Michael Young, The Old New (May theme: Seasons)

Taken on a seemingly unremarkable side street in the outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. As the days and seasons pass us by, we tend to either lose sight of the ever-rolling seasons and predictable tides of change, or we embrace them and further appreciate their beauty. It is easy to catch small glimpses of nature's majesty if you just slow down and look around.

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