#fuji5lakes

[mizunokisu]

Lavender Scene by peaceful-jp-scenery on Flickr.

[mizunokisu]

Mt.Fuji at Lake Motosu by peaceful-jp-scenery on Flickr.

[japanisamazing]

Snow of Lake Syoji by peaceful-jp-scenery (busy) Snow of Lake Syoji 精進湖の雪 Lake Syoji had covered with much snow last weekend. It's widely snow this weekend in Japan. 先週末、結構雪が積もったのですが、 今週は全国的に雪と言われていますね。 それでも清水区は晴れなのが、ちょっぴり寂しいです。 Fuji-kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi pref, Japan http://flic.kr/p/R2PPVZ

[japanisamazing]

after the snow by peaceful-jp-scenery (busy) Mt.Fuji of Lake Syoji 雪の精進湖 Lake Syoji had covered with much snow last weekend. But the lake was not frozen by the warm winter. 先週末は精進湖にも結構な降雪がありました。 でも、暖かい日が続いているからか ほとんど湖は凍っていません。 Fuji-kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi pref, Japan http://flic.kr/p/R6LKNC

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Mt.Fuji night scene by peaceful-jp-scenery (busy) Mt.Fuji from Shindo Pass 新道峠・富士山 The night scene of Lake Kawaguchi and Mt.Fuji. The pass was cold by the wind. 河口湖と富士山の夜景です。 この日はスーパームーンの前日でしたが、 月も霞み、富士山はあまり明るくなりませんでした。 新道峠、風が強く寒い。でも、夜は穏やかになりました。 Fuji-kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi pref, Japan http://flic.kr/p/P5LQJf

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Evening Fuji by peaceful-jp-scenery (busy) Mt.Fuji from Shindo Pass 新道峠・富士山 If it's foggy, the scene will be so gorgeous. ここ、霧があるともっと楽しめると思いますが、 夜でも結構カメラマンが訪れています。 Fuji-kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi pref, Japan http://flic.kr/p/NctPEV

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spring scene

[dreamsbeyondreality1]

Second Chances Like an ocean breeze blowing at the backs of the bodies that move and that shake and that seek. The Universe guides us and provides us with signs and with endless opportunity. The chances that change us and shape us and teach us about purpose and presence and fun; won't take no for an answer, avoidance or defiance until the work that must be worked out is done. It is amazing how the experiences that really matter seem to return. Reuniting with a lost love. A career opportunity that mysteriously becomes available... again. There is so much out there for us and life makes sure that we don't miss out on the good stuff. To that point, and on a smaller scale, I decided to run the #fuji5lakes ultramarathon a few weeks ago. By doing so, I sacrificed the #GreatWallMarathon that took place on the subsequent week. It was a good decision but I was still understandably disappointed. There was a second Great Wall race, held on a later date, but a little digging around uncovered that it had already been sold out. Grrrrr. Then, what had become a specter of what could have been, became a second chance, when a random #airBnB guest overheard me discussing my disappointment. She had a flair up of plantar fasciitis and was unable to run and her BIB was mine for next to nothing. Fate awarded me a second chance to run up and down and up and down the mighty Great Wall tomorrow. To attempt, in broken #Mandarian and much pantomiming, to chase down my #dreamsBeyondReality . If you are attending, track me down and I'll give you one of the exclusive and highly sought after Dreams Beyond Reality shirts. (at Tianjin, China)