2013-02-02

Pink White


Rain drenched flowers in neighbor's garden during afternoon dog walk.


Maybe a white chrysanthemum or daisy? 


Love these pink flowers with teeny, tine leaves.

Floral Tunnel


Entering a nearby tunnel running under the Yokoyoko Expressway during afternoon dog walk.


Access ladder for expressway at mouth of tunnel. 


Winter floral near tunnel exit.


Gray skies near tunnel during afternoon dog walk. 

Walled Trim


Neighbor's huge wall during evening dog walk.


Tiny flowers in a local park. 


Freshly trimmed evergreen tree in a local park.


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.