These flowers bloom every evening after sundoww and wither up in the afternoon the next day. They start bloomimg on June 1st and continue their cycle throug late July like clockwork. You can watch each bloom starting to open to a full bloom in around 60 secounds. It is like time lapse photography. We have watched these flowers bloom like this every June for over 25 years.
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These flowers bloom every evening after sundoww and wither up in the afternoon the next day. They start bloomimg on June 1st and continue their cycle throug late July like clockwork. You can watch each bloom starting to open to a full bloom in around 60 secounds. It is like time lapse photography. We have watched these flowers bloom like this every June for over 25 years.
My mother had some like that when I was growing up.
YESTERDAY - GERMAN PAVILION AND RESTAURANT AT EXPO 2025 IN OSAKA JAPAN:
At the heart of the German Pavilion is a revolving room with a mirrored ceiling. Each individual is carrying a lighted mascot which plays the narrative intones selected language. Watch the below linked video to share in the experience.
Link to video of the revolving room, circular screen and mirrored ceiling:
A few shoots from last nights Trenton Thunder game. In the second photo you can see the ball in flight. I'm aways amazes how a phone camera can catch that, and Chase bat dog.
YESTERDAY AT THE FUTURE CITY PAVILION AT EXPO 2025 IN OSAKA JAPAN:
In the below linked video one can experience entering into the Future City Pavilion. Once inside the pavilion several separate zones located in adjoining builfdings are ebtncounted, each focusing on different challenges facing city life in the future. At the conclusion is an exhibit hall.e
And for an in depth viewing of the Pavilion's featured interactive presentation allowing the audience to vote their preferences, below is a link to a full length video:
Watch an audience participating presentation at the Future City Pavilion at Expo 2025,
Link to in depth Future City Pavilion Interactive presentation:
Added Photos from Yesterday's visit to Expo 2025 Including a video of a massive model of a future community complete with a moving high speed future tran:
One of the Japanese cultural exhibits relating to Japanese lacquerware:
The landing area for the flying cars that yet remain to appear:
The Expo even has its own manhole cover design:
Pictured below at the India Pavilion, a toddler's balloon adds to the projected view of an India countryside:
A unique pavilion sponsored by a joint effort between Osaka Metropolitan University and a private partner made from fabric and shaped into a fan. Guinness World Records are claimed for largest building to be wrapped in Jacquard fabric and for largest roof in the shape of a fan:
And inside the fabric covered pavilion an elaborate model of a future community can be seen complete with moving high speed trains and self-driving cars. Limnkedf below is a video:
Link to video of a community from the future with moving train and car:
The original mechanical anime series known as Gundam originated in 1979 and now 45 years later it remains entrenched in Japanese anime culture. Basically a Gundam figure is a giant battle ready robot approximating 60 feet in height. It is controlled by a human being at the top in a capsule portion of the head. These robots are referred to as "suits" being worn by the human beings operating them. They fight in space battles set in the future. While over the past four decades there have been various Gundam series, the 60 foot tall one labeled RX-78F00 that stood in Yokohama most recently was unique, its story hearkened back to the original 1979 series.
Pictured below is RX-78F00, or for short RX-78, as I photographed it in Yokohama followed by its now location at Japan's Osaka Expo 2025. The shared photo was taken by a friend who visited the Expo earlier this month.
While in Yokohama it was situated in what was termed the Gundam Factory and would move. After it was disassembled and taken to Expo 2025 in Osaka it was placed into a non-moving position and stands at the entrance to the Gundam Next Future Pavilion, one of the most popular pavilions at the Expo.
While I expect to get to see it in person when I visit Osaka Expo 2025, it remains a question whether I will be fortunate enough to win a lottery ticket allowing entry into the pavilion. Due to popular demand entry to the most popular pavilions requires a complicated online process in which one lists the five pavilions one wants to visit most and if space is available then one week before one's ticket entry date notification is made as to which, if any, of the choices are successful.
