July 6, 2008
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Weekly Photo Challenge - Balls
If you want to see pictures of a festival involving balls check out Hakata's Tamaseseri Festival here.
Not my pic, but I had to include him - Uncle Eyeball from the Kitarou cartoon.
Not my dog - snapped a picture of this little fatty in a local park.
These guys are selling water balloons on rubber bands as summer toys. This was taken at Sensouji Temple a few years back at a Ground Cherry Market, I think.
I liked the bright colors.
Above please see a mass of superballs floating in the water. This is also common festival fare.
Children buy a tissue paper scooper and are free to scoop out as many superballs as they can before the paper tears. Taken at Suwa Shrine in Takadanobaba, Tokyo.
These are "temari" - decorative balls made by winding thread.
A great ball of fire in the sky - fireworks are a challenge to photograph!
Maybe I had better not make any comments about this, but I thought it might make a nice furry Christmas tree bauble. Haha!
Comments (26)
interesting
haha, the last photo made me think of kangaroo in Aboriginal art when i was in Sydney...there's always included that "balls" in the art too...first i had no idea why but after i saw this photo...umm...i think Aborigines must see the same thing as us
also the temari balls are beautiful too...i like it...may be i have to buy this back home whe i get a change to Japan
very cute photos
Love those colourful balls.
love the balls taken in Tokyo - would like to know how the thread is twisted to make the pattern.....and the final pic of the Kangaroo........just made me laugh.. !
Love the pic of the water balloons. Talk about taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary! The hallmark of a true artist!!
@gillwildflower - try googling "temari" and you might find some instructions. I stopped by your site, a very peaceful place to be.
So much colour....wonderful
Like everyone else, the temari are beautiful and the kangaroo brings a guffaw!
GREAT POST ... all the photos are super and the Temari Balls are really something. Creative minds seem to come up with a how to for everything. I also love the paper scoop and balls, its a wonderful photo and such a nice idea. Great color here too.
@wixer - Sorry about the kangeroo... I just couldn't resist.
@PhotoGraphics - I think the girl scooping the balls is my most favorite pictures of all the ones I have taken.
I just love all the color. The temari balls are my favorite...because I see the artistry of the balls as well as the photographer. Blessings.
I laughed out loud at the last one! I wondered if anyone would get that kind of picture into the challenge. ; p
I love the rest of the photos! Especially the temari balls, they are awesome!
I love the photo of the little girl in Tokyo!
What fantastic colors! I love the crispness of your photography. And *snort* at the furballs! LOL ~Paloma
I am sorry, but I can't stop laughing at the last pic. Please tell me they don't fry 'em up like the bugs I saw in another one of your posts??
@LifeNeedsProtection - no, but I have seen them tanned and used as little bags. Sonny B used to keep his trumpet mouthpiece in one. Maybe he still does. He spent a year in Australia as an exchange student and really loved it.
I think those water balloons are the prettiest I've ever seen, I know the children must love them!! What a neat thought to make the scoops paper so that the amount was limited! Great pictures!!! I even like the kangaroo, I never get close enough at the zoo to get a good picture of them...:)
@guestbrief - Thanks! The water balloons are actually called "yo-yos" and a bit different from the American version. They are made of tougher plastic that does not break easily. They are about 1/3 full of water, just enough to give them a bit of weight. They have a long elastic "string" to loop around the finger so you can give them a light slap for a yo-yo type action.
The ball scooping game is a variation on goldfish scooping, which is more traditional.
Great photos, and what a nice idea to scoop out the coloured balls with a piece of paper.
LOL at the 'roo. You'd think they'd be tucked up nice n tight so they didn't swing around when the roo is up to speed.
@rojobe - I wouldn't know - haha! The male members of the family theorize that the swinging helps establish momentum while hopping.
The dog shot is great. He's so cute!
Great entry. Kanga had me chuckling.
Nice variety..... Skippy is fantastic!
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