夏至 or げし

June 21 was the summer solstice, and kagoshima (and I!!!) welcomed it fully. The rain stopped after going for about 2 weeks straight and there was a special concert at the park held to celebrate! Supposedly, they're held all over japan for げし, the first day of summer. I loved the evening heat and really peaceful atmosphere.. . japan I'm going to miss you.

It's still sunny today, and I am hoping it will hold up as longs as possible. . . or at least until the tomorrow so we can go the beach!

artists raising money for japan

I just discovered this cute poster an artist is selling to raise $ for the Japan disaster.  (buy it here)

Also for some really sweet music, download any of lullatone's albums to raise funds

Lullatone - Experiments Around the House from lullatone on Vimeo.

I have had India on my mind lately...