7th December 2010
Eikando, a temple in the eastern hills of Kyoto. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the trees so bright they did not seem real.
A more unusual variety of the Japanese maple. At least, I think it's a Japanese maple.
The more usual kind of maple. The colouring, though, isn't.
Huge carp. (Please use leaves in pond as scale reference.)
Stopping for tea and dumplings. On the sign advertising the dumplings, the first character of dango is written with a circle rather than the usual rectangle.
The great gate of the Nanzen-ji temple complex. Another popular spot for viewing autumn leaves.
Jojakko-ji, a temple on the other side of the city. I got there a little past the peak so most of the leaves were on the ground. But that made it easier to see things like this pagoda...
...and these persimmons the size of grapes. Besides, fallen leaves make for a good picture too.
Though not perhaps for the person who has to sweep them up.
Outside Anraku-ji, a little temple in the Higashiyama area, not far from Nanzen-ji.
Red, orange, yellow and green - the better part of a rainbow - in the same tree.
As you wait for a shot of the main gate without people in it, you can feel yourself ageing. But it's nothing some cake won't cure.
3 comments:
Love the gorgeous colours! Especially like the photo of the tree outside Anraku-ji.
Marvelous. Wouldn't mind the job of sweeping the leaves there.
Breathtaking scenes! How difficult to choose just one out of so many for the Letter from Kyoto. Meant to tell you earlier, when your 11 Dec 2010 column was published, how I love the pun in the title "Following the trail that autumn leaves". It's an enjoyment to read your writing and savour the scenes in your photos.
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