Gentle Mother Kannon statue @Kurume Narita-san
I don't know if someone forgot to pick them or intentionally left them as charms on the strawberry tree, but ripe fruits were visible among the green leaves. Although they are fruits the size of my index fingertip, they have quite a presence when taking a close-up shot. Some of them are slightly out of focus, but still emit a dazzling radiance. Now, Since my memory is becoming unreliable, I use this blog as a memo to jot down my thoughts and capture spur-of-the-moment ideas with photos. While organizing the pictures, I found some that I had forgotten to feature. People living in Fukuoka might say, "Hmm, so what?" But while driving down National Route 3, past Kurume , and on the way to Yame , I came across an enormous Buddha statue. I deviated from my intended destination and parked my car in the parking lot. In Okagaki-cho, Narita-san Fudo Temple is located on a high hill overlooking the Hibiki-nada Sea . The parking space th...