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Mostly Monochrome Monday #233

Winter has a lot of colours as you can imagine but it is always difficult to imagine them. Just because this cold season gives us only few pieces of colours.

冬に色がないような気がするのは、想像力を与えてくれるヒントをあまりくれないからであって、冬だって色に溢れているのだ。

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A Photo a Week Challenge : Animals

If you are from/in East Asia, you may think animal’s theme in the beginning of the new year suggests the Earthy Branches or Zodiac. Though most of such people celebrate it with the lunar calendar, in some cases such as Japan, January the 1st is also the date of changing to the next branch, that is, 2022 is the year of Tiger. I have read a lot of blog pages featuring a tiger but I haven’t had any opportunity to take a picture of tigers. Instead, I propose a picture of squirrel. It should have been so busy for taking its breakfast. Sorry for bothering.

この時期にAnimals themeだなんて、平均的な日本人に対しては虎の写真を撮れと言われているようでちょっと難しかったわけだが、リスも悪くないだろうと思うのだ。十二支に猫がいるとか、元々は黄道帯の十二宮が原点だそうだから違う動物が混じることだってありそうではないか。などと書きながらリス座はないなと…。

もし、リス座をご存知でしたらコメント欄で教えてください。

A contribution to A Photo a Week Challenge: Sunrise by Nancy Merrill Photography.

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Mostly Monochrome Monday #232

A difference between keep on running forward and getting away from something is almost non, definitely, just as the year end is inextricably linked to a new year. 

何かに向かって走り続けることと何かから逃げることに大した違いはない。一年の終わりは新年の始まりなのだ。

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A Photo a Week Challenge : Funny Signs

First of all, I’m in neither positive nor negative position on CBD. Perhaps, I should say slightly negative on this yet because the discussion always goes a bit vague in the end.
Secondly, I don’t think the ad sign is funny in terms of both literal and implied meaning. However, I still have a bit strange but funny feeling from the shop window.

So, this is Christmas. You are looking out of a window. It snows. Probably it is very cold outside. Somehow a sense of perspective seems wrong. You may be outside of a warm house. But where.

このショーウィンドーを見ていると、なんだか遠近感がおかしくなってくる。自分は家の中にいて雪降る外を眺めているのかそれとも外なのか。森は近くにあるのか遠いのか。なんだか不思議な感覚である。

A contribution to A Photo a Week Challenge: Funny Signs by Nancy Merrill Photography.