Nara with David and Eun Jung

It's amazing how much having visitors can open my eyes again.  Today we went to Nara, a place I last visited with thousands of others on New Year's.  The sky was clear, the deer were hungry, and we walked among the trees.

political campaigning 

Feed the deer.....

aggressively hungry

Todaiji

Nigatsudo Hall

Hand washing

live green leaves as water spouts

behind Nigatsudo 

just hangin' out, bein' a deer, sellin' some omiyagis

Kasuga Temple

Under the vines at Kasuga Temple

emptying the pray money

bowing for a cracker

with Nara's mascot, Sento-kun