Yellow Fruit, Pink Blossoms, and Shrine

Winter citrus fruit. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/3.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#fruit #night #Yokohama #Japan

#果物 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Bamboo grass leaves. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.125 sec., no flash

#leaves #bamboo #Yokohama #Japan

#竹 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan

#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan

#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/3.1 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan

#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Private Shinto Shrine on a small farm. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#shrine #farm #Yokohama #Japan

#神社 #農家 #横浜 #散歩中

Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan

#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan

#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Dale in front of fire station. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#BorderCollie #night #Yokohama #Japan

#ボーダーコリー #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Temple flowers. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.6 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#chyrsanthemum #flower #night #Yokohama #Japan

#菊の花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中 

Temple stone. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#stone #kanji #Buddhist #temple #Yokohama #Japan

#お寺 #門 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.

f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash

#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan

#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

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Algae Green and Bright Pastels

Scenery during Dale's dog walk. Feb. 25, 2014.

Evergreen leaves starting to show spring colors.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/22, ISO 32)

Attempt to create a depth of field with an iPhone camera.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/2.2, ISO 32 )

Plum tree blossoms. Shot taken during Dale's dog walk. Feb. 25, 2014.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/2.2, ISO 40)

Plum tree blossoms. Shot taken during Dale's dog walk. Feb. 25, 2014.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/2.2, ISO 32)

Scenery during Dale's dog walk. Feb. 25, 2014. Neighbors flowers.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/2.2, ISO 32)

Scenery during Mary's dog walk. Feb. 26, 2014 in the morning.

Winter citrus fruit.

iPhone 5S (Aperture 2.28, f/2.2, ISO 32)

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Itachi Riverbank

Cherry blossom. 桜。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/30 sec. at f/2.4

Traffic noise barrier. 金属の壁。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/8 sec. at f/2.4

Sign at Itachi River. いたち川のc。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/8 sec. at f/2

Itachi River at night. 鼬川の夜風景。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/8 sec. at f/2.2

Yellow flower. 黄色の花。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/8 sec. at f/2.8

Yellow flower. 黄色の花。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/30 sec. at f/3.1

Red flower. 赤いの花。

Sony HDR-GW77V for 1/30 sec. at f/2.4

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Maioka Hachimangu Shrine (iPhone Shots)

Visited this shrine while taking Dale on her evening walk. 

Main torii gate to Maioka Hachimang Shrine

Second torii gate just before the shrine.

The guardian lion-dogs guarding the God and the Shrine from misfortune.

The guardian lion-dogs guarding the God and the Shrine from misfortune.

The guardian lion-dogs guarding the God and the Shrine from misfortune.

The guardian lion-dogs guarding the God and the Shrine from misfortune.

Offertory box where you toss coins prior to offering your pray of thanks. Also, the heavy ropes for ringing bells to announce your presence to the deity.

Heavy ropes attached to bells. A thin rope with white streams of special paper indicating that this is a holy place.

Entrance to the main worship hall with the name of the shrine in Japanese kanji characters.

Inscription on the stone of the water basin near the shrine.

The water basin and dippers that are used to cleanse your hands prior to approaching the shrine.

The water basin and dippers that are used to cleanse your hands prior to approaching the shrine.

The water seems to be coming from a well and instead of modern plumbing, they are using hollowed-out bamboo for piping.

The water seems to be coming from a well and instead of modern plumbing, they are using hollowed-out bamboo for piping.

A small creek running past the shrine used to water the local rice paddies.

Small waterfall flowing over large rocks placed in the creek to make the water splashing sound. 

Signs indicating the different access points to Maioka Park & Natural Wildlife Preserve.

On the way back home, came across a Buddhist site where these small statutes of deities where red caps and bibs to bless and watch over the loss of child.

Dale posing at the park. She had fun running loose after the park was closed (we snuck in illegally).

Always panting and slobbering! :-)

My neighbor had this strange flower blooming in the front yard near the sidewalk.

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Mishima Shrine - Evening Snow

Mishima Shrine & snow. 三島神社と雪。

Taken with iPhone 5S.

Mishima Shrine & bells. 三島神社と鈴。

Taken with iPhone 5S.

Shimenawa straw rope indicating a sacred site with ritual paper streamers called shide draping from the rope. 三島神社の七五三縄と垂。

Taken with iPhone 5S.

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