i was sitting on the grass outside the Honolulu Arts Museum. just looking around and watching the cars and people. then, a security guard came up to me to see what i was doing. i just looked at him, smiled, and he walked away… i stayed there and started taking photos. i was never into arts and i always wondered why people made things like this. what is it, and why? noticed all the tall condominiums all over Honolulu. so many are popping up that i can’t even remember what Hawaii use to look like… now this is art. sculpted by Mother Nature… it’s pretty cool when you’re lying on the grass and looking sidewards. this is when the security guard came up to me again. i think he thought i was homeless… i can’t explain to you how painful my pinky is right now. my nail is going to fall off for sure any day soon. ouch… so happy to see Asayama-san enjoying the beautiful colors of “fall” in Japan. so beautiful and so peaceful… want to thank Fujimoto-san for the instant somen. that’s my kind of quick lunch! and want to thank Takagi-san and Mariko-san for the miso soup bowls. these are much bigger than the standard size ones i have. that means i can drink more miso soup! so happy!