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I love Japanese food, especially vegetable tempura, Korokke (Japanese potato croquettes) and Agedashi Tofu. Not only is Japanese food delicious, it is also presented beautifully. What better way to eat such delicate and delicious food than with a pair of elegant chopsticks?

These antique Japanese chopsticks are made of Cloisonné. They are set against a background of a traditional depiction of the ocean printed and gilt on fine paper.

This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.

This week the theme, “pair” was chosen by Beverley, BlueberryAsh.

I thought this pair of elegant antique chopsticks was a suitable choice.

Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, and inlays of cut gemstones, glass and other materials were also used during older periods. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments (cloisons in French) to the metal object by soldering or affixing silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colours. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln.

The Japanese produced large quantities from the mid Nineteenth Century, of very high technical quality cloisonné. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki (七宝焼). Early centres of cloisonné were Nagoya during the Owari Domain. Companies of renown were the Ando Cloisonné Company. Later centres of renown were Edo and Kyoto. In Kyoto Namikawa became one of the leading companies of Japanese cloisonné.

After a fine meal and lots of pleasant chatter with my friends Sarah, Susan and Angie (who took the photo), I showed off my party trick of balancing a wine glass on my shoulder.

A Blue Dasher lands on a spatterdock flower with a snack.

dining room in a left alone house.

Ponce Market, Atlanta, GA

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Taken at Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, uk.

as of about 1895 in manufacturer's villa, Brede Værk

Dining al fresco with fish and chips by the side of the Union Canal.

Nice lunch, good company and the River Thames and HMS Belfast as a backdrop. What could be better.

At the exhibition Dutch Dining, four centuries of table settings, in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague.

The white line on the floor marks the Smoking from Non-Smoking sections.

N.S.W. Rail Museum

Kaisyuan Night Market

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I caught this Great Blue Heron nabbing its breakfast and getting the heck outta dodge earlier this week. You see, a number of his closest heron/egret friends were witness to the catch and wanted nothing more than to take it away from him/her. This heron actually had the fish swallowed shortly after taking flight to prevent such a catastrophe!

This was all part of a feedy frenzy that was taking place on a small bay of Lake Pleasant near Phoenix, Arizona. My buddy and I captured many scenes like this from his boat in about a 45 minute span. At that point the heat drove the birds for shelter...full bellies and all!

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Dining...

The Great Hall dining room at Christ Church, Oxford University.

During the English Civil War (1642 - 1651) Oxford became the Royalist capital of England and the Great Hall was the seat of the government of Charles I.

Likely only of interest to Harry Potter fans, this is the movie setting for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's dining room scenes.

(No tripods were allowed here so I shot 5 exposures on Continuous High at ISO 400 with the camera held tightly against the back of a chair. HDR processing was done in Photomatix Pro)

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A bull moose eats his dinner of willows.

Round Prairie, Yellowstone National Park.

Best viewed large.

I could get used to this...

Taken at The Continental Club

Alla Germanica, Belgium

Uploaded this for my blog and thought it was private. Thank you for the sweet comments. It even made explore.LOL!

These young Kestrels fledged minutes before I took this shot and stayed close together until they grew in confidence and started to explore their new surroundings

Made for the castle interior category of CCC XX

Robber Fly

Credits

thecheekycupcake.blogspot.com/2017/07/wine-and-dine.html

Raindale

@ The Avenue

Woodhurst Set

3 types of chairs

table with table runner and centerpiece

Somerfield lemonade

Sugarvale ~ vase of daisies

storage bench

Forestholm cushions (deco)

CHEZ MOI

Potted Lilly of the Valley

Cwtch

@ The Home Show

Watercolour Aloe Print

Watercolour Plant Print

Brixley

recycled window (brown)

window frame. mirror

farmhouse kitchen - shelf wall

farmhouse kitchen - rug

The Loft

Pepta Glasses

Dust Bunny

apothecary counter

small spaces kitchen . sink cabinet

[Commoner]

The Wine Cellar / Wall Art (Glass)

*ionic*

Hanging Casseroles

[Merak]

Fridge Yellow

Stove Yellow

Hanging Utilities

Apple Fall

Mercantile Bookshelf

Lightbulb Terrarium

Urne de Terra Cuite

Maybe a little more balanced or maybe more cluttered?

A shot of fellow photographer Masha Savchenko.

www.flickr.com/photos/mashasavchenko/

Closer to the lights out than yesterday, still on White Sand Beach, Boracai Island, Philippines, I bet that skimboarder is finally hungry.

Or thirsty.

Luckily that place can accomodate for both.

ODC-Room

This is where we eat sometimes and on special occasions.

The Giant Houseplant Takeover at RHS Wisley

Dining table and chairs in an old abandoned shack.

Outdoors at 143 Street Tacos. Great food, and nice people too.

Alaska

Not the finished dining table and chairs I will use here, but they are in the process of being made. The sideboard is a vintage piece I found in an antique store. It has a marble top. It’s bright and sunny and a favorite room of the house.