Delicious Water

For those who understand Japanese watch closely this picture...This was taken in a mountain and it refers to the distance where we can find water! For those who dont understand japanese, here it goes a brief explanation: the signal to the right says that there is water at 400m (no big deal) but the funy thing is in the sign to the left "delicious" water at 200m! Now I wonder...isn't the water suppose to be tasteless, odorless, colourless...how can it be delicious....After drinking it, I realize maybe why delicious was wrote in the sign, it wasn't delicious but very refreshing after almost a whole day hike in the mountains.

Brand Apples

This wouldn't be that interesting picture if the apples were not marked! At first when i found them in a local market i thought, they to the trouble of painting the apples (these japanese are crazy i thought) but it turns out, after a closer look that in fact they are not painted, but marked when they are still small a grow with a mark on it! at least like this you can be sure where the apple came from...
Enjoy

Tanuki

This picture was taken in a station of Torokko romantic train in Sagano (North of Arashiyama). I would love to ride this train all the way from Arashiyama to Kameoka, its one of my must do things while in Kyoto! (Just missing company... :)

Personally I like the little animals statues (in english can be translated as racoon dog). They are found not only in the mountains, but most commonly outside of shops, guess to bring good fortune (although I'm not sure).

For more information....you know where....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki

Let's have some Serendipity in our lives

Got across this very interesting word when doing a report. That report lead me to investigate a little on this matter, although on a chemist point of view. Neverthess it was worth it.

By defenition Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely or “the faculty of making fortunate and unexpected discoveries by accident”. Serendipity has contributed with extensively discoveries among the several scientific disciplines. Pharmacology and chemistry are probably the fields where serendipity is more common. Like Pasteur said "in the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind." and Brian Eno "Luck is being ready."

Some examples of serendipitious discoveries: chemical elements, Velcro, polyethene, teflon, cellophane, rayon (synthetic silk), penicillin, viagra, the contraceptive pill...among other.

How do you capture serendipity in a picture? I found this poster on the web, hope you enjoy it!

Japanese mist

For once I felt like I was in Avalon...though I didn't saw prince Arthur or even Lancelot (a pity)

I wonder if Marion Zimmer Bradley has ever visited Japan....Maybe Japan could have been the Avalon of the East !! :)

This picture was taken last week in a mountain in Nara prefecture. I like it specially because of its mysterious atmosphere. Enjoy

Perfect Blue Sky

This picture doesn't need comments I think! How often do we get to see a blue sky like that... This one was taken in a mountain not very far from Kyoto called Hirasan.