2012: Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, everyone.

I hope for your continued good favor this year.

Let us learn, play, and love life to the fullest.

Koichi Kuwabara



This year's first iPhone grapher subject is a rose.
On the way back from our first shrine visit of the year, it seemed to beckon me from a neighbor's garden,
as if to say, 'Hello there!'
Flowers truly are the reproductive organs of plants.



This year's first ceremonial sake is Shirogane from Obuse.
Of course, the sake itself is delicious, but I also savored the exquisite design of this bottle. The calligraphy on the Japanese paper and the stainless steel design are both remarkably beautiful. I intend to keep this bottle carefully even after I've finished the sake.







The faces of people from the past are endlessly fascinating. I am awestruck by the vastness of the memories etched onto a person's face. I wonder what our faces will look like a century from now.



In a room adorned with a hanging scroll like this,
I would like to share a quiet drink with a gentle lady.



This is true contentment.

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