RETREATING SPLENDOR OF AUTUMN

		RETREATING SPLENDOR OF AUTUMN Just thinking about autumn. The reds and the yellows.  The golden riot of autumn leaves. I’m breathless… enchanted! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Showa Kinen Koen,  Japan
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SPINNING GAME

		SPINNING GAME Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything. –G.L. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yokohama,  Japan
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COMING OUT TO DISCOVER THE BLUE JEWELS

		COMING OUT TO DISCOVER THE BLUE JEWELS The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore
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SPARKLE AND SHINE

		SPARKLE AND SHINE Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,  always bring your own sunshine.  -A.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mom’s Garden
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DRAGONFLY TOTEM

		DRAGONFLY TOTEM The power of Dragonfly lies in its ability to see around things by looking from different angles. Using its ability to transform colors and lights by reflecting and refracting them, the dragonfly shows us that life, like light, can bend, shift, and adapt in various ways, making life's appearance never be what it appears to be. Dragonfly's abilities show us to see through life's illusions and find our true vision. It calls us to transform within our lives and reminds us to feel deeply so we will have the compassion necessary to help ourselves and others.  -P.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chinese Garden, Singapore
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BUTTERFLY & LIFE

		BUTTERFLY & LIFE Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sentosa Island, Singapore
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CHINESE GARDEN

		CHINESE GARDEN I came across this Chinese pavilion (ting) while jogging at Chinese Garden, Singapore. “The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information - literary, graphic, exemplary - there is strong evidence testifying to the fact that the Chinese have always employed an indigenous system of construction that has retained its principal characteristics from prehistoric times to the present day.”
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Red Day

		Red Day Today is Hearts Day! I’m posting this photo I took last spring at Fuji Park – Tokyo, Japan.
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MADNESS WITH RED

		MADNESS WITH RED Red Ferrari. Life is too short for traffic.
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OLD ROSE

		OLD ROSE An almost wilted rose. Nothing stays the same, even the splendor of flowers… except if they’re made of plastic.
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JEWEL

		JEWEL There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union.  Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil.
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A LILY IN BLOOM

		A LILY IN BLOOM Like a lily, sometimes I’m shy, and sometimes I bloom. Same goes for my mood.
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A BIRD’S VIEW

		A BIRD’S VIEW Beautiful torquoise pool and sea at Yokohama Sea Paradise.  There are times that I like to be a bird and see the earth from this angle.
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FLY & BE FREE

		FLY & BE FREE I pick the prettiest part of the sky and I melt into the wing and then into the air, till I'm just soul on a sunbeam.
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ADRENALINE JUNKIE

		ADRENALINE JUNKIE Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly…
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#32

		#32: FANCY FISH Good things come to those who bait.
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#31

		#31: LOVERS REST When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
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#30

		#30: FOUNTAIN The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a warm sunshine, and a fountain singing to it.  You and you alone make me feel that I am alive.  Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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#29

		#29: LITTLE FLOWER Just living is not enough.  One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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#17

		#17:  FLOWERS AT FULL BLOOM Bees darted from one flower to another and the garden was endlessly blooming.
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#16

		#16:  HOT & SPICY. Some like it hot. Some like it spicy. I like both. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chilli pepper at my mom’s garden.
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#15

		#15:  WIND IS AN EMOTIONAL RUSH BECAUSE EMOTIONS ARE RUSHING BY. Only those in tune with nature seem to pick up on the energy in wind.  All sorts of things get swept off in the breeze - ghosts, pieces of soul, voices unsung, thoughts repressed, love uncherished, and a thousands galore of spiritual ether.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ueno – Tokyo, Japan.
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#14

		#14: DARK & LIGHT A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul.  ~Plato - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bare trees along the highway leading  to Owakudani Valley.
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#13

		#13: PURENESS The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution, always.
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#12

		#12: ZEN GARDEN Sunshine creates happiness, and I create myself.  Nights are long and life is predominantly good.  Wind is refreshing.  Tea is wisdom.  Do the best you can, and be good to yourself so that you can above all be good to others.
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#11

		#11: ISLAND IN THE SUN When you’re on a holiday You can’t find the words to say All the things that come to you And I wanna feel it too On an island in the sun We’ll be playing and having fun And it makes me feel so fine I can’t control my brain We’ll run away together We’ll spend some time forever We’ll never feel bad anymore -Weezer
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#10

		#10: OKANE Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life.
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#9

		#9: TOKYO NIGHT In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
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#8

		#8: SKYWALK POSTS These are posts on a skywalk in Omotesando, Tokyo. It just caught attention. The posters look bold and the stickers are.. well.. stickers. There’s no significant meaning why I took this. I just felt like I had to push the shutter button.
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#7

		#7: WEEDS ARE NATURE’S GRAFFITI They may grow out of place, but they are they are still nature’s flowers.
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#6

		#6: A MAN’S BESTFRIEND Dogs have given us their absolute all.  We are the center of their universe.  We are the focus of their love and faith and trust.  They serve us in return for scraps.  It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
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#5

		#5: JELLYFISH STING Life is like swimming in deep sea. We don’t have any idea how deep it is, or what’s at the bottom.  We tread, swim, and try to survive.  Sometimes there are things that sting us, they could injure our spirit and break our mind. Nothing is really easy. Let’s be strong. Someone is waiting for us on the shore.
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#4

		#4: Wishing Take me, pick me up. Can’t you see I’m dying to be with you? I’m always here… always.
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#3

		#3: Thoughts of Freedom The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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#2

		#2: Full Moon There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
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Start the Year with a Blast

		Start the Year with a Blast This is not so much of a good composition, but this is the first photo after the first blast of the first firework that rocketed into the new year sky.
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