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Week 30: On My Way

This week, for 52 Photos, the prompt was On My Way.

One of the things I observed during my trip to Japan was the groups of school children taking trips. We often came across them in the train stations, where they would sit quietly in the middle of the floor. Sometimes we saw them on the platforms, waiting for a train. There was even a group of high school students at the airport the day I left. Turned out, they were on my flight!

But my favorite picture that I snapped was this group of children with their bright yellow hats the day we went to Miyajima. They all had buddies and walked in neat rows. This small bunch had gotten separated, and they looked like ducklings to me. They were on their way.

I thought I’d throw in some actual ducklings:

And the famous Make Way for Ducklings in Boston:

Week 29: Round

I decided to feature a few images from my recent trip to Japan for this week’s prompt, round.

First is the Daimon Gate in Koya-san. I couldn’t get far enough away from it to get it all in my camera. And then I saw this mirror on the road, to enable drivers to see around the corner. I ran over to snap the picture and was more than satisfied with the result:

After a morning in Kyoto, my parents and I visited the Nishiki Market. It was a hot day and these three cups of tea were offered to us after we bought a rice cracker. They were cool and refreshing, most welcome.

And finally, I was charmed by this row of red pails at the Ryoanji Temple. We saw red buckets everywhere, many of which said they were to collect water to extinguish fires.

52 Photos: Celebration

To be honest, I thought I had missed the deadline for the celebration prompt. I just wasn’t feeling it, as my friend Rebecca said so beautifully. But seeing her post gave me the tiniest glimmer that I might have a picture somewhere in my vast archive that captured a celebration. And then I found this treasure:

Yippee! A Catholic for marriage equality!

This picture was taken almost a year ago, but the moment it was celebrating was the triumph at the polls on election night. For the first time, marriage equality measures were passed IN THREE STATES. BY A POPULAR VOTE. I like the symmetry, because today is election day. And the legislature in Illinois just passed a marriage equality bill. And Hawaii is on the cusp of passing marriage equality in their state as well.

Even though there is still so much work to be done, we can pause and celebrate our victories, too. There are now 15 states that recognize the legality of same-sex couples’ love. Before the election last year, I think there were 10? Plus the District of Columbia. So here’s to love!

Love wins!

Starts with “C”

This week the prompt for 52 Photos Project is Starts with ‘C’.

Without further ado, I bring you this caterpillar who crossed my path on a hike in Japan:

How about some curvy cobblestones from the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto:

And finally, some fancy chopsticks!

52 Photos : Seasonal color / gold

As many of you know, I was in Japan for three weeks. This week’s prompt: seasonal color / gold could have been fulfilled by a few pictures I took of the maples just starting to turn. Instead, I wanted to stretch a little beyond the obvious. This image was taken on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. I love the contrast of the warm metal against the monochromatic paint.

A few of the runners up:

52 Photos Project – At the end of the day

I should first admit that I heard this phrase waaaay too much when I worked in corporate America, to the point where it felt like a cheese grater against my last nerve every time I heard it. I still have that reaction to it, so I wasn’t super excited about the prompt this week. And then I went to a wedding on Saturday that changed my mind.

My friends E & G got married on their 15th anniversary, 10 months after marriage equality arrived in Washington State and a mere three months after the Supreme Court overturned DOMA.

We first met E & G through dance, and we loved to watch them, because their connection and adoration for each other shone on the floor, through every spin and turn as the music played. So it was only fitting that E bedazzle her dance boots to wear for their wedding. At the end of the day, what really matters is love. And this couple has that in spades.

Light and Dark

This week the challenge for 52 Photos Project is Light and Dark.

Here the light seeps through holes in a wood sculpture.

And here blue festival lights decorate a canal in Venice:

Unusual and Uncommon

This week’s prompt for 52 Photos is unusual and uncommon. I thought I’d give you a taste of each.

Here’s a dahlia, but not the usual and common way in which we are used to looking at them. I just adore this intersection of green and purple:

What is there to say about a tree that appears to contain a brick a wall? I think it might just be a portal to another dimension, and the reasons it got closed certainly intrigue me.

Stacks and Layers

I decided to take a walk in my neighborhood (from a previous week’s theme) and see what kind of stacks and layers I could find for this week’s 52 Photos Project. Here’s what I found:

A flower tower:

A geranium stack:

And a stack of logs:

Ranging a little farther afield, there’s this stack of baskets from my trip to Portugal a few years ago:

And the stacks at Big Sur:

And finally, the Seattle Steam stacks:

52 Photos Project: {This is what I found}

This week’s prompt was about going for a walk and sharing what you found. Here are my treasures. Would love to see what you discover in a walk in your neighborhood.

A Queen Freddie (art by Chuck Knigge)

A little birdie:

A chalk handprint:

A red star:

And some shattered pins:

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

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