文書は英語ですが、写真は共通
(though I'm taking a break from blogging for a while)
Archive for March, 2006As I've said before, Spring and Fall are Kyoto's glorious seasons, and this spring seems to be no exception. These times bring out photographers like flys to honey, and in that regard I am obviously no exception. Yesterday on the way to the gym, Katsunori Shimada and I stopped by the outside grounds of a small temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto (the Zuishin-in Temple) to see their plum blossoms. Plum blossoms bloom a bit earlier than the cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are brilliantly fluffy and white, while plum blossoms are more pink (sometimes a [...] 
View full post » Last month I bought a GPS unit (a Garmin GPSmap 60CS) so that I can geoencode photos. For example, clicking on the photo in this post brings up a page with data about the image, including a satellite map with the location marked. And the photo in this other recent post has the speed and bearing shown as well. The GPSmap 60CS is a nice unit. It has a lot of functions (including a magnetic compass and a barometric altimeter), but after using it for a while I do have some gripes that I'd like to mention, in [...] 
View full post » Processing some pre-cold, pre-trip photos, I came across this little gem of a sign in an eyeglasses shop in Yamashina, Kyoto, Japan, which I took while stopping by with a friend who was getting an eye exam. It may be a bit hard to read due to the reflections, but it says: I couldn't have said it better myself! 
View full post » An earlier post included a photo of Fumie blowing Anthony's nose on a beach with the caption "A Runny Nose Knows No Vacation". I really like the photo, even more so as time goes, but also, as time goes, that caption seems to fit less and less. I finally realized what it is I love so much about the photo, so have a new caption for it: That caption works much better, I think. 
View full post » I went to the gym yesterday for the first time in four weeks, having been away so long at first due to a nasty cold, and then a trip to Malaysia. I track my weight at the gym, and as mentioned before, I've been losing weight steadily. Yesterday, I found that I'd lost another 1.4 kg (3 pounds) in the intervening month since my last visit, and now am at a many-year low of 92.4kg (204lb). At 6'4" (192cm), my target is 200 lb (91kg), so I'm almost there. Anyway, I'm trying to guess what it [...]
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