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Post by joew on Jul 1, 2009 14:36:44 GMT -5
Great fish pic, lirio. And yours are interesting as always, Mike.
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Post by BoatBabe on Jul 28, 2009 20:30:26 GMT -5
Wow Mike, makes me want to go back tomorrow! If you guys get to Atami, PLEASE stop at Izawaso and give mamasan best wishes from Tom. I spent 4 months there in 1989? Just another American dyksa in Japan. He who obeys boatbabe
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 2, 2009 10:56:21 GMT -5
This Great Blue Heron decided to visit just after dawn. In short order, there was a snow of heron down and feathers through the open hatches from his preening. Scaring a heron is not a good idea, so after an hour or so I convinced him that he had better fishing elsewhere.
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 2, 2009 14:06:12 GMT -5
This is yesterday morning, looking east toward Sunset Hill. It was so foggy, that most everything was gone. You can see the sun glinting close to the boat. Other than that, no hint of daylight. We were glad to drive to Whidbey Island instead of boat.
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Post by sailor on Aug 2, 2009 17:13:28 GMT -5
Wow Mike, makes me want to go back tomorrow! If you guys get to Atami, PLEASE stop at Izawaso and give mamasan best wishes from Tom. I spent 4 months there in 1989? Just another American dyksa in Japan. He who obeys boatbabe Hi Tom, Emi and I pass through Atami at least a half dozen times a year. Since you were last there they have completely reworked the waterfront area to make it more tourist friendly. Nice board walks, benches, restrooms; it's a great place for young lovers and old to go for a romantic stroll anytime of day. We usually just drive right on by! Because, we tend to stay over on the west coast of Izu. Anyway, the next time we go there I'll see if we can find Izawaso. Oh, if you ever do return (with BB) to Atami, you should visit their museum of art, it's world class. You can read about it here: www.japan-guide.com/e/e6306.htmlAll the best, Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 2, 2009 21:07:34 GMT -5
Mike, Izawaso is in the "old" part of Atami. South of the main part of town which is as I'm sure you know separated by the almost sheer cliffs.
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 2, 2009 21:12:32 GMT -5
That message was from Thom to Mike:
He who obeys boatbabe
Just so we don't get confused. Like THAT could happen. Yes, that could happen.
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Post by sailor on Aug 3, 2009 17:05:54 GMT -5
[This is yesterday morning, looking east toward Sunset Hill. It was so foggy, that most everything was gone. You can see the sun glinting close to the boat. Other than that, no hint of daylight. We were glad to drive to Whidbey Island instead of boat. Babe, I really like the foggy picture. I think it's suitable for framing. Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 3, 2009 20:34:05 GMT -5
Thanks, Mike! That's great praise from a real photographer like you. Hmmmmm . . . framing: v, something people who have walls do
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Post by gailkate on Aug 5, 2009 17:34:20 GMT -5
I love the fog picture! People have gone way overboard misusing and abusing the word "surreal," but it definitely fits your picture. Depending on your own mental furniture at the time, you could see it as moody and ominous or deliciously peaceful. I can see sitting on your deck with a comforter and a cup of hot tea, just basking in the solitude. But wait. It's been hotter than Hades, hasn't it? Maybe no comforter and iced tea?
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 6, 2009 0:04:24 GMT -5
You are exactly right, gailkate. It has been way too hot here. That foggy morning was a breath of cool marine air. Sitting on the aft deck with a cup of tea wearing sweat pants and a tank top would have been perfect. Still too warm for a cover. Just perfect solitude. No one else existed.
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 18, 2009 22:06:09 GMT -5
This was such great light the other morning at dawn. It looked liked black-n-white, only it was black-n-blue. It was almost astonishing to see some yellow and red peak through. And then there was that lovely surprise: The beautiful BIG boat that sneaked in overnight on the guest dock. We didn't even hear it. Gorgeous morning. Lights still on. It's getting later in the summer.
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 18, 2009 22:14:20 GMT -5
So, if you keep your eyes on the two piling to the right, this is the same view as the Fog Picture. I think I'll post many of these shots, in different light, with different visitors on the guest dock, and different seasons on Sunset Hill.
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Post by doctork on Aug 19, 2009 14:58:35 GMT -5
The pictures are lovely boatbabe. Keep 'em coming.
I can't help but sigh - so many wonderful places, and I can't live in all of them, though I might try. I am sure there was a good reason I left western Washington. I think it had something to do with jobs. It is beautiful here in Appalachia too.
