Ross Churchley

The browning leaves of dormant water lilies cover Shinobazu Pond. In the background, a willow and other trees stand in Ueno Park.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-11

Japan • Tōkyō • Taitō • Ueno Park

A fish market, a standing bar, and other shops built in the arches of an elevated train track.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-10

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Hibiya

A red subway car stopped at a long, empty platform that curves into the distance.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-09

Japan • Tōkyō • Bunkyō • Ochanomizu Station

A small shrine sandwiched between large office buildings on a side street in Tōkyō.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-08

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Kanda • Onjukuinari Shrine

A moment of relaxation in an urban park setting at sunset. Couples on blankets and small groups are scattered across a grassy field surrounded by trees in autumn colours.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-07

Japan • Tōkyō • Shibuya • Yoyogi Park

An old-fashioned lamppost suspended between two freeway overpasses

Photo of the day for 2025-01-06

Japan • Tōkyō • Chūō • Nihonbashi

The moat outside the Japanese Imperial Palace, with skyscrapers in the distance and trees of the palace gardens on the right.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-05

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Imperial Palace East Garden

A pier on the Fraser River is bathed in the gold light of the low winter sun

Photo of the day for 2025-01-04

Canada • BC • Vancouver

The North Shore mountains as seen from SFU, with red and orange trees in the foreground.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-03

Canada • BC • Burnaby • Lhuḵw'lhuḵw'áyten (Burnaby Mountain)

A fountain topped with a cloud and a sword, but which could also be viewed as some sort of cute gremlin

Gee, that's random: Japan

A collection of curiosities from our trip

A sunrise viewed through the bare branches of a small tree

Photo of the day for 2025-01-02

Canada • BC • Oak Bay

A tranquil scene of an overcast sky above a calm ocean. There is a lone seagull in flight near the middle of the frame.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-01

Canada • BC • Salish Sea

Freshly painted origami paper of various colours hang to dry

Origami museum

Photos of a paper-dye workshop

A Japanese sign attached to a telephone pole points to a fire hydrant below

Japanese fire infrastructure

The hydrants are underground

Torii gates overlooking the city of Kyoto

Japan 2024

A travelogue of our recent trip

The orange cat Diggy sits on my shoulders

Diggy

Remembering a singularly sweet cat

A wide-angle view of T-Mobile Stadium's baseball diamond, taken from the stands behind first base

Baseball

Photos and observations from a Mariners game

A sign reads 'Do not feed the wildlife or birds'

Do not feed the wildlife

Are pigeons wildlife?

A sign posted by the Vancouver Parks Board at the entrance to a park

If you see a coyote

Yell "Go away coyote"

A sign reads 'No Pen Testing' in Muji's stationary section

No pen testing at Muji

They apparently don't have a bug bounty program