Facing The Tracks
I was walking into Oppama, and was waiting for a train to pass… when I noticed the backsides of the buildings that line the tracks. They were asking to have […]
I was walking into Oppama, and was waiting for a train to pass… when I noticed the backsides of the buildings that line the tracks. They were asking to have […]
We arrived late in Japan, and went to bed not long aftewards. The next morning it was raining, but on rising early went for a walk anyway. The very first […]
Here is one photograph for you to consider. When I pressed the shutter for this picture, I thought, “Oh, I hope I got that.” With a little cropping, I think […]
When I was young, fields and woods started at the edge of our yard, and went southwest for miles, with hardly a house to be seen. In my short lifetime […]
Most of the tompostpile’s March has been “Japan”. I’m not done with Japan. I never will be. Sorting through the experience, and through the thousands of photos taken, will take […]
“Sakura” was one of the first Japanese words I ever learned. Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a character for “sakura”. I wish I knew about ten thousand more ideograms. In […]
We left Mount Fuji behind us, and continued into the darkening land. Details reduced in the dimming light, and shapes took over. As we went through this place I’d […]