Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, and Sears Tower are really nowhere near each other. But I was visiting both on the same day so when I was in the observation deck on the top of the Sears Tower in the morning I asked someone to point out where Wrigley Field was to me. I couldn’t identify it with my naked eye, but I pointed my camera that way anyway, put it on maximum zoom, and pushed the button. After a generous crop I had myself the above picture.

Tomorrow I’ll show you the opposite view, Sears Tower from Wrigley Field a little later in the day after a ride on the Red Line.

Posted on May 27th, 2009 under Other. Tags: baseball, buildings, Chicago. Comments: 1

When you are hungry and walking home after a long day of work (or play) few things look as good as this on a Japanese street. So inviting, so mouth watering, so enticing. “Enter me,” it seems to say. “Let me fill your stomach and quench your thirst,” it beckons. “Come and put your cares aside for a while and enjoy life.”

You smile.

And enter.

By the way, in case you don’t know, yakitori is skewered chicken cooked over a fire, possibly after being marinated in a sweet, teriyaki sauce of some sort. Next to a bowl of rice, more dipping sauce, and a cold beer you are good to go.

Posted on May 7th, 2009 under Japan. Tags: buildings, food, japan pictures, kyoto, night photography. Comments Off on Yakitori (焼き鳥 or やきとり)

These kind of residences, with large gardens, are not a common sight in a big city in Japan like Kyoto where the real estate is at a premium. This picture was taken near the southern end of the Path of Philosophy.

Posted on April 15th, 2009 under Japan. Tags: buildings, garden, japan pictures, kyoto. Comments: 1

I was killing time in Toronto driving around and spotted the above building from the freeway. I pulled off to get a closer look. The structure is quite amazing from a distance. I didn’t get too close. It appeared to be brand new with landscaping still being done around the perimeter.

Now that I think about it, I actually pulled off the freeway because I saw a sign that said something about the world’s largest flea market. It was in trying to find the flea market, which I never did, that I ended up at this location.

Posted on March 11th, 2009 under Other. Tags: buildings, canada, clouds. Comments: 2

During our four days in Kyoto we had a grand total of about 5 minutes of blue sky. The above photograph captured those brief moments.

I don’t remember the name of this temple, but it was near the south side of the Path of Philosophy (if I remember correctly).

Posted on February 13th, 2009 under Japan. Tags: buildings, cherry blossoms, japan pictures, kyoto, sakura. Comments Off on White on black with blue