Saturday, July 04, 2015
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“Blue Ajisai at Lake Kawaguchiko”
Lorna,Yusu, Nouny, & I,
recently took a day trip to Yamanashi Pref.,
to visit the Lake Kawaguchiko Herb Festival (June 22~July 16).
We were fortunate to get a break in the rain; it was an overcast, cool and cloudy day,
and although Mt. Fuji could not be seen,
a most gorgeous view was closer to the ground!
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“Nouny, Yusu, Lorna, and Pamela”
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Photo: Lorna
“Pamela and the Blue Ajisai, at Lake Kawaguchiko”
7-2-2015
The air was full of the scent of lavender!
It has been a dream of mine, to visit the lavender fields of Provence, France, one day...
To take it all in, paint, and just breathe…
How wonderful to find lavender fields in Yamanashi!
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Lavender Fields
Herb Festival @Lake Kawaguchiko
7-2-2015
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Lavender & Chamomile
Herb Festival @Lake Kawaguchiko
7-2-2015
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Photo: Lorna
Pamela on the Lake
Herb Festival @Lake Kawaguchiko
7-2-2015
I love this photo.
As a child, I grew up near a lake-
It was a good feeling to be near one, again...
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Lake Kawaguchiko
7-2-2015
The scent of lavender had a calming effect,
the longer we spent there,
the more the effects could be felt...
There was this gorgeous new-age/ambient type keyboard music playing,
I noticed from the moment we got out of the car...
I am a big fan of ambient music; Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Clive Wright, Robin Guthrie,
are some of my favorites…
The music I was hearing was definately in that vein...
I thought it was piped in, but as we made our way along the lake,
and across the lavender field, there he was, a keyboard wizard!
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Photo: Lorna
Izanagi
Keyboards/Synthesizers
@Herb Festival, Lake Kawaguchiko
7-2-2015
I bought lavender ice cream, and a bouquet of fresh lavender to take home.
After a few hours,
we were very relaxed, but getting hungry, so we headed back to the car...
We decided to check out this unique and unusual looking place,
we saw on the last trip to Yamanashi,
but we never went in...
This place features Yamanashi-style Hōttō;
a delicious dish of flat udon-dumpling noodles, with vegetables, in a miso-base soup.
The restaurant is called Fudo Hōttō.
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“On the Menu, Hotto”
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“Yamanashi Hoto”
It was perfectly wonderful!
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“Pamela at Yamanashi’s Hotto Fudo”
It was a fabulous day,
it all seemed to unfold, like a very well told, relaxing story…
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“Lavender Souvenir”
Black Ink, Aquarelle Pencils, Watercolor
On Washi Postcard
Till Next Time...
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Herb Festival 2015, Hotto, Izanagi-keyboards, July Photos, Lake Kawaguchiko, Lavender, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Watercolor Paintings, Yamanashi
2:34 AM
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
I recently took a day trip to Yamanashi Pref.,
to visit Shiba-zakura Park,
for the “Moss Phlox” festival.
It was an overcast, cool and cloudy day, with raindrops falling at times,
but it was perfect for viewing!
The mountain air was invigorating; and Mt. Fuji was majestic,
and “mist”erious…
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Field Of Pink
Shiba-zakura Park
5-9-2015
I also brought my art gear;
watercolors, paper, ink, and oil pastels:
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”Pink Landscape/ Mt. Fuji”
24 X 33.5cm
( 9” X 13” )
Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
On Paper
After painting, trying some delicious “cherry blossom” ice cream,
taking many photos, and a nice hike around the grounds,
we started back to the car…
We drove to a nearby lake,
to have our packed lunch…
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“The Lake”
5-9-2015
After lunch, we took a scenic drive,
through the mountain forest, along the lake,
until finally arriving at Fujiyama Onsen…
Just wonderful...
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Fujiyama Onsen Bus Stop
5-9-2015
It was a fabulous day, a good time was had by all…
I hope to return to Yamanashi,
for the Herbs/Lavender Festival,
next month…
Till Next Time...
Labels: ”Pink Landscape/Mt. Fuji", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Fujiyama Onsen, Lake Kawaguchiko, May Photos, Mt. Fuji, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Shiba-zakura, Watercolor Paintings, Yamanashi
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
