Wednesday in Japan...

Wednesday in Japan..., originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

Tako Ferry with the Akashi Kaiko Bridge in the background. October,
2010

Tako Ferry

Tako Ferry, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

One of my favorite places to visit on my trips to Japan was the Tako
Ferry that ran from the Akashi Hyogo Port to Awaji-Island Iwaya Port.
About a 20 minute ride for cars, peoples and bikers on the best
decorated ferries I have ever seen.
This ferry runs next to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge which besides being
very beautiful is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

I'm not sure when this ferry started (it was much needed) but after
the completion of the bridge in 1998 I guess the ridership dropped ?
because the ferry closed down at the end of 2010. I am so sad ! I
always looked forward to that ferry ride.
I didn't know about the closing when I was there last October and I am
so glad Japanese Son made sure that he planned one of our day trips
routes so I got to ride the ferry, as it turns out, one last time.
What seems strange is every time we rode on the ferry it was
completely full and people and cars were always lined up for the next
ferry.

It was so much fun ! Thanks Japanese Son.

sad. . . parsnip
music. . . Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, OST

photos taken by my Arizona Son
Tako = octopus

parley view parsnip

parley view parsnip, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

My Monday post about what is going on around my home.

What a super hard life ! napping in the sunlight, in an air-
conditioned home in the desert !

The sunlight is from the skylight in the entry way by the front door.
Watson was just back from his Herbal Body Wrap Treatment as we like to
call a visit to the groomers.

Oh, to live my dogs life !

spa. . . parsnip
music. . . Que Veux Tu, Yelle

cookies !

cookies !, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

Love these cookies !

Daughter and friend came to spend a few days in Tucson to celebrate
mollybot's birthday and spend some time in the sun and pool. Since
growing up and leaving for University and jobs, I have rarely been
able to celebrate Birthdays with any of my children. So to have the
mollybot here was a huge treat for me.

Friend, "garbo laugh's" came along and fun ensued. These cookies were
sent as a thank you.

The cookies are celebrating Tango No Sekku or Boys Day on May 5.
Wrapped in lovely blue paper the fabulous cookie tin is filled with
L'espoir butter cookies (favorite) and are a speciality of Kobe.
Koinobori the carp themed decorations and wind sock are seen
everywhere on this day.

Thank You "garbo laugh's " you being here and helping celebrating
mollybot's day was lovely and I appreciate the thought and great
cookies !

happy. . . parsnip
music. . . Nice Day, Persephone's Bees

Wednesday in Japan...

Wednesday in Japan..., originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

The Gardens of The Adachi Museum of Art, Yasugi City, Shimane
Prefecture.

The founder Adachi Zenko believed that a Japanese Garden is also a
living painting and the Adachi Museum has become famous for its
extensive gardens and wonderful collection of Modern Japanese paintings.

There are several garden settings, from a Moss, White Gravel, Pine,
Dry landscape to the Pond garden. Each has it own attraction and they
change beautifully with the seasons.
I bought the book filled with photos of the garden changing with the
seasons and I was enamored of the Winter views.

rainy. . . parsnip
music. . . Silk closing theme, Silk OST

The Gardens of The Adachi Museum

The Gardens of The Adachi Museum, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

A rainy overcast morning makes the garden and the colors so vibrant,
you can see the rain drops on the rock left front.

parlay view parsnip...

parlay view parsnip..., originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

My Mondays post about what is going on around my home.

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
Located in the Tucson Mountains on the west side of the city, this
National Park embraces a variety of plants, animals and my favorite
the magnificent Saguaro Cactus.
A symbol of the American Southwest the Saguaro is a native plant of
the Sonoran Desert and it's primarily found in Southern Arizona.
The saguaro grows slowly about an inch a year to the height of 15 to
50 feet and can average 200 years old.
So when I see this massive amount of Saguaros clustered in one area it
is absolutely overwhelming beautiful !

Most of the world has forests of trees, we in Tucson have a forest of
Saguaros !

prickly. . . parsnip
music. . . Ain't No Saguaro In Texas, Reverend Horton Heat