Random picture thread for Friday

1northcoin · April 15, 2021 9:17AM

This Friday Eve, here are some photos from my most recent travel to Japan before the current travel restrictions.

Featured are views in and above Kobe in the Arima Onsen village and various Japanese delicacies, which among others, include mochi strawberries, tempura, sashimi, and kabayaki (grilled unagi or eel).

asheland · April 15, 2021 9:23AM

Counterfeit Bechtler that I saw yesterday:

1northcoin · April 15, 2021 10:16AM

@hammer1

That was very instructive and proves the adage, there is always something new one can learn.

hammer1 · April 15, 2021 5:03PM

OnWithTheHunt · April 15, 2021 10:12PM

emeraldATV · April 16, 2021 12:45AM

@asheland said:
Counterfeit Bechtler that I saw yesterday:

Not to make lite of your capture, but I was just fooling around 10min or so ago and found this.

Also had no influence or idea this 56 was gonna be in my sight. ya, ya, I know get some sleep, right.

emeraldATV · April 16, 2021 1:42AM

Here's my ride. Goodnight.

Mr_Spud · April 16, 2021 6:28AM

Mrs_Spud

asheland · April 16, 2021 6:56AM

Happy Friday!

asheland · April 16, 2021 6:56AM

joeykoins · April 16, 2021 7:33AM

Swampboy · April 16, 2021 7:59AM

Skagit Valley, Washington State yesterday...

joeykoins · April 16, 2021 9:23AM

@Swampboy said:
Skagit Valley, Washington State yesterday...

Love those colors and most of all, love the "Artist ".

asheland · April 16, 2021 12:00PM

Great pictures!

relicsncoins · April 16, 2021 12:01PM

thisnamztaken · April 16, 2021 3:34PM

joeykoins · April 16, 2021 4:04PM

100 years Apart?

Found both today in CRH

DNADave · April 16, 2021 4:12PM

Kurisu · April 16, 2021 4:50PM

Some random Akumal Mexico...family trip pre-pandemic.
I'm missing family people and traveling!

1northcoin · April 17, 2021 12:18AM

While it is still Friday, here are some photos of delicacies in Korea captured by my camera on recent travels there. Included are some type of crispy insects, squid, and a scene at the local fish market.

1northcoin · April 17, 2021 12:46AM

As the clock ticks down to Friday midnight.....

..... and with it being Sakura Season in Japan, here are some photos I took there just before the travel restrictions. The initial photos are at Himeji Castle from Spring 2019.

For the movie buffs here, Himeji Castle was the shooting location for the Ninja school featured in the James Bond Film, "You Only Live Twice" which was filmed in 1967. There were a number of exterior shots featuring Himeji Castle including the walkway that one takes to enter the castle and climb to its top. Included are photos I took from the top of the castle looking down over the tiled roofs to the cherry blossom trees seen below. To get to the top one climbs on hands and knees a series of steep vertical steps and ladders as there is no elevator and the designers of the castle purposely made it difficult for any intruders to have easy access to the upper floors.

(Additional scenes had been planned to be shot there but a local controversy erupted when a local newspaper erroneously reported that the Ninja Stars being thrown at an interior castle wall were causing damage to the historic structure. The producers responded that a fake wall had been erected for the scene, but the bad publicity had already done its damage and the producers went elsewhere in Japan to finish the shooting.)

And these are views of Sakura in Tokyo at Tokyo Tower, in Kanazawa at the Castle Gate with the cherry trees blooming along the castle's moat, and in Ise at the bridge to the Emperor's Shrine there. The final view is also in the Ise region.

1northcoin · April 17, 2021 2:58PM

And to add some timeliness to my post above, here is a current photo from this year's Sakura Season as sent to me from Japan:

joeykoins · April 17, 2021 5:18PM

All 12 Districts

skier07 · April 17, 2021 6:37PM

I’m thirsty.

asheland · April 17, 2021 7:24PM

Thrift shop score today!
London, 1959-60, retailed by Tiffany’s. $4.28!

asheland · April 17, 2021 7:26PM

Thread telling more about the candlesticks:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1055882/great-day-today#latest

1northcoin · April 18, 2021 11:35AM

From asheland's linked thread:

"The place I found these, a thrift store in Asheville ..."

