A Letter from Blue Sky and Sea - Izu Shimoda Photo Diary

2014/11/29 Shirahama and Shimoda today

It was rain almost today and we sometimes had heavy rain until around 3:00 PM.

But the blue sky came bach this late afternoon in Shimoda.

 

2014/11/27 Two kinds of birds on the beach

When I walked on the beach I found out 2 kinds of birds, great egret and grey heron are on bad terms with each other, I think.

2014/11/24 Shirahama Beach today

When I was walking on the seaside road I found some sparrows looked like musical note on the fence.

The narcssus has already started blooming in our garden.

2014/11/14 Shirahama Beach today

It was sunny today again.

We could see the ships on the sea for the first time this season.

They stay there to protect themselves from the strong west wind until the wind stops.

By the way the sea water was very clear today.

If we didn't have cold wind I would want to get into the water with a wet suit.

2014/11/14 Aloe Flowers in Shirahama

As we will have the Aloe flowers festival next month the local community had a work of weeding at the Aloe field at Itado beach in Shirahama this morning.

Today it was very beautiful, but we sometimes had a little strong west wind.

The aloe flowers have already started to open!

2014/11/03 Blue Sea and White Sandy Beach

The blue sky and the clear water came back after a long time.

It was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today.

I might be able to swim If I had had no job.....

2014/10/29 Shirahama Beach this morning

There were a lot of clouds in the sky this morning, but it had been sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today.

I took these pictures afte I took my daughter to the school this morning.

2014/10/25 Sunrise in Shirahama

After I took my daughter to the train station it was a good timing to take pictures of sunrise.

I went to the beach and took a lot of pictures of the beautiful scenery in Shirahama this early morning.

2014/10/24 Sunny day came back!

The sun came back after 4 rainy days.

The blue sky make us very happy and excited.

 

2014/10/19 Shirahama Beach today

This morning the local community in Shirahama set up the fence to protect the beach from strong north wind.

Of course I took part in this work.

We had a little north wind, but it was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today.

 

2014/10/16 Sun shine, Blue sea and Blue sky

It was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today.

The beach was shining under the sun and the blue sky!

It was very cold yesterday, but it became very hot today.

I'm worrying about my condition beause of sudden air temperature changes.

2014/10/03 Shirahama Beach this morning

When I walked on the seaside this morning I took these pictures.

They had waves by typhoon #18 which is coming to Japan.

They waves will be bigger tomorrow than today.

2014/09/30 Shirahama Beach today

It was sunny here in Shirahama today.

They still had a little good waves which the typhoon left.

There were a lot of surfers on the beach.

2014/09/29 Big waves by typhoon in Shirahama

Typhoon #17 didn't come to Japan directly this time, but this typhoon left big waves here in Shirahama today.

The sea in Shirahama was rough this morning, but they had good waves for surfing this afternoon.

2014/09/24 Shirahama Beach this morning

It was sunny before around 6:30 AM, and after that, the sky was coverd with a lot of clouds.

But we sometimes had sun light through the clouds like this this morning.

2014/09/23 Shirahama Beach today

We had a little wind again, but it was beautiful day.

There were some people on the beach then, and some of them were swimming in the water.

2014/09/22 Shirahama Beach today

It was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today, we had a little wind though.

The sea water was clear and very warm, so it was a good condition for swimming.

There were some surfers, but one ot them was very good for surfing like a professinal.

2014/09/21 Shirahama Beach and Tatado Beach in Shimoda today

It was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today, but as we had a little strong north wind in Shirahama I went to Tatado beach which in located in the southern part of Shimoda.

They had no wind there as I expected.

Whey you have strong north wind in Shirahama you should go to Tatado beach.

2014/09/13 Shirahama Beach today

I went to the beach to take pictures at around noon today.

We had a little wind but it was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama.

I really wanted to get into the water today.

 

2014/09/02 Summer Day came back again!

We had been waiting for a summer day like this since about 10 days ago.

We could see the Amagi mountains and Izu Oshima island clearly today.

All of our customers went to the beach after breakffast!

I also really wanted to get into the water today!!

2014/08/19 Clouds in the Blue Sky

It was sunny and there were a lot of clouds floating in the sky today.

2014/08/17 Blue Sky & Blue Sea in Shirahama

When I saw the sea from Pension Sakuraya, it was really beautiful.

So I went to the beach to take pictures.

The sea water is getting clear, and is getting warmer, I guess.

I wanted to get into the water today.

2014/08/15 Shirahama Beach in Obon Holidays

After I finished cleaning up the guest rooms I went to the beach to take pictures.

There were a lot of cars on the roand and a lot of beach umbrellas on the beach.

2014/08/11 Welcome back, Shirahama Beach!

Blue sky and blue sea came back in Shirahama after typhoon!!

2014/08/07 Big waves by typhoon

It was sunny and very hot here in Shirahama today.

They had big waves by typhoon in Shimoda, so swimming was prohibited today.

2014/08/05 The Beautiful Beach Shirahama!

It was very beautiful day here in Shirahama.

I took these pictures on the top of mountain.

 

 

 

 

 

2014/07/28 View from Pension Sakuraya on the hill

It was really beautiful here in Shirahama today.

Actually I wanted to go to the beach to take pictures, but I didn't have time to it because of my job.

 

2014/07/20 Shirahama Beach today

It was the middle day of 3 holidays in Japan.

There were a loooooot of people on the beach!

2014/07/17 Shirahama Beach this morning

It's sunny and beautiful day again.

The water temperature is getting higher little by little and the water is very clear.

2014/07/14 Blue Sky came back!

It was cloudy and we had a little heavy rain this morning, but after that, we got the blue sky came back!

I really really wanted to swim in the water today.