Mini-shrine, Kyoto
August 12th, 2009Somewhere in streets of Kyoto I was wandering. It's not the Asian's fault the Nazis stole their good-luck symbol.
Hibiscus flower, Kyoto
August 12th, 2009Somewhere in streets of Kyoto I was wandering. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus
My own shot of a Japanese cicada
August 12th, 2009Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyfG3OKc9xo
The things are deafening. Again, I posted a short video to youtube of their incessant bussing.
More lotus flowers rising from the muck
August 12th, 2009Kyoto, Japan, August 12, 2009. Lotus flowers. The things *are* beautiful, and I understand why the Hindus & Buddhists make such a big deal of them.
Lotus flower, Kyoto
August 12th, 2009Kyoto, Japan, August 12, 2009. What do the Buddhists say, "As the beautiful lotus flower rises from the muck ..." Something along those lines.