Ta-da!

And here you can see both of the animals from yesterday's post!

Show and Tell

Look what I found! This really cool statue was standing on the wall of one of the houses I passed by the other day.

See the elephant on the top photo?
Then look at the lion below...


What else do they have in common? Besides the fact that they're both beautifully made, of couse. Can you tell?

Paradox

"The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world."

But then again, what would be considered a startling event, such as the sudden resignation of a prime minister, is no longer a surprise in Japan because it happens so often. Like yesterday. Again.

I think we'd actually be a lot more surprised if they were to stay in office for the full term. We'll see how the next prime minister does...

Kami Bridge

Kami Bridge is another one of the bridges over Azuma River. This one has a very new sign with the bridge name on it. It reads 'Kami-bashi.'

Sometimes you can see ducks swimming in the river below, but no such luck today.


Click below for more lovely photos of bridges around the world!

Sunday Bridges

The Silver Lady

Zoomed in on an abandoned (or maybe just a badly kept) car in the parking lot the other day. I went to get a better look and saw that it was a Rolls Royce.

Like I've said before, I'm not very into cars. But even I know that this hood ornament. The Spirit of Ecstasy.



We are heading into our Golden Week here in Japan. It is a period when we have consecutive holidays so basically we get almost a week off. This year, if you take a day off this friday, you can have a full 7 days of vacation. Some people even take thursday and friday off next week and enjoy 11 days of vacation.

I don't know how people can go back to work after taking such a long break. But I'm looking forward to my 5 days of Golden Week and feel just like the silver lady. Feeling the breeze and ready to take flight!

Friendly Flags

I was walking by a local car dealership in Tokorozawa when I noticed all these flags above me. There were so many of them! And it was as if they were waving at me. Saying in a very friendly manner to come on by and buy a car!


...well, I don't really have a drivers license.

So instead of buying a car I can't afford (it was tempting, very tempting!), I decided I'd take a whole bunch of photos of the friendly flags for my post today. Aren't they great?


Take a look at different skies all around the world here.