The Art of Wandering

I have a weak logical sense. My strong sense has always been intuition but these days, logic is more important to me. Logic and reason are really above all, the most important things. But there's something i'm really great at. I'm good at wandering, i have a sense for it. There's an art to wandering. Some people just can't do it. Some people stick to maps and paths and routes but don't follow where their curiosity takes them. It seems to be a case of luck when i manage to find somewhere that i need to be simply by intuition, but i don't think it's luck. It's my innate sense for wandering. I find where I need to be by wandering, vibing it out, feeling it with my feelers. Today, i wandered around Shinjuku Gyoen. It wasn't as great as the Todoroki Valley but in its man made, manicured, groomed sort of way it was a really nice place to be as well. I got my share of wandering done today, i feel like i could wander forever in a place that takes my fancy, i hope that i don't 'wander' Tokyo out. 

I photographed this because of the green. It was so intense, the photo definitely doesn't do the green justice here. 

The art of wandering is basically about sensing where you want to go. When i come into contact with two paths, of course i ask myself, " Which path do i take? " but out of the two, there's always one that calls to me stronger than the other. I never halt for too long when faced with two paths. The choice is always obvious. One path always pulls me in.

There were lots of big trees in the park. I love big, old trees with strong roots. I like how strong and adamant they seem to be. Not even a dozen people could lift those roots out of the earth.

Tokyo seems to be a haven for cool houses. In my wanderings, i've come across many homes that look so perfect and so ideal that you naturally assume that the people who live in them must be calm, healthy and relaxed 24/7. This house really caught my eye for its transparent windows / walls. There were heaps of toys in their living room so they must of had children. I think this would be such an ideal place to bring up a family. A big, bright house facing this beautiful park. I can imagine the family having healthy dinners, the children playing quietly and i bet somewhere in that house there are white orchids. 

I felt nostalgic for New York when i saw the building behind me. It was reminiscent of the empire state building.

This totally reminds me of that really famous place in Paris. I think it's called the tuilleries? It's where all the photos of models during paris fashion week is taken. It makes sense that it's got a french vibe because this was the " French Formal Garden " in the park. It really does look like it belongs somewhere in Paris.

I liked this tree because it was the ONLY Sakura tree that had started blooming. All these hobby photographers were hogging it, so i had to hastily snap this selfie in front of it. I like the trees optimism, i'm also looking forward to Spring.

OK, so last time I went to todoroki valley there was a house that looked just like this one. The funny thing is, both of these houses not only look the same, but they are perched right near some kind of park / wilderness / nature. Again, this house as well as the Todoroki house looks abandoned but it's actually probably just really old and still inhabited by residents. It would be pretty amazing if it were abandoned though. I wish i could see what would be inside those walls. Old journals, photographs, tatami mats, bowls... Imagine being able to live there. It'd be such an amazing home. Right outside is the peacefulness of the park and right on the other side, there's bustling Shinjuku where you can go meet up with your friends or pick up groceries. Only in my dreams can i actually live somewhere as real and cool as this.

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