Summer Along the Line

In May, Natsumi-san and I rode the Kominato Railway. We were in no hurry to get anywhere or to force photographs. After each stop we simply wandered nearby, feeling the wind through the old train, watching the tracks recede through the rear window, and taking in the wide green countryside.

The journey also gave us scenes we could never have planned. A shrine standing in the water was a wonderful surprise. Later, we watched a man with an SUV tow a boat backwards and lower it straight into the water. Those encounters made the day especially memorable. Photography was only part of it. What I really loved was moving slowly, looking around and never knowing what we might find next.