Saturday, August 30, 2014

Maine Photo Journal

As summer comes to a end it can only mean one thing for the Matsumoto family, Maine. Going to Maine, staying in the same house, seeing the same people, its kind of become a tradition. The brisk but summer-y air always means fun. After the hiking, socializing, eating, kayaking and swimming in freezing water we all seem to be pretty tired. Here are a couple picture of our trip to Maine this summer.

This is the house, The Wellington. Every year we think this weird old brown painted house is going to get sold but it never does. Even though the house could use a paint job the view is insane and it always feels like a old friend when we return.

Swimming off the dock in new wet suits we picked up.


Of course the food is very important. On the left is the view from our favorite lobster place, therstins. On the right is the sign of a home run business by a guy who goes out to collect clams and his wife who sells them. This has quickly become my dads favorite place to get food, it allows him to have fun cooking while supporting a local business. 



Here are some shots from a hike we did in Acadia Nation Park. Checking out a tide pool that actually had star fish. Also its always amazing to see flowers growing out of rock..


Another day we visited a farm, The Smiths Family Farm to return the jars from their great yogurt. Here is the daughter, a complete farm girl showing me her chicks, and the comical cows.

Veiw from the dock.


If you are ever not feeling the sea food head over to Your Mothers Kitchen Sandwich Shop. They have great well made simple sandwiches with local ingredients. 

Can you spot the highlighter?


After kayaking on long pond we decided to take a swim while wearing life vest diapers. Try it, its fun.



Veiws from the house. Dear on a rock beach? what? plus a b-e-a-utiful sunset. 




One more hike, picking all the blue berries and black berries. Also climbing rocks with the bro.
Exploring the rocks with Izzy. 

Flying home? Nine hours shorter than the drive, yes!!

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Amagansett Photo Journal




One of my favorite places in the world is Amagansett. A small town in the hamptons, between Montauk and East hampton. My aunt has a tiny saltbox house out there where my brother and I sleep in the attic. Although it is not glamourous it is well worth the long days at the beach, the adorable town and little community. Here are some photos from this trip.
  
Some veiws from the house: Pretty wild flowers, The house, The bro kicking a soccer ball in my face, The little outlook porch overlooking the wet lands. 


My one and only, favorite dog in need of a trim.




The perfect cup for tea in the morning, and a break from the beach lunch.

 
Beach jumps off the cliff and skating back to the house (really i cant skateboard) #totallydude 

 Hammock time? I think yes

Too much sun


Bonfires, guitars and s'mores









 sorry for the weird selection of photos i was to afraid to bring a real camera to the beach...







Sunday, July 20, 2014

Japan Photo Journal





   





 














1. Welcome to Japan!!
2. We usually don't go to such touristy places but this time we went to the sky tree..
3. In Japan there seems to be a ton of aquariums. These are the beautiful jelly fish. 
4/5. More aquarium pictures. peep the giant shark whale
6. some funny "japanese English": Refresh yourself in the serene air of tableland. A jolly tea party with congenial friends
7. Best ice cream ever!
8. Adorable carvings
9. Cutest flowers ever?
10/11. Next we rented a giant car and drove up the Noto peninsula, we actually got to drive on the beach road. The second photo looks like a car ad but that wasn't the intension. 
12. A beautiful view from the car ride
13. We stopped on a beach for way longer than we expected
14/15. The Noto peninsula is famous for their salt and apparently has the best salt in the world. Naturally we stopped at a salt making shop. The cutest old man showed us the old fashion was salt was made and than the more modern way. It was very interesting. 
16. Famous rice fields along the peninsula
17. At the first Inn we stayed in they were drying fish and making crackers, creating beautiful silhouettes. 
18. The fruit at a local market. I had the best peach and grapes of my life in Japan.
19. Vending machines are everywhere in japan, here is a whole wall of them. 
20. Some more "Japanese English": excited by sweets flowing in happiness. satisfy by full and elegant sweetness. 
21/22. Most adorable potholes ever. Bit of a step up from new york? I think yes.
23. In my dads home town Kanazawa, a famous garden. 
24. Kanazawa provides 90 percent of the gold in the world. This is a pounding machine to make golf leaf. 
25. Of course my favorite, the Koi fish.