Cari Mateo

Cherry Blossoms

Enjoying the short bursts of bloom at Japantown, San Francisco. Unfortunately the petals don't seem to stay on the branches for very long.

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Product Displays

Thought this was a great use of dolls and arrows as part of window displays in Asia.  

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Blog Spring Break

Taking a blog spring break.   Will be back the second week of April.   PHOTO: © Cari Mateo.  All rights reserved.

Aye, chihuahua!

For the dog owners in my family...

Image:  Courtesy of J-Tokyo.

Happy Holidays

Have a wonderful holiday everyone! Taking my usual year-end hiatus.  Hope to see you all back here in the New Year!

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Infing Fuderar

Been following Swedish photographer, Carina Tjärnlund, since about the same time I started this blog but never thought to post about her. At that time I just didn’t really want to share her work with anyone else. Love her photographs but don’t know too much about her except for what she has written on her blog, Infing Funderar, translated as “Infing” thinking:

"Born in the 60s, married, big and small children's mother, gardener and photographer with interest in the well, almost everything actually :-)"

Images: Courtesy of Infing Funderer.

Hoya Plant

Haven’t posted a photo in a while so I thought I’d show you my Hoya plant in full summer bloom. The flowers are star-shaped and has a very waxy porcelain look. They would also drip a sticky sweet nectar so I’m thinking of perhaps taking cuttings and letting it grow in the yard for the hummingbirds. Wouldn’t get too close to the blooms at night as its sweet smell can be really overpowering.

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Window Shopping

Had some time to kill before an appointment and took these pictures of store windows downtown. My all time favorite will always be Tiffany & Co...always fresh, always creative.

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Yusuke Suzuki

Gotta have this bed . . . for my little nieces and nephews who spends hours in make-believe plays, deep conversations and of course, the giggles. This book bed was conceived by Japanese photographer, Yusuke Suzuki. A “turn of the page” can make it into a space for play or a space for sweet dreams!

Images: Courtesy of Yusuke Suzuki.

Japan

My thoughts go out today to all my friends in Japan and their families. The pictures from the quake and tsunami are devastating so I pray for your safety, swift healing and relief from this disaster.

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