2013-02-02

Oil Tree


Cold, dark evening dog walk.


Don't know if the tree was sawed or broken in a storm.


Oil spill on the asphalt.

Winter Greenery


Winter foliage during afternoon dog walk.


Japanese has such wet weather that greenery survives in almost any place imaginable. 


The mild winters in Yokohama help keep winter looking green.

Signage Funeral


Old bamboo poles and signage on a deserted (?) shed in the neighborhood.


Rooftop of a local Buddhist hall used for local funerals.


Garden of the local Buddhist temple and funeral hall.


Bridge near the Buddhist funeral hall that leads up to a neighboring Shinto Shrine.


Stone lantern and stone carvings providing information about the Shinto Shrine.


Close-up view of a huge stone slab with Japanese kanji carvings at the base of the hill where a Shinto Shrine is located.

Stone Bamboo


Inverted the colors of this bamboo grove. Picture actually taken in the afternoon.


Stone lantern in a small, private cemetery in the neighborhood.


Bamboo grove offers shade and color to the cemetery.


I-Beams


Winter foliage in neighbor's yard during afternoon dog walk. 


I-beams supporting a walkway running over and along the walkway in the neighborhood.

Stone Daikon


Green onions growing in a tiny field in the neighborhood. 


Japanese daikon radish waiting for harvesting. 


Unusual stone in the middle of a field found during the afternoon dog walk.

Symmetry Limestone


Leaf-strewn path found during afternoon dog walk.


Love the symmetry of this canal.


Soft limestone rock overgrown with vines and trees.