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 19, 2009 22:15:22 GMT -5
Thanks, Doc. Are you going to take some pictures and show us? I'd love to see the view outside your window. I'll bet it's beautiful.
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Post by doctork on Aug 20, 2009 8:57:50 GMT -5
I am having technical difficulties with photos. At work I have fast internet connections, but not wireless, and no good way to upload photos to my work computer (not a good idea anyway).
At home I finally got internet connection, but only the wired, not wireless; I am still working on the router business. The wired is only in the bedroom, but I'd still manage it OK if my own laptop were not conking out every few minutes.
Last Saturday at the library, I got the name and phone number of a local computer nerd guy who will come to the house and fix things up for me (I hope) next weekend.
I am checking the state of my bank account to see if it will accommodate a new computer (doubtful). Howard's birthday is coming up and he probably deserves more than the movie book I bought him last weekend. I'm sure he would like a new computer, as we did not move the old desktop cross-country. ;D
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Post by BoatBabe on Aug 23, 2009 11:20:26 GMT -5
Dawn this morning, high tide, marine layer. Dawn being just before 7 a.m. above Sunset Hill. The trees are just starting to look like they are thinking about Fall Colors.
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Post by sailor on Sept 13, 2009 6:31:46 GMT -5
Standing in the weeds on a rainy day. Caught in the rain at the shrine in Hakone. Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Sept 13, 2009 17:33:28 GMT -5
Gorgeous, Mike. I keep trying to think of something here that equates to your shrines, and I can think of nothing. The shrines seem to be an amalgamation of our parks, churches and historical sites along the old interstate highways.
Thanks!
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Post by sailor on Sept 13, 2009 20:50:22 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind remarks, Babe. Here's one more pic of the shrine. btw, I took these two days ago. I don't know these people, they just happend to be there enjoying the rainy day. Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Sept 14, 2009 8:44:45 GMT -5
The architecture is so unique, and the stoned walkways exact. How old is this shrine, Mike? The ropey detail above the door, is that gold-leafed?
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Post by sailor on Sept 14, 2009 21:18:57 GMT -5
The architecture is so unique, and the stoned walkways exact. How old is this shrine, Mike? The ropey detail above the door, is that gold-leafed? According to my wife, the Shrine was established around 750. At that time it was extremely secluded and was used for training monks. Then around 1500 (give or take 100 years) it became more accessible as people were traveling through that area because it's situated between Edo (now called Tokyo) and Kyoto on route 1. The rope is just rope, very yellow in color. The area in and around the shrine is very beautiful when the leaves change color in the fall and I'll be there with my camera! Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Sept 18, 2009 8:43:10 GMT -5
My Dahhlink has been to your shrine, Mike. When I showed him the picture, he said, "No, that's just rope," too. I thought it was wood carved to look like a rope, then gold-leafed. It's so large. He also said that the hangy down thingies were folded paper with writing on them.
It always amazes me that you have such an old culture and buildings around you. Out here in the Wild West, we are lucky if we have buildings that are still standing from the 1800s. We prefer to tear them down, and build new glass-n-chrome ones. There is a small area in downtown Seattle where they actually retrofitted and saved some beautiful brick buildings. This is not a common practice.
I can't wait to see the autumnal colors!
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Post by BoatBabe on Apr 18, 2010 18:25:09 GMT -5
Well, we missed the autumn colors . . . Got any spring colors your way?
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Post by BoatBabe on Jul 18, 2010 14:16:30 GMT -5
I love the pictures that are posted on this thread! I have learned to set my camera at a reasonable size since I took those photos. Here is this morning at {Finally!} 62 degrees. I don't think the marine layer will burn off until around 5 p.m. again today. Sorry you folks are melting! Attachments:
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Post by gailkate on Jul 20, 2010 9:21:33 GMT -5
"Marine layer" meaning low-lying clouds or fog? It sure looks cool and we could use some of that.
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Post by jspnrvr on Jul 20, 2010 17:56:57 GMT -5
I agree, gail. It's going to be a long time before we can open windows and turn off the AC down here.
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Post by BoatBabe on Jul 25, 2010 20:12:35 GMT -5
"Marine layer" meaning low-lying clouds or fog? It sure looks cool and we could use some of that. Probably a combination of fog and clouds (or high fog.) We have had fog right down to the water, and also high overcast. My thermometer says 77 right now, although I just heard on the evening news that the temperature up there in Cement Land was high-80s. Very pleasant here. Sorry about your heat wave, folks.
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