Poppies are in bloom

The poppies are in bloom in Koganei Park. Its about an hour by car from central Tokyo and is a lovely park. It happens to be the second largest park in the Metropolitan Tokyo Area and we will definitely be visiting again soon.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f5.6, ISO 100, 1/400 sec.

Thinking about a break from Tokyo...

I have been posting a lot lately, and although I have been posting some older photos with the new, one would think that I must have lots of free time.  However, that's not how it seems to work.

Seems that stress and work make me more productive and creative.  I take more pictures, try to do more on the computer, exercise more, work more, etc.  It seems counter intuitive.

Anyway, I've been thinking about the annual family trip to Australia for a cool winter break over the summer holidays in Japan.  I posted some photos of the trip previously, but there are many more...  I've picked out a couple more that I like from the Sydney portion.  The light that time of year in Sydney was absolutely fantastic.