A cigarette or senbei break for the temple sweeper it would seem. Which, without a leaf blower or the like, is especially well earned.
Tranquil time out #48
Photographs from a small group of islands
Photographs from a small group of islands
A cigarette or senbei break for the temple sweeper it would seem. Which, without a leaf blower or the like, is especially well earned.
Yoli says
I am really loving this picture. Can you take some of the children? My maternal mode is in overdrive since receiving the referral of a little girl for adoption.
Lee says
Congratulations Yoli, I hope everything goes well!
As for photos of children, it’s a tricky one. Maybe it’s because I’m from Britain where people almost can’t even take pictures of their own children, but I feel awkward doing it. So except for the very rare picture, it’ll just be adults I’m afraid.
Maggie says
Hi Lee,
I’m a long time off-and-on follower of this blog (I usually relax with a nice long session of it once a month or so). You really capture some wonderful details of Japan with your photography, and occasionally you take a really beautiful picture. I love this one especially. I lived in Tokyo during a semester abroad and I felt such a peace if I could get out of town a bit and just poke around some temple grounds for a couple hours. And then back to the big city, where most of the pictures I took would be of ad campaigns or vending machine products. Oh Japan!
I have also come to appreciate your alliteration, and even the occasional appropriate assonance?
Lee says
Thanks for the kind words Maggie, and I’m happy to hear that some of pictures strike a chord now and again. I know what you mean about temple grounds. I cycle a lot, and I usually can’t resist popping in (even if it’s only briefly) to any new temple grounds I pass. Partly for the peacefulness I think and also perhaps because they are a nice reminder of what a different culture from my own I’m living in.
As for the alliteration, I do like the challenge it presents me, and at the same time it give the site a distinctive style I suppose, but as far as any appropriate assonance, I’d probably have to say it’s more good fortune than anything…