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.

Diferent faiths

This is a picture taken in a Jinja near by my new home. The wooden things are sold blank and then you can write your desires/wishes perhaps on it, and hope it will come true. I like them, it kind of like finding a 4 leaf clover, see a rainbow and ask a wish ...every time i go to a jinja I always take a picture, this one was especially good...

White montains

Is there anything more beautiful than montains covered by snow?...
This picture was taken in 27th of February in Shiga Ken in a Ski station. Although i dont have very good memories of that day (suck big time on skiing-im from a country with little snow after all) wanted to share with you the wonderfull landscape.

Other way of cook

This a picture taken in me and Yuwa`s first experience cooking one of my favorite japanese dishes: Okonomiaki... It doesnt look that nice (we mess up the flour quantity) but it surelly tasted good...

The weathering of time

This is a picture that can tell a lot of stories. Those stones were already once rocks and stood proudly in the Montains, with time every one of them got detach and began its journey until they reached their final purpose: to lay down in some place and serve as decoration... Like us, everthing in the World has its journey...

Other than that is a good photo to use as Wallpaper... :)

Right Moment

This a very special picture for me, one of the few times I was able to capture the perfect moment... If there is a way to describe Nature, in my opinion, this is it.
The picture is of one flower which I don't know the name (sorry) and it was taken somewhere near Shichijo (Kyoto). Hope you enjoy.

Sakura`s Magic

Newlly arrived in Japan...We look so happy...A big kiss to all of you.

By favorite place

This is hoppefully the first of many posts in my newest blog...Since I really like to take pictures, I guess its because they became your memories reminders, what better way to it...I will start with a picture of my favorite place here in Kyoto, the Imperial Palace.

I cannot really explain why, but this place, among all the places I have been here in Kyoto is the "one", my favorite...I think it contains some magic a glimpse of perfection and ultimate harmony hidden on it. I could spend hours looking at it, and still enjoy it.

Hope you enjoy as well