So today is December 21st. It’s my last Wednesday shift before Christmas, so I’m amid all our festive plans and preparations. All Wednesdays are special though, because I start my shift later than usual. This means I typically use Wednesdays to get done whatever I need to. Shops aren’t too busy, neither is the Ward office or anywhere that I need to run errands. It’s also a great time to go for a walk in nature if I have free time, as it allows me to refresh my mind ready for the next 4 days of work; I can recharge after my long first shift of the week, which happens the day previous. Today is no exception. We’re going to go to Rikugien for like the fifth time this month. First though, I am feeling reflective, so I’m going to organise a bunch of my photos and try to get them on blog posts queued for the next month or so.
The post to start us off is this one featuring all our favourite Autumnal photos and pictures of the Winter illuminations. This season has really been my favorite that I’ve ever lived, especially going out and taking pictures within that one week window where peak Autumn leaves and illuminations overlap. What a special time to be alive. I feel so lucky to have seen all we have so far. I hope some of my pictures have at least captured some of the beauty for you guys to see from a distance. I apologise in advance that lenses cannot record all the elements that I wish they could. Please use your imagination to fill in any blanks. I hope you enjoy (apologies in advance for the poor quality photos of Tokyo and the Christmas illuminations towards the end of the blog, we recently got new phones with better cameras and the end pictures were from Sam’s old phone):
