day of rest

Kyuyo Street
sweet shisa

Kyuyo Street. Sweet shisa.
When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth.
The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth keeps good spirits in.–Wikipedia
bark

Kyuyo Street
bark
Bark

beech
bark again
bark

Mike and Jada

Charlottesville
Joan

Writer, teacher, ecologist and protector of old growth forest, Joan Maloof will be one of four speakers at the Tree Symposium, Sunday, April 6, 2014