My photos of Gundam RX-78 when it was previously located in Yokohama:
Photo taken by Friend of Gundam RX-78 now in Osaka at Osaka Expo 2025:
And here is a borrowed view of the RX-78 as it is positioned in front of the Gundam Next Future Pavilion:
FWIW here is evidence of the "complicated online process" that took multiple hours to first obtain tickets tickets, and then to secure lottery tickets for the most popular pavilions:
And finally here is another photo taken this month at Osaka Expo 2025 by a friend of the Expo's mascot MYAKU-MYAKU. Behind the mascot can be seen a portion of the Expo's iconic "Ring," the world's largest wooden structure which circles the island on which the Expo is located:
MISSION [PARTLY] ACCOMPLISHED!
Yes, got to see the the Gundam RX-78 at Expo 2025 yesterday, but didn't secure a lottery ticket for entry into the accompanying pavilion.
(Our lottery winners were the Japan Pavilion for the first day and the Future City Pavilion for yesterday.)
Here is a link to a video of Gundam in action with lights blazing from yesterday:
@pcgsregistrycollector Beef taco, chicken enchilada, and three bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and cream cheese, mmm mmmmm!
Backed with a couple of top shelf margaritas. It’s hard to beat Texmex unless you’re here 😸
Edit: but the best part was watching Rory McIlroy choke on the course today, almost choked jus watchin.
Moon Rock and Moonstruck Link Osaka's 1970 & 2025 World Expos
Expo 70, the first World's Fair to be held in Asia, featured at the United States Pavilion a lunar rock just returned from Man's first trip to the moon.
Expo 2025, now being held again in Osaka 55 years later, features at the United States Pavilion that same lunar rock in addition to several others from subsequent trips to the moon.
On a personal note our return to this year's Expo commemorates the first day of meeting my future wife which included a visit to Expo 70.
At Expo 70:
At Expo 2025:
The Lunar Rock at Expo 70:
The Lunar Rocks at Expo 2025:
A parting view as school children exit Expo 2025 with its iconic Ring in the background which at 3 miles in diameter represents the largest wooden structure in the world:
@Coinscratch said: @pcgsregistrycollector Beef taco, chicken enchilada, and three bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and cream cheese, mmm mmmmm!
Backed with a couple of top shelf margaritas. It’s hard to beat Texmex unless you’re here 😸
Edit: but the best part was watching Rory McIlroy choke on the course today, almost choked jus watchin.
You can't beat that man! Had a deep-fried onion ring beef burger today. It was real good too.
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JKF on a walk with Caroline in 1962.
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The movie I real like watching is The Funny Farm. The mail man is something else too.
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Osaka Expo 2025's Iconic ring, the World's largest wooden structure, is framed be the entry to the US Pavilion:
Link to Video View of the Expo Ring as seen from the US Pavilion:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RFCaUdTTZzQ:
Photos from Today of the Ring:
Simulated Rocket to Outer Space and Return of the Expo 70 Moon Rock Highlight US Pavilion at Osaka's Expo 2025:
Experience a countdown journey from rocket launch to deep views in outer space .
Link to Video of Rocket Launch and Outer Space Views:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eVxIYzdU4A
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Photos Relating to the Moon Rocks as seen in the below linked video:
Link to Video of the Moon Rocks Currently on Display at the US Pavilion:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nFaBOr9Opwk
Robots Interact at Expo 2025 Japan Pavilion in osaka:
Link to Video of Robots Interacting:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0U3Z4W9xuqQ
Photos taken at Japan Paviion today:
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These flowers bloom every evening after sundoww and wither up in the afternoon the next day. They start bloomimg on June 1st and continue their cycle throug late July like clockwork. You can watch each bloom starting to open to a full bloom in around 60 secounds. It is like time lapse photography. We have watched these flowers bloom like this every June for over 25 years.
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Oh man, don't ya just hate when the "Beaver" gets old?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
My mother had some like that when I was growing up.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
YESTERDAY - GERMAN PAVILION AND RESTAURANT AT EXPO 2025 IN OSAKA JAPAN:
At the heart of the German Pavilion is a revolving room with a mirrored ceiling. Each individual is carrying a lighted mascot which plays the narrative intones selected language. Watch the below linked video to share in the experience.
Link to video of the revolving room, circular screen and mirrored ceiling:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eb5FNt38l9o
Concurrently taken photos at the German Pavilion and Restaurant:
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A few shoots from last nights Trenton Thunder game. In the second photo you can see the ball in flight. I'm aways amazes how a phone camera can catch that, and Chase bat dog.
