pigeon prints..

night time skiing....

-7 on a slow lift with a short run ....way toooooo cold for me...but it was fun, not to mention beautiful!

view from my car...

annual visit to....

the old man tree, 1200 years old to be precise....bunc of tree huggers ; )

5 tier pagoda....

at mt haguro..

snow on rocks in river..

soba with...

my lil' bro..

evening bike ride..

under crisp winter skies..

paradise....

is the name of the run, and on some days it feels quite so..

through the monsters....

new year hols...daily view

well actually most days i couldn't see much, due to blizzard conditions....whatever the weather it's fun though!

a very snowy new year...

happy new year!!

fire, incense, hot sweet sake and candles at the temple...

yamagata city centre....

mt zao

shy mountains...

blue skies and white mountains...

that's all i wanted for christmas ...

cake for a merry..

merry christmas...

quiet heat..

love the way you can heat a room and boil ya kettle at the same time ; )

winter solstice

with yoga nidra and temple food, very peaceful evening ☆

good morning!!!

blue skies and icicles ; )

mini man..

winter persimmon tree..

big dump of snow...

ahh finally i am happy, something wonderful about cold white fluff falling from the sky..

an old well.....

you can see where the chinese character for well came from...

it snowed!!!

first day boarding...

waiting for snow...

doing a lot of yoga....and other stuff....things you do while waiting...

if only...

my mind were as clear and calm as this lake..

talk about colour..!

and 3d effect, these leaves were springing off the wall, parts looking like very bushy brows..

last day...

for this year at the beach...nice fun waves to finish with...was a little chilly though..

kind of mushroom...

it puffed when i squeezed it..

looking at mt. zao..

from the top of dragon mountain.... ; ) the mountain that presides over yamagata city...

first snow!!!!!!!!!!!

sweets in hot water..

a kind of sugar cracker filled with bean powder which disolves into the hot water making it like a sweet soup....anyways it was very good!

purple daikon....

that turns pink when you put vinegar on it!!!! talk about colourful food!!