1. All lives are interesting when the person describing that life is a good story teller.
2. Autumn has arrived in Yokohama. I know this because stripey knit sweaters are now being displayed in the front windows of the Gap.
3. The rain makes everything seem more cinematic. If I were a film director, I would shoot a lot of scenes in the rain.
4. According to comedian Louis C.K., we live in a time when “everything’s amazing and nobody’s happy.” That’s probably how the Romans felt too. I am voting for contentment.
Monna McDiarmid
Heehee… we’re wearing the exact same shoes.
Miss you, friend.
Sarah,
I am not at all surprised to hear that we are wearing exactly the same shoes… being birds of a feather, you and I.
Don’t you love how the blue shimmers in the light!
i vote for contentment, too. love these photos!
Jessie!
Thanks for your comment.
In the midst of the surreal/absurd carnival surrounding the US presidential election, contentment seems like the best way to use my vote! (Oh… and because I am Canadian, I don’t actually get one
I vote for #1 — a good story = contentment
An excellent choice!
And contentment = a good story (in the hands of capable writer)
What atmospheric pictures – but then I remember you saying somewhere that it’s impossible to take a bad picture of Japan. Your blog inspires me so much and feeds my ‘homesickness’ for Japan so well, that I hope you don’t mind if I have nominated you for a Beautiful Blogger Award. Please don’t feel obliged to accept and pass on, but it’s just a wee sign of appreciation…
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I like all of the photos. These are really “how autumn in Japan looks like” in my mind. Yokohama looks nice in the rain, I think.
Your post reminded me of a lovely scene in ‘My Neighbour Totoro’: Totoro, and the girls are waiting for the cat bus at a bus stop in the woods, all you hear is the raindrops on the umbrella… I love rain!