Poppies

Golden poppies often grow by the train tracks here. The unusual thing is that I've never seen ones like these, all yellow at the edges. I don't know if that means they're young or they're different or what...they're pretty, though.

Japanese Snack Review

This is a snack food called "Kaaru" (which they've romanized as "Karl", but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be "Curl"...would anyone like to verify this?). They're these lovely curly corn puff things. I've had them before; however, I only came across the ume-wasabi flavor a couple of weeks ago. (Oh yeah, "ume" means "plum".) Never having seen these flavors combined before, I naturally had to try this. It's interesting...the aroma of plum hits you upon opening the bag. I tasted the wasabi more than the plum when I actually ate some of them, though my friend noticed a plum aftertaste. They seem appropriate for spring somehow...that's just the feeling I get from them. If you're brave enough to try them, I suggest you do.

Stuck

When I left the house last Wednesday, this vision greeted me. I was amused at how it just stayed on the back of the van like that.

Here's a fun one.

This is a building close to where I work; I pass by it a lot, and I'd been wanting to take a picture of it for the longest time. So one day a few months back, I managed to be walking by it without carrying heavy bags and with my camera in possession. I finally had my picture. I wonder how that name's supposed to be pronounced?