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Hirose River in Sendai, Japan

One night in July, I had stayed awake working on my Art. When I had finished, I realized the sun was starting to rise. I couldn't believe it was 4:30 in the morning. After days of rain, I didn't want to miss the chance of enjoying the sun, so I set off on a long walk. I didn't have the energy to climb a zillion steps to get to a Shrine, so I set off toward the river walking trail. By the time I got out to the river, it was closer to 6AM. It amazed me how many people were awake and taking their morning walks. This man and older woman, perhaps his Mother or Grandmother, were across the river. I had to use the zoom lens on my camera to get a view of them.

Elderly woman in Sendai

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Comments

Anya said…
So lovely words and a wonderful picture :)))

(When you need a smile today, I have a video on my blog from a Cat that plays piano, I had seen it first on our Dutch Tv and now its on YouTube)

Have a nice weekend ....
Kareltje =^.^=
Anya :)
Catherine said…
nice delicate shadows...there is nothing better than a lovely walk somewhere...
4am - what an artist!!
Beautiful picture - very sweet!
A very touching photo..You really did a beautiful job taking it.
Happy SSS.
Sylvia K said…
What a sweet shadow shot! Really touching and you did do a great job!

Happy SSS!

Sylvia
Chubby Chieque said…
The sweetiest shot I seen for awhile. Really touch my heart.

Remind me bout my bro & dad walking in our farmstead.

Thanks for the nostalgic momen, J!

Happy day.
xoxo lots---
Marlene said…
Wonderful shot and so charming.
BLOGitse said…
morning - the best time of the day! :)
That's one good way to spend the morning...a calm walk!
A Wild Thing said…
What a caring image, so many times we forget the elderly, thanks for sharing and the reminder.
MonikaRose said…
Beautiful photo, brings back memories of when my father was still here with us, many country walks we made with mum. Thank you for sharing this moment in time..have a great day and week ahead..cya MonikaROse
Hey Harriet said…
That's a sweet photo!

And I'm so impressed by your dedication to your art! I bet you had a nice long nap today, after being awake all night AND then going for a morning walk! :)
jabblog said…
An early morning walk is wonderful and how lovely to see the couple you photographed. (Sleep is good too, though ;-))
Dorte said…
This is really a beautiful shot.
Hope you had time for a siesta during the day :-)
The Explorer said…
Like you, they don't want to loose opportunity to see the sunshine.

My post is
Human Favorite Place - Dining Place
Dianne said…
lovely morning light
sweet scene of the 2 people
readingsully2 said…
The love just jumps out at you on this one.
Amalou said…
Very sweet photo. Now get some sleep will you! ;D
Chris Stone said…
Very nice picture.

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