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hey guys. sorry its been a while and i just realised that i hadn't even given explanation for an absence in updates. hopefully you have already found chris's entry as to the last few days mis/adventures. it was a weird one and didnt really catch upto me until we were back in ise and i saw kyoto as an option on the board. a reality check was necessary, so 'yes, please' i thought, 'some normality/familiarity will do nicely.' im not sure if chris mentioned, but i will add also that this sun is not one i have ever known before adn boy is it strong. dangerously so. and as we tend to our burnt backs, i feel we have learnt our lesson well. that is all i have to say about that hopefully. it will be better soon...
on our travels i considered a writing, based on 'post-post war japan; the aftermath of the american green.' i feel it unfortunate that it seems all the guilt money paid to japan as compensation for dropping (and testing) atom bombs on their beautiful island went hastily into defence structures. massive concrete moulds lining, where once was beautiful coast, huge concrete jungles built hastily and simultaneously, the intensions were there but the sudden boom in financial ability was not put into sustainable means adn now these once self efficient practical small villages, most of them fishing ports of some kind are now victim of a lost dream. an american dream, sold to the japanese as it was sold to the americans. and just as unsustainable and fundamentally flawed as any great ideal. so the scene was not pretty. but intensely inspiring. the whats, whys, wheres and when are questions left wanting nothing but a logical answer. but there is none. only a severe feeling of ill-advisement and inexperience. ghost town would be a word to describe killin. lost would be a better way of describing what we experienced. and somebody mentioned something about a bubble economy so i will have to look that up. plus it was pretty difficult to get by, as everything and everyone was obvioulsy japanese and, damn our inability to faster evolve, but we are not able to really communicate or function in this alien environment. good times were had but 'preparation' comes to mind. adn 'lack of' follows.
so the decision was made to return home after a very eventful and eye-opening couple of days. top-hats off to chris however, travelling SKILLS.

so now we are back in the safe bossom of the nishimuras. ahhh, nice. this morning (friday) i completed my 'party hats for buddhas' that i had strated to make last night and with beautiful sunshine i placed them atop the Rakhan and documented the idea scene, im considering making it into some kind of film. combining old and new, east and west. in some way. but its yet to be fully thought through. maybe need to experiment with different things. heres a picture.

i thought it was pretty hilarious in person. adn i love that it is no longer procrastination. so its done, its out. thanks to the family for letting me do it, if it weren't for their excellent sense of humour it probably could have been a bit of a disaster. but alas, fun was had. adn sometimes thats all we need.
we left for osaka at about 2 in the afternoon. the sun was really strong and the heat was not somfortable as we walked to the Osaka castle Museum. (http://www.jscs.or.jp/ICNCB/osaka_cast.jpg) i had used my creative juice for the day adn it was just too darn hot to be thinking about photographs so this link should provide you with an idea. or just type in osaka castle to google images. impressive stuff and really good view from the top where it was a bit cooler so the camera came out and i got some japanese skyline shots. not dissimilar to new york. from the air or the ground. similar tree lined streets, granite buildings and road markings. just the signage is different.
the people are pretty crazy too. i got some undercover camera action going on later, but i prefer the out of focus shots so i cant really show you in any detail. but alot of big hair and 'individuals.' this is maybe the best example that ive got of an actual person who is not just a complete moosh. i like these photos, more about composition tone and colour. light travels along way to illuminate us.
the larger images are misbehaving, sorry. oh 'sumi masen' means sorry. before i forget. goodmorning goes something like 'ohiyo, gozoi mass' and i dont understand would be 'wakiri masen'
i got a macro adapter for my nikon lens so now i can take quite close up shots here is an example. the new look mary was more than forthcoming as model. she was at the grooming salon the other day. we saw our first dog hotel today, wow. this culture has some issues it maybe needs to work out.

tomorow i think i would like some rest adn to maybe stay away from the sun. its scaring me slightly. and then to the gallery in the evening possibly to get some decent documentation sorted before the exhibition come down on sunday. then monday we are off to the dizzy heights of tokyo. i maybe shouldnt say that as i do think it will maybe make me a bit dizzy. ive been checking it out on the web and it seems more than i ever thought it would consist of. there are 27 cities within the city of tokyo. and there are actual cities within those cities. how am i supposed to choose which one i want to visit. two nights are all we want to spend there. i think we will be pretty shattered after that adn in need of another reality check.
ok guys im done. thankyou for keeping on reading, its a really good way to remember what ive done. clever computer people who though it up. hope you are all well at home. thankyou for comments. O es mi. x