Colour of Autumn /秋の色いろ

A few snaps taken as the leaves changed and fell during the autumn months. Now these colourful landscapes have completely changed to their bleak and bare winter states...

秋の色を少し、集めてみました。

日ごとに草木の色が変化して、今ではすっかり冬の景色になりました。。。

Susuki Grass  

Pond behind Todaiji Temple

Ginkgo Trees

Maple Leaves

Deer Park

Afternoon Snaps/午後のスナップ

Some shots taken around Naramachi with my Panasonic Lumix camera using the "pinhole camera" setting...
今日の午後は、ならまち界隈をお散歩スナップ。Lumixのデジカメで”ピンホールカメラ”の撮影モードを選択しています。。。

Bon-Odori at Nigatsu-do Hall/ 二月堂の十七夜盆踊り

"Bon-Odori"is one of the typical summer events in Japan. Bon-Odori usually take place in August but the one in Nara occurs on the 17th of September at Nigatsu-do hall, Todaiji temple.

I hadn't seen the festival for many years so it was quite amusing to witness it again. If you believe that Japanese people tend to be shy and quiet and always polite you should come and see this popular event and find out how much they can get into this Japanese folk dance!

ちょっと遅くなりましたが、９月に東大寺・二月堂で行われた”十七夜盆踊り”に行った時の写真です。

久しぶりに”盆踊り”というものを間近で見ましたが、みなさん気合いが入っています！なかなかの迫力です！！

The End of Summer/ 夏の終わり

Fresh blueberries.

We have had a quite a few rainy days this summer which is unusual. It made it somewhat difficult to make plans and caused us to miss the regular summer events in Nara... but in the end it wasn't so bad!

今年の夏は例年になく、雨の多い結果となりました。奈良で夏に行われる恒例のイベントも、当日が雨のため行くのをやめたり...とちょっと残念なこともありましたが、終わってみれば決して悪くはない夏を過ごせました！

Lotus flower.

The main work on the farm was mowing to keep the farm clear for the summer vegetables so that they can get sunlight rather than become covered by a jungle of weeds. I visited a blueberry farm nearby to pick some delicious blueberries and to finish the summer we all enjoyed a barbecue!

野良仕事の方では、夏野菜がちゃんと太陽を浴びれるようにひたすら草刈りをして、ジャングル状態になるのを防ぎました。そして、ブルーベリー農園を訪れ夢中でブルーベリーを摘んだり、締めくくりにはみんなでバーベキューを満喫しました！

Paddy field.

Tea plantation overlooking paddy fields.

Blueberry farm....

... that used to be a tea farm.

Freshly picked up vegetables.

Garlic for grilling.

All we had to buy was the meat!