That great find has got to have something to do with the karma of the two "ashes" colliding in a serendipitous dimension.

asheland · April 19, 2021 7:36AM

joeykoins · April 19, 2021 1:32PM

Bugs or Dracula?

Ever see such a dramatic one as this?

1northcoin · April 19, 2021 10:18PM

I vote Bugs Bunny.

Makes a good companion for my "Goofy Head" California Fractional Gold Dollar:

koynekwest · April 19, 2021 10:26PM

@WildIdea said:

A favorite place to be!

Bostons are the best!

1northcoin · April 22, 2021 1:02AM

Summer arrives soon, and with it looking forward to hiking again to these day trip close locations.

asheland · April 22, 2021 7:12AM

Beautiful place!

joeykoins · April 22, 2021 2:33PM

The Samoa W
will Always be my favorite W Quarter! The baby reminds me of my Morty!

Mr_Spud · April 22, 2021 8:36PM

emeraldATV · April 22, 2021 11:01PM

So, where can I buy a tie like that ?

I need a drink!

emeraldATV · April 23, 2021 12:05AM

Is that a burger ?

asheland · April 23, 2021 7:59AM

Happy Friday!

fastfreddie · April 23, 2021 12:44PM

TGIF...decisions, decisions. I wonder how dry it really was in 1932! Probably not too much at all...lol.

fastfreddie · April 23, 2021 12:47PM

Here's a project I've been working on...a She Shed (Covid project) for the Mrs. Found a good deal on some clear redwood that I made into some fancy facia boards for the She Shed and am installing them before I partake in any Bourbon or Rye!

Swampboy · April 23, 2021 2:47PM

Table top
Puffin Cafe Washougal, Washington

fastfreddie · April 23, 2021 3:06PM

OK That's enough...time for some Sazerac Rye; as the Penny Lady says....yummy!

ThreeCentSilverFL · April 23, 2021 3:36PM

Barbados Cherry bonsai in training and in full bloom. Red cherries on it last week.

ThreeCentSilverFL · April 23, 2021 3:47PM

A few more Spring pics

Yard bunnies

Bald Cypress bonsai

Tiger Bark ficus bonsai

Godzilla

Plumeria cutting coming to life

Kurisu · April 23, 2021 3:59PM

I've been doing some wildlife photography from my balcony... was just putting the telephoto on when both these things happened... a hawk at about 150 feet away and then a dragonfly at about 40 feet away.
Snapshots really but such a cool moment...

1northcoin · April 23, 2021 4:00PM

Photos taken yesterday on Friday eve, during and after our neighborhood hike;

With our first flowers coming out and the birds returning, the signs of Spring were evident:

And here are photos from earlier in the week to include a view of the sun reflecting off the mountains and views from the office:

asheland · April 23, 2021 4:16PM

@ThreeCentSilverFL said:
A few more Spring pics

Yard bunnies

Bald Cypress bonsai

Tiger Bark ficus bonsai

Godzilla

Plumeria cutting coming to life

Awesome rabbit pic! How did you get so close?

asheland · April 23, 2021 4:19PM

@fastfreddie said:
TGIF...decisions, decisions. I wonder how dry it really was in 1932! Probably not too much at all...lol.

I like 1932!

asheland · April 23, 2021 4:20PM

Pizza today! 🍕

ThreeCentSilverFL · April 23, 2021 4:23PM

@asheland we’re bunny people, I guess they just like us

Here’s our inside bunny. Her name is appropriately “Bun”. Maybe she tells the outside bunnies that we are OK.

Random picture thread for Friday

Comments

100 years Apart?

All 12 Districts

Bugs or Dracula?

Categories