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If I have seen further than others, it is by treading on the toes of giants

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

[jules' pics] blue skies weather magic

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It has been the wettest October in Yokohama since 2004 with a series of typhoons trundling by (394mm so far - footling British storms take n...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

[jules' pics] Typhoons

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After the hornet plague came the typhoon plague. Two at once yesterday. The morning after the typhoon, everyone is busy repairing their h...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

[jules' pics] Battle of the predators

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It was starting to cool a little in early September and I braved a run to work. To wile away the time I decided to count hornets and, in abo...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

[jules' pics] Sasuke Inari

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Red for Shinto. Sasuke Inari Shrine is all about a man who saw a fox... And here are some of the foxes. -- Posted By Blogger ...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Turtles all the way down (and back)

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Getting cooler here again, which means it is running season. Yesterday jules and I ran a marathon, with "a" being the operative w...
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[jules' pics] Zeniaraibenten - the church of mammon

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Zeniaraibenten is one of the most visited shrines in Kamakura. The reason is that if you wash your money in the stream in the cave, you ...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

[jules' pics] Lost in translation? No guns in 'bux, Kamakura stylee.

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A while ago it was in the news that Starbucks in the USA is encouraging people to not bring guns into their shops . But is the intention tha...
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Saturday, October 19, 2013

[jules' pics] Kamakura characters

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James and the god of happiness: James and Amida Buddha: -- Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 10/19/2013 07:12:00 PM
Friday, October 18, 2013

[jules' pics] Yellow flowers

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Jomyoji, Kamakura (September) -- Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 10/18/2013 07:07:00 PM
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Friday, October 11, 2013

[jules' pics] Temple drinks

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Jomyoji is #5 of the top 5 Zen temples in Kamkaura, but the English garden and cafe in the temple grounds are the bits we, in common with so...
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