1. 11 Apr


    Kyoto (part 1):

    Had an amazing time ending off our trip with the Mama in Kyoto. Too many beautiful sights, delectable foods, and lovely memories to share. Hopefully the photos will be sufficient enough.

    More to come!

     

    © photos by Jake Gee

     

     
    2. #kyoto #japan #photography

  2. 6 Apr


    Missing home today. And the South. And beautiful reminders of grace from one of my favorite authors.   “At last she lifted her head. There was only a purple streak in the sky, cutting through a field of crimson and leading, like an extension of the highway, into the descending dusk … . A visionary light settled in her eyes. She saw the streak as a vast swinging bridge extending upward from the earth through a field of living fire. Upon it a vast horde of souls were rumbling toward heaven … . And bringing up the end of the procession was a tribe of people whom she recognized at once as those who, like herself and Claud, had always had a little of everything and the God-given wit to use it right. She leaned forward to observe them closer. They were marching behind the others with great dignity, accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behavior. They alone were on key. Yet she could see by their shocked and altered faces that even their virtues were being burned away … . In a moment the vision faded but she remained where she was, immobile … . In the woods around her the invisible cricket choruses had struck up, but what she heard were the voices of the souls climbing upward into the starry field and shouting hallelujah.” (emphasis mine) -Flannery O’Connor, Revelation    © photo by Jake Gee

    Missing home today.

    And the South.

    And beautiful reminders of grace from one of my favorite authors.

     

    “At last she lifted her head. There was only a purple streak in the sky, cutting through a field of crimson and leading, like an extension of the highway, into the descending dusk … . A visionary light settled in her eyes. She saw the streak as a vast swinging bridge extending upward from the earth through a field of living fire. Upon it a vast horde of souls were rumbling toward heaven … . And bringing up the end of the procession was a tribe of people whom she recognized at once as those who, like herself and Claud, had always had a little of everything and the God-given wit to use it right. She leaned forward to observe them closer. They were marching behind the others with great dignity, accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behavior. They alone were on key. Yet she could see by their shocked and altered faces that even their virtues were being burned away … . In a moment the vision faded but she remained where she was, immobile … . In the woods around her the invisible cricket choruses had struck up, but what she heard were the voices of the souls climbing upward into the starry field and shouting hallelujah.” (emphasis mine)

    -Flannery O’Connor, Revelation 

     

    © photo by Jake Gee

     
    3. #Flannery O'Connor #Revelation #short story #georgia #photography

  3. 5 Apr


    Hanami (Cherry Blossom watching) = lunchin’, chattin’, and frisbeein’ with our favorite crew! Good riddance, Winter.

    A few more on Flickr.

    © photos by Jake Gee

     
    4. #aichi gakuin #hanami #japan #cherry blossoms

  4. 3 Apr


     
    5. #japan #fushimi #inari shrine #kyoto

  5. 2 Apr


    #geisha doin’ their thang. #kyoto #japan (at 祇園白川)

    #geisha doin’ their thang. #kyoto #japan (at 祇園白川)

     
    6. #kyoto #japan #geisha

  6. 2 Apr


    Raining in Kyoto = this place. #kyoto (at GION_S ギヲン エッセ)

    Raining in Kyoto = this place. #kyoto (at GION_S ギヲン エッセ)

     
    7. #kyoto

  7. 31 Mar


    Resurrection Day in Japan. © photos by Jake Gee

    Resurrection Day in Japan.





    © photos by Jake Gee

     
    8. #keepitsimplestupid #cantfindshortercurtains #easter

  8. 29 Mar


    Had an awesome first couple of days with the mama in Takayama. We stayed in a beautiful ryokan (Japanese hotel), wandered the city aimlessly, ate and tasted too many wonderful (and not-so-wonderful) flavors, hiked in the woods, saw some old stuff and laughed like old times.

    We’re so glad she’s finally here!

    More on Flickr.





    © photos by Jake Gee

     
    9. #takayama #japan #photos #family #高山 #旅館 #写真 #家族

  9. 28 Mar



    ‘Jesus was the only One that ever raised the dead.’ The Misfit continued, ‘and He shouldn’t have done it. He thrown everything off balance. If He did what He said, then it’s nothing for you to do but throw everything away and follow Him, and if He didn’t then it’s nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can—by killing somebody or burning down his house or doing some other meanness to him. No pleasure but meanness,’ he said and his voice had become almost a snarl.
    — 

    Flannery O’Connor, A Good Man Is Hard To Find



     
    10. #Flannery O'Connor #a good man is hard to find #Sufjan Stevens #the misfit #Easter

  10. 24 Mar


    Congratulations to our friends at Gaidai University for graduating college! Kaji and I (Team Okinawa) want to wish you the very best and hope to see you in the near future. We love you guys!

    There’s a couple more over at Flickr.





    © photos by Jake Gee

     
    11. #名古屋外国語大学 #卒業式 #japan #photos #graduation