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28 March 2006

Rules in Tokyo


Rules in Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

An open space which has six strict rules. (See notes.)

Tokyo, Japan.

Colours of Tokyo


Colours of Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

No photoshopping. Real colour.

Recently I read a fake news on a Tokyo-based English magazine.

It goes:
The Last Piece of Ground Found in Japan! -- And Covered with Concrete Immediately

In the (fake) news, the Minister of Land Development (or something) says, "I am delighted to announce that now the land of Japan is 100 per cent covered."

Sick joke for a Tokyo resident.

27 March 2006

moth


moth
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A moth on a cherry tree.

cluster


cluster
Originally uploaded by nofrills.



Originally uploaded by nofrills.

See the colour.


See the colour.
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Talking


Talking
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

On the Line


On the Line
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

The colours (of the buds, of the petals)



Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Urban Nature



Originally uploaded by nofrills.



Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Tree, blossoms and lines


Tree, blossoms and lines
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

The third cherry tree I saw today.

When I went out of my house, the sky was clear and blue. But in five minutes, you see what happened. (This is not a black-and-white picture.)

And you know you can't avoid power lines in Tokyo sky. (^^)

Fallen


Fallen
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

The early-riser tree already has many flowers and petals fallen.

An early riser


An early riser
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

sakura


sakura
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Two more days to see it in full bloom


Two more days to see it in full bloom
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

I've been away for a while and am back with the cherry blossom.

This tree is not in full bloom yet. Maybe in two or three days.

Cherry tree by Hokusai:
http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/kokuhoukan/ujiie-40.html

Last year:
http://whatiseehere.blogspot.com/2005_04_03_whatiseehere_archive.html
http://whatiseehere.blogspot.com/2005_04_10_whatiseehere_archive.html

Prunus mume (ume)


Prunus mume (ume)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Last year, different place:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/8267818/

Prunus mume (ume)


Prunus mume (ume)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Last year, different place:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/8267818/

26 February 2006

shadow (high contrast)


shadow (high contrast)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

under construction (protection sheet)


under construction (protection sheet)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A wooden wall


A wooden wall
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

An old wooden wall of an apparently abandoned house, which seems to be sixty years old or so.

Tokyo, Japan. (I was amazed to find this in the middle of an ordinary residential area.)

Cracked?


Cracked?
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

This makes me think about ... "if there is a big earthquake in Tokyo"...

90


90
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

snake lookalike


snake lookalike
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

View large, and you'll find ...

I was looking at some images left on my camera, and found this.

Rotated image.

19 February 2006

A close view


A close view
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.

In a front yard of a block of flats. Tokyo, Japan.

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

From archive (On a sunny day, February 2005):
sazanka

sazanka

With some snow


With some snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.

On the previous day. we had the first snowfall here in Tokyo. Some of the snow on the bush had gone, and this is the only flower I found that was alive and clearly seen as a flower in a front yard of a block of flats.

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

White, pink, green and yellow


White, pink, green and yellow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.

On the previous day. we had the first snowfall here in Tokyo. Some of the snow on the bush had gone, and this is the only flower I found that was alive and clearly seen as a flower in a front yard of a block of flats.

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

Alive


Alive
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

14 February 2006

White snow on red leaves


White snow on red leaves
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

best viewed large.

22 January 2006, Tokyo (in my neighbourhood).

White snow on green leaves


White snow on green leaves
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

best viewed large

Ice on twigs


Ice on twigs
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large. You can see the colours of the buds on the larger version.

Spring is still two months ahead, but they are preparing for it.

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

Icicles allied


Icicles allied
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

better viewed large

22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

Icicles slipping down


Icicles slipping down
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

I was scared while taking this picture.

Taken on 22 January 2006, Tokyo.

A worm's eye view


A worm's eye view
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Picture taken on 22 January 2006.

Remaining snow


Remaining snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Picture taken on 22 January 2006.

Ramaining snow


Ramaining snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Walking through a typical, quiet Tokyo residential area.

Picture taken on 22 January 2006.

13 February 2006

No -ing sign


No -ing sign
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Another "禁止 (no parking, no littering, etc)" sign found in my area. This one is for "No unauthorised parking in front of the gate!"

Bench


Bench
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Squared circle


Squared circle
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Pipes and ivies


Pipes and ivies
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

An old apartment, seemingly abandoned, in a part of Tokyo, Japan. This way of piping is now quite rare.

January 2006, Tokyo.

12 February 2006

Painted wall


Painted wall
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Time and tide waits no man


Time and tide waits no man
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Looking through my photostream, I've just come to think there's a elephant in here. (See note.)

22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Decayed paint and ice


Decayed paint and ice
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Sunday 22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Crisp


Crisp
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Macro close-up of this one.

Sunday 22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Break on through to the other side


Break on through to the other side
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Best viewed large.

Macro close-up of this one.

Sunday 22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Crisp ice


Crisp ice
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A rain water gutter that leaks was half covered by thin ice.

Sunday 22 January 2006, Tokyo.

Better viewed large.

7 February 2006

Buried in the snow


Buried in the snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Sunday 22 January, Tokyo, Japan

Buried in the snow


Buried in the snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Sunday 22 January, Tokyo, Japan