2014-09-27

Blue Toy

Dale with blue toy.
iPhone 4S
#border #collie #toy #Yokohama #Japan

Dale loves new toys, but she gets tired of them just as quickly. The toys that require human interaction are the ones she likes most. Those, and squeaky toys! The squeaky toys can get a bit tiresome at times however.
She really liked this toy since it had a rope attached to it for playing tug-of-war. She chewed that rope up in only a few days. That simply reflects her boredom and the fact that I didn't spend enough time with her or give her enough exercise. Lesson learned!

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2014-09-13

Reds and Greens: Evening Walk in Kayama, Odawara



Grey heron in rice paddy after autumn harvest.
アオサギは田んぼで何をしているのかな?
#greyheron #heron #アオサキ #田んぼ

 
The silhouette of an old tree against the backdrop of a blue sky.
青空を背景に薄暗い木のシルエットをなしている。
#silhouette #sky #青空 #シルエット

 
Rise above the tide
Iron gates control the flow
Taming of the Earth
#haiku #俳句 #river #川 #ricepaddy #田んぼ

 
Light breaks across the fields, her warmth, her life, awoken.
紫の花には暖かい陽光が満ちている。
#紫の花 #purple #flower

Stand upright, stand out.
Breaking the singular mold.
Overcome gray ash.
#haiku #俳句 #redflower #赤い花

  
田んぼを分断する小さな運河が流れている。
Small canal brings life to the rice muddy rice paddies.
​#canal #​運河 #ricepaddy #田んぼ

 
Christmas tree for bees.
Interdependent species.
Microcosm fireworks.
#haiku #俳句 #magenta #flower #マゼンタ花

 
​Outstretched. Nature's pincushion.
伸びたの自然なピンクッション。
#redspiderlily #higanbana #彼岸花

 
​Outstretched. Nature's pincushion.
伸びたの自然なピンクッション。
#redspiderlily #higanbana #彼岸花

 
​Outstretched. Nature's pincushion.
伸びたの自然なピンクッション。
#redspiderlily #higanbana #彼岸花

 
Carpets of sea-green rice along a river bank.
小田原市小台の狩川沿い。
#ricepaddy #田んぼ #Odawara #小田原

 
​Fly high and rebound.
Lost among old traditions.
Pain of who you are.
#haiku #俳句 #badminton #rainbow #バドミントン

 
Strong, sturdy, enduring.
Reflections are deceiving.
Confidence falters.
​#haiku #俳句 #tower #送電鉄塔

 
​Red waving in the wind; black flowing silently; rusty Tiffany blue guarding school children.
#greenhouse #canal #transmissiontower #fence #reflection
#温室 #幹線用水路 #送電鉄塔 #ネットフェンス #反射

2014-09-11

Morning Walk Rain

Rice paddies, Odawara, Japan

Flower blossom near rice paddy, Odawara, Japan

Farmer's green house with red net, Odawara, Japan

Drops of water, Odawara, Japan

Red blossoms, Odawara, Japan

Red blossoms, Odawara, Japan

Blossom before coming to full bloom, Odawara, Japan

Yellow blossom, Odawara, Japan

Orange blossom, Odawara, Japan

Shinto shrine, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Shinto shrine, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Shinto shrine, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Shinto shrine, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Shinto shrine, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

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2014-09-09

Moon and Rice Paddy

Rice paddy at night looking towards the Sakawa River.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
30 sec., f/4, ISO 400
#rice #paddy #night #Japan #田んぼ #夜 #Odawara #小田原

Full moon against a cloudy sky.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
1/200 sec., f/5.8, ISO 51200
#moon #cloudy #night #Japan #月 #曇り #夜 #Odawara #小田原

Power lines at night.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300 mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
20 sec., f/4, ISO  400
#powerline #cloudy #night #Japan #送電線 #曇り #夜 #Odawara #小田原

River at night.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
20 sec., f/4, ISO 400
#river #cloudy #night #Japan #川 #曇り #夜 #Odawara #小田原

Rice paddy at night.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
13 sec., f/4, ISO 400
#rice #paddy #night #Japan #田んぼ #夜 #Odawara #小田原

Rice paddy at night.
Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR
30 sec., f/4, ISO 400
#rice #paddy #night #Japan #田んぼ #夜 #Odawara #小田原

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Orange Blue Gold Feathers

Red flower with small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Red flower with small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Rice paddy, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Moss growing along banks of irrigation ditch, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Rice paddy, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Egret with overlooking her rice paddy, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Egret with overlooking her rice paddy, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Powerline tower over rice paddies, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Orange flower with small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Orange flower with small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

Small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

White flower with small irrigation ditch in background, Kayama, Odawara, Japan

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