Autumn Light

At a fair in Ohio

I don't know any of the kids in this photo, but this boy has probably graduated from college by now.

It was an autumn day at a small fair in Circleville, Ohio, and I liked the light.

Pounding Rain

Japanese Drummers get Elemental (1993)

Is anything more elemental than drums?

The pounding mimics our heartbeats.

In fact, the pounding beat seems to control our hearts.

I knew I would love Japan when I saw (and heard and felt) the big drums called Taiko. They are present at every major festival.

This festival was a rice harvest festival held in the city of Hachioji.

When the rain started, we thought the festival would stop.

We were wrong...