Oasis 21

Posted by Ann | on May 10, 2010 | Posted in Blue Light Special, Trip reports | Tagged ,

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Oasis 21

The hardest thing about shooting the Oasis 21 in Nagoya is blocking out the horrific red and white illuminated sign advert for an American soda pop.

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Bridespotting, traditional Japanese style

Posted by Ann | on May 4, 2010 | Posted in Trip reports | Tagged , ,

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Bridespotting, Nagoya-style

While we were in Japan for R’s lecture, our hosts arranged a cultural excursion for us to see the Tokugawa Art Museum and at Tokugawaen Garden in Nagoya with an English-speaking guide. In the garden, with non-verbal permission from the hired gun, I made the first of four bridespotting scores for the trip. Who knew tatami mats came in that pink color?

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Bison don’t have Mother’s Day

Posted by Ann | on May 3, 2010 | Posted in News | Tagged , , ,

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Bison mother and calf, Yellowstone National Park

Look at the size of that calf! Mothers Day is coming up and there’s still time to send your mom a copy of U.S. Highway 89: the Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks via priority mail, discounted to $24.95 for blog readers and Facebook fans.

Priority mail takes 2-3 days from Salt Lake City to almost anywhere in the U.S. Give Mom an armchair tour of the greatest places in the western U.S., or invite her to pick a destination from the book for a future family trip. Personalized dedications are my pleasure, just let me know what you would like inscribed with my signature.

Happy Mothers Day!

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Implements of Prayer

Posted by Ann | on April 28, 2010 | Posted in Trip reports | Tagged , ,

Sumi Pen and Ink, Buddhist Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan

Pen and Ink, Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan

Implements provided to inscribe prayers on wooden medallions.

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Kannon-Goddess of Mercy (Nagoya, Japan

Posted by Ann | on April 27, 2010 | Posted in Trip reports | Tagged , ,

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Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan

Hundreds of statues of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, a bodhisattva in the Buddhist tradition, surround various representations of Buddha himself in a smaller temple on the grounds of Osu Kannon.

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