"Up in the morning and out to work..." as Chuck Berry might have said.
Another typhoon is on its way to Tokyo. This is typhoon number 23 for the season, and I say "Get your storm on!"
There is something humbling and awesome about these typhoon blowing through the city; having their way with us.
I love watching the TV typhoon reports: in hard hats and rain wear, clutching their microphones and holding the earphones to their ears. Then cut to a shot of office girls squealing as their umbrellas implode and become wire skeletons, which the girls continue to hold over their heads in the charming belief that any protection in a storm is welcome... cut to a shot of a small mudslide in the countryside... cut to a shot of waves pounding a coastline... cut to a shot cancelled flight passenger misery at the airport... I love it. I'm snug and warm at home with a cup of tea watching the fury of nature doing her stuff.
Anyway, it was a beautiful day on sunday and we went to the park for a picnic and a walk on the carpet-like grass of Shinjuku Gyoen.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Last Chance for a Picnic
It was a lovely day in Tokyo today - the sky was blue and although the wind let us know what time of year it really was, it was quite warm.
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