Showing posts with label ume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ume. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 28

北野天満宮 - Kitano Tenmangu shrine in full bloom, 14/03/2012

Can you see these hands with cameras? Of course you can. Welcome to flower-viewing in Japan...
Every time I'm taking a picture against the sun and achieve wonderful effects by complete accident and sheer luck, I hear my father's voice: never directly in the sun, you'll overexpose the film...



The white flowers smell the most delightfully, in my opinion!
This 狛犬, komainu, shrine guardian dog, looks very content indeed!
The dusk, as usual falling far too quickly here, compared to Europe...

Monday, March 26

北野天満宮の梅苑 - The Plum Garden of Kitano Tenmangu shrine, 28/02/2012

It was the most disgusting 'tea' ever... it was salty! It tasted and smelled like a swamp water. My friend agreed. They should have put a warning somewhere!