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Photography at its most candid
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My photo this week is actually a preview of next Tuesday’s main post. We were finally able to get out for the season’s first real hike, and we made a full day out of it, capturing all the beauty the location had to offer.
I have previously made my love for autumn quite clear. Now that we’re amidst the explosion of spring, fall is a distant memory. Despite this, I still see evidence of its presence.
A visit to Kyoto isn’t complete without a trip through the stunning bamboo grove of Arashiyama. There is nothing more humbling than acres of majestic trees towering above your head, cutting thousands of completely vertical lines 115 feet into the sky.
Bamboo has been revered for its durability for centuries, and it grows incredibly fast, making it a popular renewable resource; the wood is used in thousands of applications. It is particularly important to the Japanese, who view it as a symbol of prosperity and see its simplicity as representing purity. Bamboo is unique in its elegance, which is why stalks frequent many zen-hopeful desks, but they are seldom seen in such magnificence.
