Homegrown

Cherry Tomato

Finally some cherry tomatoes were grown...


Pretty Cherry tomatoes

More cherry tomatoes grew later on. However one day I came back home from school, all were gone... I could tasted those one only.

Taste?? It was really nice. I could taste tomato and really concentrated. Nice flavoured.

Peaceful moment

Australian Wild Bird

It was just stopped the rain in the morning...
Looking at window in my room. There was one big white thing outside.
It was a visitor at backyard.


Kookaburra on the clothesline

Visitor was Kookaburra.
I wish I could hear the voice... but another little bird came and then gone with the bird.

Public Holiday

Australia Day

Barbie (BBQ) at homestay.


Happy Australia day


Yummy barbie meals


Lovely parfait!!

Nice Australia day with Aussie meals and drinks.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!

Quiet beach...

Dinner at beach

Homestay mother took me to have dinner at beach...


Fish and chips
with calamari


Sunset at pier...


Wood work with full moon


Lovely full moon at ocean

It was really good evening and dinner.
Thank you...

Christmas Eve

-Christmas illuminations-

Lots of Christmas illuminations around the street.
There are some on the house in Japan, but this was a different. I was in wonderland.
It was so exciting moment...


Poplar bears
This house was one of nominated house on competition.


Lovely bears
This was one of my favourite ones.

Photography quality is not good, so I could not put many here... but I hope you enjoy it.

Wondering around...

-Lovely weather-

It was a gorgeous day for photography.
I decided to go somewhere and I was reading magazine and I caught my eyes on the article.
The place was about Teneriffe area.


Near the construction site.
Interesting that I found. I am not sure what it is, but looks nice.


Small alley...
This is one of my favourite photos today.
I wonder what is it happen to the inside building...


New Farm Engine Room and Wool store
Engine room is now heritage listed.
This area was related with US navy when it was WWII.


It was really hot, but lovely weather, so walked to New Farm Park.
The park was lots of flowers.


Yellow and orange flowers
Tiny and cute flower.


Lots of roses
One of beautiful rose photography...

Walked around the Power House.
I took lot of photos there. However I will not update Power house, because I updated long time ago. If it was the evening with orange coloured, might put it. May be next time...


Riverside
Wide and gorgeous sky... Nice breeze was made me forgot the time...


Red flowers
There are many of this tree around the riverside and at the park. It was really beautiful.

Photographyday...?

-Walking around Southbank and in the city-

It was gorgeous weather in the morning.
I went out for taking photographs. However the weather turned to bad. Thunder storm...
I could not take much photos...


Flowers and Ferris wheel
Before the weather was bad, I took this. It was too much sun, so reflected sun on Ferris wheel...


Activity area
Craft for children

Big Christmas tree at King George Square
After storm... still some gray sky. I wish whole day was lovely weather.

There was market at Southbank, but because of the weather, I needed to see quick.
I hope next time, it will be a good weather.

Festival and new...

Regional Festival

Many food and wines were around...


Cute Ice Cream Car...


Ben&Jerry's Ice Cream Shop


Strawberry And Cheesecake Ice Cream

It was big ice cream for one coin donation.
I only could eat 2/3 of ice cream. Vegemite sandwich and this is my lunch...


It was a good weather for walking along the rive... but...

The flood was changed scenery... but...

Who can tell it was badly flooded...


Riverside, some people were having a fun time...


Riverside...

I do not remember the past.
What was it like?


Brisbane River.

The river and bridge are same... but something changed...

Yes, huge building is now standing near the river.
I reckon it will more higher.

G'day mate!!

Australia!!

Finally I arrived Australia.
How much longer I was waiting for...

My plane was 2 hours late in Japan. I thought I can not go Australia...
I proud myself about I can speak English, because if not probably I could not arrive.

My first meal in Australia.


Mini burger...

It was not mini burger. Huge. That's Australia style.

Purple Flowers...

Murasaki Tsuyukusa (Purple Tradescantia)

This pretty flowers are growing at my house.


Murasaki Tsuyukusa

This flower is interesting.
One finished, next day bloom the other...
It is so gorgeous flower.

Home grown

Strawberries

Many strawberries are growing at my house.
This year has many.


Small, but nice strawberry.
Can you see some others behind this red one?


Two strawberries that I could pick today.
That's pretty, isn't it?

Taste was sweet and bit sour.
Thank you for growing...

Osaka

Oneday at Osaka...

The other day I went to Osaka.
It was just for my visa. I had to take a medical check specified hospital.
I wish I could have had more time, I could see around more and had real Takoyaki (Octopus ball).



At Sennichimae
There were lots of young people this street.


At Doutonbori
This is a one of famous neon sign.


Takomusu
Takoyaki was on the top of Onigiri (rice ball).
I wish I could have real Takoyaki...
I had four of them on the Shinkansen (bullet train) and last one was at home...

I wish I could enjoy the time at Osaka, but it was too short stay and my emotionally unwell (hospital staff act and said bad...) I couldn't enjoy much actually...

Go for a walk

To see Sakura (Cherry bloosoms)...

It was a gorgeous weather for walking outside.
There is a river near my house. Also lots of Sakura (Cherry blossoms).
I saw few creature at river...

Sakura with Kosagi (Egretta garsetta/little egret)
Kosagi was finding little fishes.

Kogamo (Anas crecca/Common teal)
There were two of them... I guess they are pair.

Carp and family turtles
They are also looking up Sakura (Cherry blossom), maybe...

Nanohana (Barassica rapa/Field mustard) Best shot for today.
It was really nice to walk along the river. There were not many people walking, so it was good day to take photos.

Picnic

One of spring time...
The other day I went to Ai-chikyuhaku kinen kouen (Expo park).
The weather was really nice and warm.

Kawara (Roof tiles) art

Global loop
There were lots of this time od road when Expo was held.

Lot's of flowers are blooming in the park.

Sakura (Cherry blossoms) tunnel where we had lunch.

Close up of Sakura.
Can you find a honey bee?

Family time.

Family trip to Gamagori

I went Gamagori with my family.

The weather was cloudy and rain. Even though I had really fun time.

We visited many places. I just put some photos from my family trip.

Seida no ookusu (Big Cinnamomum camphora)

Huge trunk...

Around Trunk: 14.3m

Around Root: 13.6m

Height: 22m

Tree aged: Over 1000 years

We went to city museum in Gamagori.

There were lots of things that old people used in Gamagori. However I could not take any photos.

Luckily there was locomotive. We can go inside to take a look. Also we can take photos, so I took many photos here.

It was very dark inside.

I put a flash on. It became bit bright photo.

Appearance of locomotive

Front view.

One of my favourite photo.

Wheels and rods

Another my favourite photo.

Hotel was very nice.

There were few types of Onsen (Hot spring) at hotel.

Located tip of the cape. We could see ocean.

Lighthouse with ship.

The weather was not good, so I couldn't see blue ocean. But it was nice to see ocean from the room.

Onsen (Hotspring) was very nice. I had nice relaxing time.

My family trip was made me smile. So happy about trip with my family.

Thank you.