We Went Up A Mountain And Came Down A Hill

IMG_3017, originally uploaded by Jaqaroo.

Hiking in Chichibu last weekend with William. Lovely day and a good walk.
The beard and moustache also had a lovely day, and in fact were so taken with the mountains and the sheer nature of it all that they decided to stay! I'm think Golden Week might be the next best growing season.

Lift Up Your Eyes

IMG_3030, originally uploaded by Jaqaroo.

So Tokyo may not be the most beautiful city in the world, far from it, but all you have to do is look beyond the skyline and there is the big blue beautiful sky. It's just so blue, and we so often take that colour for granted. But look at it! It's so bloody blue! Isn't that just amazing, and it's there for anyone to see.

On The Buses

Bus, originally uploaded by Jaqaroo.

And where is this bus going? It's not a good idea to stay on the bus too long because there's a good chance it won't take you where you want to go. If you stay on the same bus too long you won't get anywhere.
Get off the bloody bus! It's small, crowded and boring.
Get off the bloody bus and walk!
You will see a lot more and you will get to where you want to go independently, which is the best way to travel.
And these one-man buses are the worst, you know. Driver, conductor, money taker... they think they know what their doing and where they are going, but they are driving around in ever decreasing circles.
Get off the bloody bus!
Ding Ding!

Pennies in the Forest

IMG_3019, originally uploaded by Jaqaroo.

Some coins left at a small mountain forest shrine.

El Presidente

El Presidente, originally uploaded by Jaqaroo.

Hey Emil
Here's one for you.
Just think, you escaped from those jaws. Now you are a free man! Free to go where you want to go. Free to do what you want to do, without the constant fear and loathing that you might be the next Selected morsel to be thrown to the sharks.