Maui showing up with aloha! Someone said protesting doesn't do anything. It shows LGBTQ+, immigrants, POC, women, etc that we/they are not alone. And it shows the world that we are still here, and fighting against fascism, oligarchy, and hate. It shares hope.

Lovely mosses and grasses at Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto. "I collect spores, molds and fungus."-Egon Spengler, Ghostbuster.

Japanese New Years arrangements in Kyoto with Buddha's Hand Citron in the one on the left.

Beautiful well marker for the city to access in case of disaater loss of access to city water. Saw this in Kyoto, so cool.