Mooneyes, Yokohama, Japan 6-7th Dec 2014

This year we took a quick whirl wind tour of Japan.  In May we bought some super cheap flights so we could go to Mooneyes in Yokohama. 
Starting in Osaka, then Yokohama and finally resting for a day in Tokyo.

Mooneyes this year was titled, "Be Calm, Not Loud".  This came from the fact that for this year, and I am guessing moving forward, due to complaints from local residents and hotels, the "car/bike park" was closed.   This was a major feature in previous years, I have heard guys say that the car park was almost better than the show.  Normally we'd go on the Saturday, check everything out during set up, so that when Sunday came along, you could spend the day outside watching all the bikes ride in.

To be honest with you, I spent a good part of Saturday (the rest of the day I went shopping) at setup and only about an hour or so on Sunday morning at Mooneyes.   I did miss seeing all the bikes come in on Sunday, loved sitting in the sun, taking photos of them all rollup.  I also loved being able to people watch. 

These are my photos from the Saturday set up.   As you can see I simply love shooting guys pushing their bikes about.

Some Russian

I started working on my photos from Russia a few weeks ago.

Here's a taste.....

Mortality, Morality and School Reunion........

Forgive me for not updating whilst I was in Russia.
It was one AMAZING trip, and I was so happy that I got to share it with a great friend of mine Sarah.  Check out her blog Anomaly.  She updated her blog regularly, and is becoming what can only be described as a REAL ARTIST,  with real exhibitions and all!  She puts so much of herself into her art, and deserves that accolades.

I have so many photos and experiences I'd love to share on here, though that will have to come at another time.
Right now I want to talk about somethings that have happened to me since returning from Russia.

A week or so ago I heard that my old Primary school had been closed down, and will be demolished , to make way for housing, very soon.  I quickly did a google image search and found that the school was incredibly run down. I thought I'd better take a look.

Walking through the school buildings and across the oval bought back so many memories. The netball courts, the arts studio, the hall, all still standing, though time had aged her.