has presented an intriguing theme of Work in Progress. I hope you like my offering.
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Happy Sunday! Concluding the month of guest hosts, Janet from the blog – This, That, and the Other Thing – is hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge with the theme of Overlooked.
Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #260: Overlooked” →This week, it’s time to look closer because you will be seeing double on this week’s #SundayStills.
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Happy Sunday! This week, continuing with the month of guest hosts, Dan from the blog, Departing in 5 Mins is challenging us with the topic of Unbound.
Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #259: Unbound” →This week, it’s time to get #small with #SundayStills.
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Happy Sunday! This week, continuing with the month of guest hosts, Dawn Miller from the blog, The Morning After… is the lovely hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge with the theme Fences.
Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences” →This week, on #SundayStills, it’s the monthly color challenge! For July, it’s Blue.
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Happy Sunday! This week, Philosophy through Photography is the guest-host for the Lens-Artist Challenge and the topic chosen is Simplicity.
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Happy Sunday! Ritva is the lovely guest-hostess for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and the topic she has chosen for week, I feel, is both interesting and challenging, and I hope I will do the theme justice – Inspiration Found in the Kitchen.
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Happy Sunday! Patti is the host for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and she is challenging us to tell a story using 1 to 5 photos.
Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #255: Telling a Story” →This month’s color for #SundayStills is one that is my favorite – Purple.
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