Tag: outdoors

rice-planting-japan

Day 283 – planting rice

I live in countryside Japan, in Japanese – the inaka. The scintillating cityscapes, neon glow and electronic toilets you may imagine are flipped on their head – glinting skyscrapers exchanged with meandering rice paddies; the neon glow with twinkling stars; the electronic toilets with… normal toilets. Rice planting season is a big deal in the […]

deer-of-nara

Day 282- deer portraits

The deer of Nara park have an idyllic life – mischievously pestering adoring tourists for their packed lunches and basking amongst beautiful temples, shrines and gardens. They also strike poses for the occasional portrait – These are the last of my deer photos taken in Nara. See the others here.