My middle-aged weekend

So I spent a good chunk of my weekend at the International Community House taking classes like a middle-aged divorcee. I practiced calligraphy and tea ceremony rituals and learned to cook five courses of Japanese food: curry, soba, pickled vegetables, sweet red bean dessert and egg drop soup. It was a lovely. I wish I could stay in Kyoto longer, I feel like I'm just getting comfortable and getting to know people.


Cookin' up some curry


Servin' up some sides


It was almost perfect if not for that one goopy leaf to the left, and some shading issues with another leaf


Bike trip around the countryside




They keep their hay in such neat little bundles


Even the spiders here are beautiful


The timing on this shot is superb...we are that in tune with eachother these days, I guess


Three planes emerged from the sun as it set, streaking accross the sky...the camera couldn't quite capture it, but I tried