you cannot tell but it is raining very hard at just about midnite
floating spider
cool cloud around 7am
almost hidden in the front garden
sweets shop. i was playing chauffeur today. Noriko was inside. hmmm, what happened to the sweets she bought?
my old charm. i received a new one today from Akiko-san.
another view of Noriko`s new ikebana
and another view
and yet another
tonite`s dinner. ごちそさまでした。
before the rain
driving back from Minoo Station after dropping off Akiko-san. she took the train two hours to get here from Suma so Noriko could enjoy a little free time in the afternoon. and then she had two hours to return home. thank you for the new charm and omiyage.
a minute or so later
while waiting for Noriko in front of the pharmacy (the second time)
walking small
above the cafe (below) was a photo exhibition. there was a nice feeling in these photos. Noriko and i talked with the photographer. i think her name and webpage is the photo (above)
the steps leading to the gallery above the cafe
possibly the owner/owner`s wife preparing a new menu
tea time (and cake time too)
the cafe`s kitchen window
before they were put back
dog and the butterfly (100 yen shop)
water pitcher self-portrait
carbonara doria
lunch at Kobe Motomachi Doria
Jon, cute and very soft
harvested
my room with a view. the tree with the orange is the kinmokusei (sweet olive) which has the heavenly scent. the other tree is the beautiful matsu no ki (pine tree).
