A winter sunset at Godaido Temple, on the shores of Matsushima Bay. In the foreground, a trio of small wooden boats are tied up close together. Beyond, the small Godaido Temple stands on its own tiny island: surrounded by trees, accessed from the mainland via a short wooden bridge, the temple appears dark and deserted. Further on, a scattered handful of other treed and rocky islands populate Matsushima Bay; a lone pilot steers a small boat from right to left. Above, the sunset has turned the sky shades of coral and pink. The trees, temple and boats are covered with a layer of fresh snow.

A winter sunset at Godaido Temple, on the shores of Matsushima Bay. In the foreground, a trio of small wooden boats are tied up close together. Beyond, the small Godaido Temple stands on its own tiny island: surrounded by trees, accessed from the mainland via a short wooden bridge, the temple appears dark and deserted. Further on, a scattered handful of other treed and rocky islands populate Matsushima Bay; a lone pilot steers a small boat from right to left. Above, the sunset has turned the sky shades of coral and pink. The trees, temple and boats are covered with a layer of fresh snow.

An evening view down a shadowy, narrow path: on our left, the trail is bordered by a line of tall trees, while a healthy trimmed hedge forms a wall on our right. At the far end of the path, a little black cat pauses in a pool of moonlight, her eyes glowing in the dark as she glances in our direction.

An evening view down a shadowy, narrow path: on our left, the trail is bordered by a line of tall trees, while a healthy trimmed hedge forms a wall on our right. At the far end of the path, a little black cat pauses in a pool of moonlight, her eyes glowing in the dark as she glances in our direction.