Lady Nymph's Travels

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green, with a crow pecking at club goers' trash

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it is easy to feel uneasy or strange in the subway

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peeking around the trees

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I think moss is one of the most beautiful gifts mother nature shows us. Especially on extremely old and sacred trees.

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red bean and matcha pancake, with an enormous amount of whipped topping

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this is one of my favorite drinks in the rotation in summer vending machines, it is so refreshing in the extreme humidity and heat

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it felt like home. soft and airy.

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at the time, I had a bad habit of shopping at vivienne whenever I could

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people calling out into the night, the honking of taxi horns, and laughter

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an opening

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sweltering day, I remember the ladies at the mobile matcha truck giggled at me, and this is an iced matcha with a red bean cake. cicadas were buzzing at full volume. i was all alone as per usual and i really enjoyed this moment to myself.

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warm smile right back at you . . . meditating

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there is nothing but love and a longing to go back to a place that you may never go back to again.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.14
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here, there was a cave I wished to hide in.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.15
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I know everything is okay. Look at how lovely and blissfully organized the garden is.

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a walkway just for you

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I will always remember how incredibly the sugar melted in my mouth, velvety, sweet, trickling into my system, the soft breeze of warm summer air.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.18
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an extremely good matcha

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whoever upkeeps the flowers next to train tracks, I adore you with all of my heart.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.20
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I felt like this gray, sacred moment was just for me. A storm was coming in.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.21
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more delicious pops of color next to the train tracks.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.22
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cold beer. I assure you sometimes, a cold beer once in a while can make an incredible close to a day.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.23
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cold beer and carbohydrates

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At this moment when I took this photo, I was lost. And I did not know where I was going. So I settled by this river and had a softening moment to myself.

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It was interesting during these days where at night I felt I was the only one on Earth.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.26
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Meandering my way back. Empty, and dim.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.27
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Empty. The path is all mine. For this moment.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.28
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Food artistry impressive as always.

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Snoopy warms the heart, especially when he is a pancake.

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These are the famous crepes in Harajuku. I have never had one myself though. They look too big and too sweet. But I enjoy the models of them.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.31
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An empty train car. Just for me, at this moment.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.32
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I highly recommend this drink, too.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.33
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It was my birthday so I purchased a tin of artisan cookies for myself, which I ate a few of while watching the weather forecast. Maybe I cried.

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Birthday calls for a solo date to a very hallucinogenic looking fancy dinner.

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Saga beef tartar with scallops and caviar.

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Sea urchin and tempura.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.37
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Sweet honey lemon ice palate cleanser.

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Humid walks around gardens of old.

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There's a tea house, oh goodness, how lovely!

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Empty, beautiful room.

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Hello spirit house

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A place to hide from the heat and admire.

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The artistic vision goes beyond time itself.

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I love circular windows, as well as mirrors.

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Portals in between eachother.

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Was it an angel or a crow, or both?

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Crows are not pleased with people when it is nesting and mating season.

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That simmering feeling of admiring how gorgeous the pond is, but wanting to dash in because of the heat!

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I think I travelled to heaven.

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Melon drink, and one of my favorite cameras. I need to fix it because the shutter only opens half way.

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Inside the machine

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Dappled tears in an indoor sunflower bouquet.

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The fish were too beautiful to be kept in these small tanks.

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The masks were a nice touch . . .!

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Misty eyed, because my glass windchime broke in a thunderstorm months ago. This photo reminds me of it. It was handpainted with goldfish on it.

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Delightful colors

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A prison for these fish, I walked home crying because of it.

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This book I purchased from the gift shop tells you all about goldfish. It makes me happy.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.59
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Ginza is tricky to walk through sometimes.

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I can almost smell the petrichor from this image I took. Pavement and rain

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My phone was on 2 percent when taking this photo, and I had to take a bus to another area very quickly, so my heart was racing trying to mentally remember where to go.

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This was taken after going to an antique store, and there was a cozy cafe while it rained nextdoor.

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Hey! Siri! Alexa. OK! google.

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Stylish.

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It was pouring outside, so I ran in for fast food.

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A beautiful place... It was not quite raining, but dappled rain drops hit my umbrella and it was just me staring into the abyss of the soul (bright) (happy) (calm)

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The Nara train with deer motifs

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Mischevious, serene, biting gods of nature

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Mirrors are portals, I stand by that, and of course, seeing the world in different ways.

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Darling, you grow out of the mud and you are the star.

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Matcha with a small cake shaped like a deer.

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The world opens up for anyone who sees it.

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Walking very quickly as everyone else was.

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I came back to this spot, there is something about it that makes you feel like this is a portion of rainy heaven.

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A great place to rest right there, isn't it?

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This area is right before you can take a path into the forest that gets very shady and dappled with sunlight from the tree canopy, but before entering there is an inky darkness waiting to take your hand.

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Parfait models are another favorite of mine.

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This seemed to be an all women ramen shop, and after it was prepared I felt like I could sink into my booth super comfortably. It was a basement restaurant, and you would not expect such cheerful energy.

Lady Nymph 2024年__月__日(__)__:__ No.79
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A second birthday solo for myself. This is 2024, so I had turned 25.

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This was the starter. Shrimp, French bresse chicken confit, jus de volaille au foie gras.

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"Musk" Melon dessert champagne and milk ice cream, with an assortment of birthday chocolates and my name written in chocolate sauce.

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Looking back at the floor I was on. It was over 50 stories high.

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A yearning.

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And more yearning.

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Very, very hot day. This was around the time I found an old man selling shaved ice with condensed milk.

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Strawberry shaved ice with condensed milk, a huge bowl, it was super refreshing and helped me continue on my walk.

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That is where I am going.

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A differing experience where, before going on a hike, dango and matcha. They said they only had hot matcha, and the heat was almost blistering. I had learned however that you can drink hot liquids to neutralize your body temperature. So I did just that, and it actually helped.

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