Because I’ve been in the suburban nature without specific reasons these days, I came to want to take street snapshots. In this holiday season including Thanksgiving and Christmas, most downtown residential areas are colorfully decorated and they make me feel excited. So, when I find melancholic scenes, I feel more depressed than in other seasons. There’s no way to know how the town people are related to each other, but I’m interested in their background.

When I turn to the opposite side of the street, I found a woman waiting for a bus. She seemed to be an artist, but I may be wrong. Look at the charming color combinations of things she is wearing and the bundle of branches. Her hairstyle is nothing but elegant and the accessories must be handmade by her. I seldom see a person with such a marked character, so I boldly took the liberty to enjoy imagining her life. I also thought about offering a ride to see her works as well as her workshop, but the bus came too soon. Bad luck… There’s no way to know how she lives, but I adore her life in my imagination.

In this season, the town becomes extremely busy and prosperous. I hear that, depending on products, they sell about 50% of the year total just in this quarter. Many stores hold bargain sales enthusiastically. Also, this is a gift-exchanging season, so people’s desire to purchase reach the peak.

So, I appreciate the corners and people that make me feel relaxed whenever I escape from the stormy busy street. I always think I’m not good a t struggling for survival. When I’m in the swirl of people, I feel depressed and thirsty. My heart starts to throb and I almost faint. So, the place like this is my oasis.

It must be an essential quality of women to find the colors and shapes of clothes and accessories that match regardless of price range. And, I think the quality is more important to women than men. But, it’s not only the person herself who enjoys them. It’s also the passers-by who take pleasure in watching them.

As a snapshooter, I found that the true beauty of a woman doesn’t originate from what she wears but from her unconscious bearing. It reveals itself form inner gentleness and cuteness, and it matures in time. I gasp in amazement when I discover such beauty.

The market theater “Gum Wall” in downtown has a wall covered in used chewing gum over several tens of meters. This place became famous since it was chosen as one of “the three most unsanitary tourist spots.” The wall started to develop since someone stuck a gum for fun. It looks so solemn and magnificent that I almost say that a great variety of the colors and smells of chewing gum is playing a grand symphony.

Just like the “Gum Wall,” I enjoy finding something interesting or someone unique in the backstreet. It becomes dangerous in the night and it still looks mysterious even in the daytime. This is a kind of a place I find interesting and stimulating.

My photowalk for the first time in a while lasted few days and I felt both happy and lonely. The town and the people are moving and have their ups and downs. My favorite Tally’s coffee place disappeared due to the bankruptcy of US Tally’s coffee.