emerald-stained nirvana

I finally got around to editing the photos of my first time in Dazaifu from a month ago. Before going, I had been dreaming of Dazaifu for months, and with good reason. Mae and I wandered with open eyes and beating hearts. It's such a serene, beautiful place! The mountains surround and protect it, all you see is green and red. The gods are so close to you that they seem to touch and bless you wherever you walk, and when you pray. Mae showed me temples, took me up dirt paths, showed me the Kyushu museum with trees embracing each other and towering so high I was speechless. Dazaifu has become one of my favorite places, and thank goodness it's so close to me.

sun burnt smiles

Hello lovely beings! I hope you all are doing wonderful! A little over a week ago, the school I'm attending held a field trip to a place called Umi no Nakamichi. Of course, I jumped at the very idea of being someplace new, taking photos in new places always excites me. The sun showered us with warmth the whole time; it was a day of raw, sun burnt skin and smiles. Marine World was right by the sea, and after wandering around looking at beautiful aquatic animals that didn't even look like animals, my friend and I walked down to the water. I always feel calmer when I'm by the sea. Maybe the blood beats against my veins gently, like the water licks the shoreline. Maybe I have a sea soul. I'm not sure, but while a kind of hypnotic calm flowed over me, my friend was bursting with happiness. After leaving the sea's comfort, we spent the rest of our time in a huge park riding bumpy dirt roads together in go carts, eating ice cream, and sliding down slides that were stained too hot from the sun. I hope you all are having amazing days <3

Some of these creatures don't even look like animals they're so beautiful <3