Restful space

Enroute to Kyoto, 2007

I'm a big fan of traveling by train. It opens up a view of life that we don't usually get to see. While many photos come out blurry or with a tree or post or pole in the middle of them (I think that's my special gift, to capture such photos), sometimes there's a photo that is either entirely grand, or grand in a small way.

We like this one's geometry and earthy tones. And beyond the very obvious vegetable garden, there's a modest "thinking" one just beyond. The photo is too grainy to clearly make out its composition, but the elements are there: wood, water, earth, stone. A single chair awaits, inviting rest and introspection. Nothing too grand, but certainly worth some thought on its own.

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