More black cat antics ... warning: superstitiously cute! :-)

posing surreptitiously

stretch, stretch, scratch, scratch ... mmmhmmm!

peekaboo

tiptoe

Sunlight isn't flattering for my figure!

Illuminated

Spotlights

Surly

Profile

Bench friends

Who 'ya callin' fat?

This diva-like tabby has gotta be a top contender for Tokyo's fattest feline ...

Close encounters with Tokyo's fauna ...

Pigeon fun ...

count the number of pigeons in the picture ...

Black Cat alley ...

Noontime drama, of the winged kind ...

trapped

watchful guardian

anxious

dazed

words of encouragement

catching his breath

moral support

preparation

finally in flight

Some snapshots of my wanderings during my 1st week in Tokyo ...

Tokyo might seem like a boring and monotonous place, in light of its notoriously logical zoning system and seemingly cloned buildings, but splashes of color and quirky, off-kilter images will grab your attention as you explore any neighborhood, proof that Japanese have many hidden depths...

sidewalk beside daycare center

flower pots beside our apartment building

Some images from Tokyo University ...


From one of the biggest discount stores in Roponggi District, Don Quixote ....


Sights that caught my eye ....

Hot-pink stairwell

Sun-bathing caterpillars

Sad vs. Happy

Contingent of paper chickens

Pop fiction

Porky!

Nihon-jin vandal


Life here, however, (from the point of view of someone still on the sidelines) seems to move at a fast pace, with nearly everything moving in sync and on time ...