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Hot and humid

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"Moody Clouds" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/2500 sec, ISO800
 “Moody Clouds” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！ Hello, how are you?

Today was a hot and humid Sunday, and we stayed in most of the day. However, Mariko and I did a little yardwork – planting some goya seedlings that we received from our friends. It was crazy because there were so many mosquitoes buzzing around… I was covered up in long pants, a jacket and hat, and I still got bit a few times. Ack!

Most of the rest of the day was spent lazily doing housework and then we watched some baseball, drank margaritas, ate homemade enchiladas, and watched even more baseball. Our Dodgers were locked in a 5-5 tie into the 17th inning, until they finally won. What a marathon game! ⚾️

It was a nice weekend for us, and the kids are happy because they have tomorrow off from school as well. Too bad I have to work…

Today’s photo is of the clouds this afternoon. ☁️ I took it when I went to the Mexican market to buy some limes and Central American-style sour cream for our enchiladas. Once again I used the black & white + yellow filter, with +2 shadows. In Lightroom, I bumped up the contrast even more, especially on the left side of the histogram, and applied a strong vignette. I forgot to add any grain, however… woops! 😛

I hope you had a good day!

おやすみなさい！ – B Barron Fujimoto

New book

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"At the Library" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO1600
 “At the Library” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！ Happy Saturday!

Today I finally took my car in for a safety inspection so I can get a current registration sticker. Happily my 12-year-old Honda Odyssey passed inspection and I should be receiving the sticker in a few days. But, I am about 3 months overdue… woops! I’m terrible. 🚐

Later on in the day I went to the library to re-borrow the book I was reading, but while I was sitting there book-in-hand, I realized that the book just wasn’t for me and I’d look for another one. I was about a third of the way through On the Map, but I just wasn’t feeling it anymore. Maybe someday I will want to read it again, but for now I’m looking to dive into a Fantasy epic… so I picked up Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher. It looked interesting, and after 12 pages, I’m still reading so it can’t be too bad, right? 😛

Today’s first picture is from the library of course, and the second photo is one I took at Hopdoddy Burger Bar, where we enjoyed a nice dinner. 🍔

I decided I wanted to only take black and white photos during June, but I couldn’t wait, so I jumped right in today with a couple monochrome images, using the black and white + yellow filter film simulation on my Fujifilm X100T. I have shadows at +2, and highlights at 0 for these. I think I like the look of them!

"Bartime" Round Rock, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO2000
 “Bartime” Round Rock, 2016

I hope you had a great day!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto

Schedules are out the window

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"Oyakodon" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/100 sec, ISO800
 “Oyakodon” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going? Having a nice Friday?

Time has been flying by so fast… I realize that so much work has been done and it seem like it was just the new year! But besides my work life, it seems my kids’ school year has gone by so quickly as well. I cannot believe that the year is almost over. There are only a couple more weeks left. It finally hit me when my son’s end-of-year band concert came (and went!) and now he is going on his celebratory field trip with the rest of the band. 🚌

This time of year, schedules kind of get crazy. I guess they always get reshuffled a couple times a year when the kids are going to school. I should have gotten used to this by now (our oldest son is a freshman in high school), but I haven’t! It’s kind of fun though. I bet when the kids are grown up and I am retired, I will miss the times when the schedule changes. But until then, I’ll just have to go with the flow. 😀

Today’s photo is of my favorite food, which is Oyakodon, or chicken and eggs over rice. The chicken is cooked in a sweet broth with onions, then scrambled egg is added and then it is poured over rice. It was a nice surprise today! 🍴

Have a great evening!

– B Barron Fujimoto

Wednesday

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"Entrance" Austin, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO640
 “Entrance” Austin, 2016

こんばんは！ Hi all, how’s it going?

So tonight I went to Koa’s school for an Honors Band meeting. He found out last week that he made it into the top band at school! It’s pretty great, but he’ll have to practice very hard at his percussion this coming year. Tonight’s meeting was all about their December trip to the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, where they will perform. Koa’s pretty excited about it! Besides the clinic, they will have plenty of activities, including going to see Blue Man Group, going to the Shedd Aquarium, and seeing the Chicago Bulls. I’m sure he is going to have a great time. He is so into his percussion and practices quite a bit each day and it’s cool to see all his hard work pay off!

Today’s photo is of the entrance to my office building. I usually arrive at 7:30am, which is pretty early, but I like it because I can get a lot of work done before things get too crazy.

Well, the work week is past the halfway point! Onward and upward!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto