Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display


Happy Sunday! This week, Ann-Christine is the host for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270 and the theme is On Display.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Getting Sick…


Greetings! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, please come in if you dare or just stand by the door with a cup of something.

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CWWC: Rails, Runways, and Ski Lifts


Cee’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

CMMC: October Close Up or Macro


Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

#SundayStills: Animals and #Fences


As I sit here in my cold bedroom writing this post, I realized, I haven’t explored anywhere new in Utah this year. Usually, I would usually go to at least one place I either never been or haven’t been in a while each year.

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CFFC: Winter and Water #WordlessWednesday


Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Hello October 2023!


Holy Moly, is it October already?!

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #269: On the Edge


Happy Sunday! This week, Patti is the host for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #269 and she has chosen a topic that’s quite challenging (at least to me) and that is on the edge.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Back to Life


Greetings from my garden, at last! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, come on in and either enjoy something hot or something cool.

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CMMC: September Alphabet – Words with a Q


I took this picture at the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living. Ever since visiting the People’s Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, I’ve been wanting to visit museums that dedicates to the lives of common people in a city. I was so glad there was such museum in Osaka, Japan.

It’s so fascinating to learn about people’s lives, much better than just looking at some old rock from hundreds of thousands of years ago. I saw this when I exited the main gallery. I didn’t know what they were but upon looking at the sign on the wall, I discovered these are quilts.

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

CWWC: Signs in Japan


I don’t think I’ve ever had any difficulty following signs. I’ve always loved signs. They are the most tool to point me to where I need to go. During the first few days of my recent trip to Japan, I found the signs very confusing. It often either led me to a longer route or in circles.

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Nature Photo Challenge #30 – Moon


It’s ashamed I didn’t get any photo of the moon in Japan. I’m not sure it would’ve been easy with all the tall buildings and city lights. So here are some of my old moon photos.

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Japan Reflection


Here I am, writing this post on a Shinkansen speeding across Japan bound for Shinagawa before transferring to another line for Haneda Airport. We left Osaka at 8:30 this morning and will be home in approximately 27 hours.

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Japan Day 13


The last full day in Japan!

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#SundayStills: #Bridges


I love to look at any city from a high vantage point because it always amazes me to see how dense the city really. This is a look at Osaka, Japan from the Umeda Sky Building – a 140-m building in the heart of Osaka. Looking at the bridges, I was frankly surprised by how different they are.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268: Tell Us Why


Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268, Tina from Travels and Trifles has posed quite a challenging topic – Pick up to 10 of my favorite photos and write about why I chose them.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Birthday in Osaka


Greetings once again from Japan! Thank you for meeting me again for this #WeekendCoffeeShare, I am currently in Osaka, near Shinsaibashi, where shopping and culinary adventures awaits.

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Japan Day 9


Despite stumbling out of bed this morning with a numbing pain in my right lower leg and a stabbing pain in my back, I found today to be one of the more interesting and pleasant days of the trip.

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Japan Day 8


I have opted to take the night off. I really hope my decision is honored as a majority of my decisions haven’t been honored on this trip.

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Japan Day 7


I feel like this photo should be on a postcard but maybe I’m not at that quality yet.

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Japan Day 6


I was woken up by a strange dream this morning. I dreamed I was in a co-worker’s home, which is strange as I have never been to any of my co-workers’ homes before. I was probably muttering in my sleep because I found myself waking up saying “I was from Canton,” and my mom asking me what I was saying.

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Japan Day 5


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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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #267: Recharge


Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #267, Egidio from the blog, Through Brazilian Eyes, guest hosts with the excellent topic of Recharge.

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