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Sunrise

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"Sunrise" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/125 sec, ISO800
 “Sunrise” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！How’s it going?

Tonight is the start of a long vacation for my family! The kids have all next week off from school, and I am also taking some vacation days so that I don’t have to go back to work until November 28th. That’s 10 days! Woohoo! 😄

I can’t remember if I posted what our plans will be, but you’ll find out soon enough. For the next couple days, it’ll be business as usual… just hanging at the house. And I’ll try to be in full relax-mode. It’s been a couple of stressful weeks, so I need to recharge… or at least attempt to recharge.

Today’s photo is of the sunrise this morning. Life goes on!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto

(anti) Social

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Over the years, I’ve been on plenty of social networks, but at this time, I’ve whittled it down to just a couple that I am active on:

And of course I check my blog feed… BUT, I’m no longer active on Facebook. So if I don’t respond there, my apologies! If you need to contact me, you can find me on these chat apps (search firstnamelastname):

LINE, Google Hangouts, Messenger,WhatsApp, Skype

Ok, back to our regularly scheduled programming…

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"Delicious" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/75 sec, ISO3200
 “Delicious” Cedar Park, 2016

Today’s photo is of a wonderfully refreshing local brew. I just love the design of the “label” on this one. It’s one of life’s little pleasures to arrive home after work and have one of these little beauties waiting in the fridge. 😊 Cheers! 🍻

Concert Night

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"From the Stage" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/10 sec, ISO6400
 “From the Stage” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！How’s it going?

Tonight Koa’s band had another concert where they previewed their songs that they will perform in Chicago over the holidays. The played 7 songs and they all sounded fantastic! It’s amazing and wonderful how awesome their musical abilities have become.

"Piano" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/8 sec, ISO3200
 “Piano” Cedar Park, 2016

In other news, at work I organized a photoshoot with 9 people and it went well! I was a little nervous because I wasn’t sure about the locations around the office, but I am pleased with how the photos turned out. And the models are all co-workers so we had fun taking the photos. Tomorrow and Thursday I will take more photos, but instead of a large group, we’ll be splitting into groups of three, and doing solo shots.

FYI, these photos will be used on our website. Instead of just using stock images like we have done quite a bit the past couple of years, we decided to create our own photos so they are absolutely unique. It’s not the first time we’ve done something like this, but I haven’t done a “stock” photoshoot in a while, so it’s a lot of fun, with plenty of nervous energy. I enjoy it a lot, surprisingly. I guess it has a lot to do with self-confidence which is something that I’ve gained quite a bit over the years. It’s a good thing!

I hope you had a nice day. 😄

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto

Footwear Faves

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"Footwear Favorites" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/25 sec, ISO6400
 “Footwear Favorites” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！Hello, how’s it going?

Today’s photo is of my favorite shoes and boots: Converse Chuck Taylor high-tops, and Doc Marten’s 8-eye boots.

I’ve had a pair of the sneakers pretty much continuously since high school, going through so many colors, both low and high-top versions. I’ve had white, red, blue, and black versions, and right now I have a pair of black, but I’m ready for a pair or red again.

I’ve had a few pairs of Docs over the years, black, greasy red, and shoes. Then for about 10 years, I was without a pair. Last year I bought my latest pair (black) and now I feel complete once again. 😀

It’s nice and comforting to believe that I will have a pair of both of these for as long as I live. After 30+ years, I guess these two have “finally” grown on me. 😜

I hope you have a nice evening!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto

Party Time

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"Cake" Austin, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/240 sec, ISO12800
 “Cake” Austin, 2016

こんばんは！How’s it going?

This weekend was filled with birthdays! First, my 15-year-old went to a birthday sleepover at his friend’s house, then today my 12-year-old went to his friend’s party downtown, and tonight I went to my friend’s 43rd birthday celebration. Doesn’t the cake look amazing? It tasted as good as it looked. 🎂

Besides the cake and great food, we played “Cornhole” which is a bean bag toss game (my gift) and then watched the first episode of the comedy series “Get Smart”. The show was so corny and funny! What a great evening. 😄

"Get Smart" Austin, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/680 sec, ISO12800
 “Get Smart” Austin, 2016

I hope you had a nice weekend!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto