Day 30: ๐ท hometown (@mattypenny) #mbApr
I am literally 9,788 kilometers from my hometown, but this community clinging to the side of the mountain at the northern tip of Taiwan is home to many, and a sight to behold! ๐
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Day 29: ๐ท drift (@SimonWoods) #mbApr
After days of rain and cloud on this #Taiwan trip, we got a perfectly clear 34ยบC day with just this little wisp of cloud drifting above the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
Day 28: ๐ท community (@stupendousman) #mbApr
Depiction of community festival at the Taiwan National History Museum. #Taiwan
Day 27: ๐ท surprise (@Sdevore) #mbApr
One of the suprising things visiting the holy site of the Buddha tooth relic (see previous post) was findingโฆ a DINOSAUR display!? Unexpectedโฆ but at least its a herbivore! ๐ฑ๐ฆ
Day 26: ๐ท critter (@7robots) #mbApr
Some delicious critters at the night market from our first day in Taiwan.
Day 25: ๐ท spine (@thedimpause) #mbApr
To the east of Osaka, floating above the tops of the buildings in the distance, is the Ikoma mountain range, the spine that runs up the middle of Kansai separating the Osaka Plain from the Nara Basin. This is my morning coffee view from the balcony. โ๏ธโโฐ๏ธโฐ๏ธโฐ๏ธ
Day 24: ๐ท light (@eumrz) #mbApr
The cherry blossoms are long gone, so I have not held myself to that rule for the last couple of weeks, but I am glad to get you some cherry blossoms for tonightโs photo ๐ก๐ธ
Day 23: ๐ท dreamy (@maique) #mbApr
Love this local flower shop overflowing with leaves and twigs of all shapes and sizes. It makes me think of James C Scott. It also makes me think of my wife, since I buy stuff ๐ for her here.
Store name translates as:
ๅคข - dream ๆฟ - to put into a vase ่ฑ - flowers
Day 22: ๐ท blue (@lzbth) #mbApr
A reclining Myaku-Myaku, official character of the Osaka Expo 2025.
(and yes, I know you are wondering but I can confirm he has an eye on his backside)
www.expo2025.or.jp/en/overviโฆ
Day 21: ๐ท mountain (@dejus) #mbApr
Pouring rain ๐ง๏ธ so couldnโt get you a pic of Ikoma mountains which look amazing from my aptโฆ so I went to the Ancient Mexico exhibit and got this ziggurat. See more pics: www.flickr.com/photos/saโฆ
Day 20: ๐ท ice (@the) #mbApr
25ยบ in Osaka today. Tea, Waffles, and ใขใคใน
Day 19: ๐ท birthday (@crossingthethreshold) #mbApr
In Japan orchids like this are usually presented as gifts to celebrate a new shop opening. Happy birthday! ๐๐ฅณ
Day 18: ๐ท mood (@agilelisa) #mbApr
Every time I ride my bike past thisโฆ
Day 17: ๐ท transcendence (@drewbelf) #mbApr
You are connected to those in the past, in the present, and the future. You are transcendent.
(๐ธ This is my family altar ไปๅฃ ๐๐ฟ)
Day 16: ๐ท flรขneur (@chrisaldrich) #mbApr
Daughter got some new kicks and immediately decorated them in her style. She travels at her own pace. ๐โ๏ธ
Day 15: ๐ท small (@jmanes) #mbApr
Since I started this April photo challenge my 12 year old daughter has been inspired and has been participating with her iPhone. Today she took a better โsmallโ photo than I did so I am posting hers in lieu of mine (with due credit!) ๐
Day 14: ๐ท cactus (@christopherchelpka) #mbApr
Last Xmas my daughter gave me this little felt cactus to put on my desk so I would have some green around me that wouldnโt die ๐ต
(In the background is a photo of my daughters in their kimono ๐๐ฅน)
Day 13: ๐ท page (@robj) #mbApr
After finishing off a 250 page notebook, I recently bought a new Leuchtturm1917 in Stone Blue. Also got a new Uni Jetstream Edge in a matching colour. More on journaling: chadkohalyk.com/2021/02/0โฆ
Day 12: ๐ท magic (@DaveyCraney) #mbApr
The cherry blossoms are almost done ๐ธ! Here are fortune slips that must not have told of the best future, so were left behind.
Check the Replies to see a gallery of other charms and magical items I captured on todayโs ride.
#ๆกใ#Japan
Day 11: ๐ท sky (@jedda) #mbApr
Today was cloudy, so I decided to go shoot the Umeda Sky Building in the dark for you. Of course, I had to get some sakura ๐ธ in there. Check the replies for some closeups of the hole that goes to the 40th F roof and daytime shots
Day 10: ๐ท train (@starrwulfe) #mbApr
The Nintendo Train through the cherry blossoms ๐๐ธ๐๐ธ
Day 9: ๐ท crispy (@rom) #mbApr
Karaage (fried chicken) with some sakurai mochi and hanami dango ๐ธ๐ก
Day 8: ๐ท prevention (@anniegreens) #mbApr
โMemory Parkโ is full of cherry blossom trees and a hanami spot for families in my neighbourhood. ๐ธ Lovely, no? But notice the low building just beyond the trees? On the other side of the cranes? That is the Osaka Detention Center. Prevention.
Day 7: ๐ท wellbeing (@ridwan)
Itโs been โ๏ธ overcast โ๏ธ every day during this cherry blossom season ๐ but finally we got some blue sky. An old friend from Kelowna who lives in Fukuoka came up to ๐ Osaka to visit us for the day.
Being together ๐ซ
Under the sakura trees ๐ธ
We share well-being ๐ฅฐ
Day 6: ๐ท windy (@Miraz)
I went out to try and capture something for todayโs @challenges theme, but it is just not that windy ๐ซ Staying within my self-imposed cherry blossom rule, I got a shot of a single petal in a pond rippled with a gentle wind. ๐ฌ๐๐ธ
Day 5: ๐ท serene (@chiawase)
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Just sat and watched this scene for a while this afternoon. Many feels from real life โฆ IYKYK
Day 4: ๐ท foliage (@pratik)
Although we are only at something like 60% bloom for the whole region, some varietals bloomed last week. Now the leaves ๐ are poking through the blossoms ๐ธ
There is still time for ่ฑ่ฆ hanami flower-viewing. Then comes ่ใฃใฑ่ฆ happami leaf-viewing ๐ป
Day 3: card ๐ท (@val)
Some sakura ๐ธ themed greeting cards at a backstreet stationery shop. Unfortunately they didnโt stock any of those fancy 3D constructable ones where you get a whole tree, or the music light show ones. Still, the Japan levels are turned up to 11 on these ๐๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต
Day 2: Flowers ๐ท (@davegullett)
A photographer enjoys the blooming cherry blossoms
๐ท Day01 : toy (@pcora)
Cherry blossoms will be blooming over the next couple of weeks, so I am going to see if I can somehow maintain a parallel theme as this photo challenge progresses. Today I popped down to the Lego store to capture some toy cherry blossoms ๐ธ๐งฑ
