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Bicycle Still Life


I photographed a bicycle figurine that I own using a tripod and macro lens

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San Jose Taiko at the San Jose Obon Festival July 12-13 2025

“Side Angle Drumming” Saturday July 12 2025 performance
“Two Drummers” Saturday July 12, 2025
Close up of drummer Saturday July 12, 2025
Beginning of set Saturday July 12, 2025
Sunday July 13, 2025 performance
Beginning of Sunday set on July 13, 2025
Senior & Junior members of San Jose Taiko July 13, 2025

San Jose Taiko performance was the highlight of the San Jose Obon on July 12-13 2025.

The group used a large open space to perform and entertain a large and very enthusiastic audience both days.

The outside venue perfectly showed their performance energy, ability, and skill.

Taiko is a happy and joyous activity that can bring people together.

Special thanks to the San Jose Buddhist Betsuin and San Jose Taiko

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Kita-Senju in Tokyo

Night time on the West-side of Kita-Senju Station


Kita-Senju is located in Adachi Ward in Tokyo and is full of parks, old-school shopping streets, and a famous fireworks festival. It is known as an Edo-period postal town, where travelers stopped for the night before making their way to the city center. Kita-Senju Station is the third busiest station on the Tokyo Metro Network. It is one of Tokyo’s leading terminal stations with connecting trains such as JR Joban Line, JR Narita Line, and JR Ueno-Tokyo Line. Non-JR railway services include the Hibiya and Chiyoda Line, Tobu Skytree Line, and Tsukuba Express. I’ve visited Kita-Senju several times and it is less crowded but as appealing as other popular areas of Tokyo.


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Japanese Wind Chimes

Japanese wind chimes at a Saitama Prefecture road stop 2023.


Japanese wind chimes or furin 風鈴 decorate Japanese houses in the summer. They consist of three parts: the bowl or exterior, known as the gaiken, the bell clapper, zetsu, and the furin, the tanzaku, strips of colorful paper that hang and flutter in the summer breeze. Wind chimes originated in China through fortune-telling called senfutaku. About 1200 years ago, they spread to Japan and were used in Buddhist temples to ward off evil spirits. Today Japanese people use furins to create a sense of coolness to get through Japan’s hot and humid summers.

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Alviso Slough Trail SJ 2025

Alviso Slough Trail April 2025

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Viva CalleSJ El Este Library to the Lake Sunday June 8th 2025

Viva Calle staff at Lake Cunningham SJ
Riding up to Lake Cunningham SJ
Riding with the bike riders
Happy bike riders near Alum Rock Village
Viva Calle skater near Alum Rock Village
Wheelchair bikers at Berryessa Library SJ

Viva CalleSJ on Sunday June 8th 2025 held an all east-side San Jose bicycle ride called El Este Library to the Lake. Viva Calle is a fun car-free street event perfect for walking, biking, skating, and community connection.

https://www.vivacallesj.org/

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The Roosevelt Mural San Jose

Quetsmo Smo Mural 1-24-2025 in San Jose



Shayne Martin Oseguera or Quetsmo is a Chicano visual artist based out of San Diego, CA but originally from San Jose. He specializes in murals with public or community art across California, including the National Historical Landmark Chicano Park. Shayne creates artwork to educate and inspire advocacy for the preservation of his culture, natural landscapes, wildlife and the greater environment. Address of mural is on 20th Street & San Clara Street on the Roosevelt Park Apartments wall.


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Sensoji Temple, Tokyo


“Teacher and Students” High school students and teacher from Hiroshima, Japan standing at the entrance of Sensoji Temple, Tokyo August 2001. Scanned black & white film print & sepia toned.

Previously I founded and operated a photography program called Community Images based in San Francisco

In 2001 Community Images was invited to participate at the Higashikawa Photo Fiesta in Hokkaido, Japan. During our trip, we experienced Japanese home stays in Higashikawa and Hakodate, Hokkaido. The rest of the time we traveled around the Tokyo area including visiting Sensoji Temple.

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Persimmon Leaves in April

Persimmon Leaves in April
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Viva CalleSJ 10 Year Anniversary

Bicycle Express & San Jose Bike Fixing bikes at St. James Park
Doggies love Viva Calle
Skater contingent
Lucha Libre
Bikers

Viva CalleSJ celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary on Sunday April 13th 2025 in San

Jose. It’s a fun car-free street event perfect for walking, biking, skating, and

community connection.

https://www.vivacallesj.org/

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