2.7
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
18 June 2006
11 June 2006
poppy petal after the rain
poppy petal after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
View large.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
another set of poppy petals
another set of poppy petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Shot as they were.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
a set of poppy petals
a set of poppy petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
As they were. A close-up shot is here.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
I was reminded of this picture of mine...
rose petals
rose petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The wind had blown off the petals and people had stepped on them, apparently.
As they were.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
a rose petal
a rose petal
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
As they are.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
rose petals after the rain
rose petals after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
Daisy Fleabane
Daisy Fleabane
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
View large. I never thought this weed was this beautiful. You can't walk in a Japanese suburban or urban areas, without seeing this flower in May.
This flower is called ヒメジオン (hi me ji o n) in Japanese. ヒメ (姫: hi me) means "small, tiny" and ジオン (ji o n) must be referring this kind of daisies.
Another name for this flower is ビンボウグザ (bi n bo u gu sa). ビンボウ (bi n bo u) means "poor, skint, deprived". グサ (gu sa) is basically クサ (ku sa), which means "plant, weed". So ビンボウグザ (bi n bo u gu sa) is "poor person's flower". I don't know anything about why it is called so, but when I was young, my grandmother used to tell me not to pick this flower because "it will make you poor". But I couldn't resist. They were so pretty, and they were everywhere. Probably that's why I'm not rich? ;-)
x-mark against the sky
x-mark against the sky
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Judging from the look of the sky, tomorrow will be... cloudy, though it's just stopped raining.
one feather
one feather
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A bit big for a dove feather?
28 May 2006, around 15.30.
Tokyo, Japan
after the rain
after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Just after the rain: we've had ENOUGH rain indeed...
28 May 2006, around 15.30.
Tokyo, Japan
4 June 2006
news in the "no news today" Independent
news in the "no news today" Independent
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
16 May 2006, the Independent (UK)
Although the paper says NO NEWS TODAY, this IS news.
15_mandela
15_mandela
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
On the back of the newspaper, Nelson Mandela says thanks to the RED campaign.
11_mobile phone ad
11_mobile phone ad
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
With "A new mobile phone designed by Bono to help tackle Aids in Africa" article and "The mobile phone gives hope to a new generation of African people" article, this issue carries two Motorola ads.
10_mobile phone
10_mobile phone
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
"The mobile phone gives hope to a new generation of African people" article.
09_mobile phone
09_mobile phone
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
"A new mobile phone designed by Bono to help tackle Aids in Africa" article.
07_sir bob
07_sir bob
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Sir Bob Geldof and the importance of being earnest (on trade).
06_crazy_golf
06_crazy_golf
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Ten months after the LiveAid and the Gleneagles Summit, where the British PM highlighted "Africa", the Independent asks what's been achieved.
Of the G8 leaders at the time of Gleneagles, three has already left (Canada, Germany and Italy). One has only three months to go (Japan). One is said to have some months, not years, to go (UK). Three has some years (Russia, France, and USA).
05_condi's fave
05_condi's fave
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
US State Secretary's top-ten choice.
If you are interested in the list, here's the Independent page. "Rice, a big fan, is happy to listen to any of their tunes" says the article of U2, the editor's band.
04_pagetop
04_pagetop
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
"THE AFRICA ISSUE" on the top of the page.
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A friend in London has sent me this "Independent (RED)" newspaper (16 May 2006), which was edited by Bono, activist-with-beautiful-voice.
BBC: Independent goes Red as Bono edits (16 May 2006)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4984864.stm
If you read Japanese, here are my blog entries (I'm basically criticizing everything, and this is no exception):
13 May 2006
16 May 2006
03_no news today_rear
03_no news today_rear
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A friend in London has sent me this "Independent (RED)" newspaper (16 May 2006), which was edited by Bono, activist-with-beautiful-voice.
BBC: Independent goes Red as Bono edits (16 May 2006)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4984864.stm
If you read Japanese, here are my blog entries (I'm basically criticizing everything, and this is no exception):
13 May 2006
16 May 2006
02_no news today 2
02_no news today 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A friend in London has sent me this "Independent (RED)" newspaper (16 May 2006), which was edited by Bono, activist-with-beautiful-voice.
BBC: Independent goes Red as Bono edits (16 May 2006)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4984864.stm
If you read Japanese, here are my blog entries (I'm basically criticizing everything, and this is no exception):
13 May 2006
16 May 2006
The frontpage artwork is done by Damian Hirst.
01_no news today
01_no news today
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A friend in London has sent me this "Independent (RED)" newspaper (16 May 2006), which was edited by Bono, activist-with-beautiful-voice.
BBC: Independent goes Red as Bono edits (16 May 2006)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4984864.stm
If you read Japanese, here are my blog entries (I'm basically criticizing everything, and this is no exception):
13 May 2006
16 May 2006
The frontpage artwork is done by Damian Hirst.
1 June 2006
R U under ctrl
R U under ctrl
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
I wanted the "?" key on the right, but couldn't find it...
A long way to QWERTY
A long way to QWERTY
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
While I was doing a full cleanup of my keyboard after having trouble with some keys, I got bored and took some boring pictures.
27 May 2006
cloud collage
cloud collage
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
As you can see here, on 20 May, we had sunshine after nine successive days (this is unusual: it's not the rainy season yet).
Tokyo, Japan.
The wind was so strong, the cloud moved so fast. The last three pics are continuously shot (2 seconds).
Weather in Tokyo, May 2006
Weather in Tokyo, May 2006
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
(See notes.)
14 days x umbrella, 4 full days x cloud, 6.5 days x sun... This is our May weather so far. And 1st May was hot and humid, like summer (look at the temperature: my neighbourhood was almost 30 degrees). This is unusual,actually, and there's a report that Weather hits veggie prices / Lack of sunlight blamed for rising price of greens. :(
from www.weather-eye.com/
26 May 2006
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