little door blue
rejoicing the hands
seikun - hands on
blue box of red numbers
steam
conch & cones
kaki
my all time favourite fruit (japanese persimmon) rests beautifully in the autumn sky
once upon a little shop
fan of green
afternoon gloom
rain caught
glasses for the masses
if you forgot your glasses - at least at the postoffice - there will be no worries. Here glasses is provided - increasing in strength from left to right...
sunday schochu
- and cake
sensei demo
yesterdays hotshop demo - italian wineglass goblet - by jin hongo sensei (teacher)
first, hot pipes and irons...
- then, the cup is blown and shaped...
- and put in a hot garage to keep temperature...
- meanwhile, the stem is made...
- and a blown foot...
- the glass is assembled...
- and that is how you make an italian goblet
road back home
- in sunsetting surroundings
street spotless
this morning when I walked out my door, little fountains was giving the street a bit of a wash - accompanied by very lovely hissing sound
tiny face of grand expression
little significant fellows - found at museum of archaeology , toyama
students attending class
tiga sunny side
farmers market
today, our next door neighbour lady took us to a real nice farmers market on the outskirt of toyama. - here we had delightful soba noodles, and coffee was at hand from this self-service coffee station