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May 28 2009 4 Comments

Tranquil time out #48

A cigarette or senbei break for the temple sweeper it would seem. Which, without a leaf blower or the like, is especially well earned.

Japanese broom

Categorized: Tranquil time out

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  1. Yoli says

    5/28/2009 at 10:37 pm

    I am really loving this picture. Can you take some of the children? My maternal mode is in overdrive since receiving the referral of a little girl for adoption.

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  2. Lee says

    5/30/2009 at 4:17 pm

    Congratulations Yoli, I hope everything goes well!

    As for photos of children, it’s a tricky one. Maybe it’s because I’m from Britain where people almost can’t even take pictures of their own children, but I feel awkward doing it. So except for the very rare picture, it’ll just be adults I’m afraid.

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  3. Maggie says

    6/4/2009 at 1:33 pm

    Hi Lee,
    I’m a long time off-and-on follower of this blog (I usually relax with a nice long session of it once a month or so). You really capture some wonderful details of Japan with your photography, and occasionally you take a really beautiful picture. I love this one especially. I lived in Tokyo during a semester abroad and I felt such a peace if I could get out of town a bit and just poke around some temple grounds for a couple hours. And then back to the big city, where most of the pictures I took would be of ad campaigns or vending machine products. Oh Japan!

    I have also come to appreciate your alliteration, and even the occasional appropriate assonance?

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    • Lee says

      6/4/2009 at 10:17 pm

      Thanks for the kind words Maggie, and I’m happy to hear that some of pictures strike a chord now and again. I know what you mean about temple grounds. I cycle a lot, and I usually can’t resist popping in (even if it’s only briefly) to any new temple grounds I pass. Partly for the peacefulness I think and also perhaps because they are a nice reminder of what a different culture from my own I’m living in.

      As for the alliteration, I do like the challenge it presents me, and at the same time it give the site a distinctive style I suppose, but as far as any appropriate assonance, I’d probably have to say it’s more good fortune than anything…

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