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Truck meets Lightning McQueen—
YESTERDAY AT THE FUTURE CITY PAVILION AT EXPO 2025 IN OSAKA JAPAN:
In the below linked video one can experience entering into the Future City Pavilion. Once inside the pavilion several separate zones located in adjoining builfdings are ebtncounted, each focusing on different challenges facing city life in the future. At the conclusion is an exhibit hall.e
Link to video entering the Pavilion:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cAZcIqFaJRw
Concurrently taken Future City photos:
The following link is to a video demonstrating the use of human generated wind power:
Link to video demonstrating use of wind power:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RqV2y_af56o
And here is a link to a video of the above depicted 3-D globe Future City exhibit:
Link to video of animated 3-D globe:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/plK_IwTMpGE
And for an in depth viewing of the Pavilion's featured interactive presentation allowing the audience to vote their preferences, below is a link to a full length video:
Watch an audience participating presentation at the Future City Pavilion at Expo 2025,
Link to in depth Future City Pavilion Interactive presentation:
Our departing the Future City Pavilion:
And visiting school children heading home. from Expo 2025:
Added Photos from Yesterday's visit to Expo 2025 Including a video of a massive model of a future community complete with a moving high speed future tran:
One of the Japanese cultural exhibits relating to Japanese lacquerware:
The landing area for the flying cars that yet remain to appear:
The Expo even has its own manhole cover design:
Pictured below at the India Pavilion, a toddler's balloon adds to the projected view of an India countryside:
A unique pavilion sponsored by a joint effort between Osaka Metropolitan University and a private partner made from fabric and shaped into a fan. Guinness World Records are claimed for largest building to be wrapped in Jacquard fabric and for largest roof in the shape of a fan:
And inside the fabric covered pavilion an elaborate model of a future community can be seen complete with moving high speed trains and self-driving cars. Limnkedf below is a video:
Link to video of a community from the future with moving train and car:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ab1I0dJoviM
Concurrentl taken photos of the massive fmodel uture community:
MISSION [PARTLY] ACCOMPLISHED!
Yes, got to see the the Gundam RX-78 at Expo 2025 yesterday, but didn't secure a lottery ticket for entry into the accompanying pavilion.
(Our lottery winners were the Japan Pavilion for the first day and the Future City Pavilion for yesterday.)
Here is a link to a video of Gundam in action with lights blazing from yesterday:
Link to video of Gundam RX-78 at Expo 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HWR1XkMSR7Y
Concurrently taken photos:
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B29 today landing at the airport in Reading, PA.
Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
Me, taking off today from Guadalajara’s in Spring, Texas! 😆😸
Looks really good. Is that a shrimp taco?
@pcgsregistrycollector Beef taco, chicken enchilada, and three bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and cream cheese, mmm mmmmm!
Backed with a couple of top shelf margaritas. It’s hard to beat Texmex unless you’re here 😸
Edit: but the best part was watching Rory McIlroy choke on the course today, almost choked jus watchin.
Moon Rock and Moonstruck Link Osaka's 1970 & 2025 World Expos
Expo 70, the first World's Fair to be held in Asia, featured at the United States Pavilion a lunar rock just returned from Man's first trip to the moon.
Expo 2025, now being held again in Osaka 55 years later, features at the United States Pavilion that same lunar rock in addition to several others from subsequent trips to the moon.
On a personal note our return to this year's Expo commemorates the first day of meeting my future wife which included a visit to Expo 70.
At Expo 70:
At Expo 2025:
The Lunar Rock at Expo 70:
The Lunar Rocks at Expo 2025:
A parting view as school children exit Expo 2025 with its iconic Ring in the background which at 3 miles in diameter represents the largest wooden structure in the world:
And here is a link to my video of the Moon Rocks currently on display at the United States Pavilion at Expo 2025 being held in Osaka Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nFaBOr9Opwk
I took this picture a few days ago… I take a scenic drive on Thursdays and saw this little view and grabbed a pretty decent picture…
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You can't beat that man! Had a deep-fried onion ring beef burger today. It was real good too.
Nothing wrong here!
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