Somewhere in Japan

Category: Weather

Dispatch № 70: Rainfall

Semi-abstract photo of clouds over Tokyo, with the surrounding fence of a tennis court appearing in the lower left-hand corner of the photograph

Greatest among the differentiating factors is that of the surface upon which the rain lands, drops of rain like tiny hands striking the skins of myriad drums.

Dispatch № 61: But Only Just

Snow falling outside the gate and wall of Gyokuzoin, a Buddhist temple located in Urawa Ward, Saitama City, Japan

It falls on stone statues with both facial features and inscriptions worn indecipherable by centuries of exposure to the elements.

Dispatch № 22: The Laundry Forecast

My bathmat drying outside, only it got rained on and froze solid

A long metal pole has invaded my living room on several occasions. Supported with a camera tripod on one end and a light stand on the other, it is always festooned with sodden garments that didn’t make it inside before the rain arrived.

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