Typhoon Roke

Up again at 6am to hit the gym on the way to the office.  I love working out in the morning as it makes me feel energized all day...

Today’s Configuration:

Leica M9 with a Summilux 35mm f/1.4 and a FujiFilm x100.

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

It quickly began to rain...

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

It's going to be one of those days...

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Ah...there is a Typhoon coming.  I am starting to take the weather personally….Let's review this year:

March:  Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake

March:  September 1,600 Aftershocks

July:  Flooding while in Mumbai

August:  Earthquake while in US

August:  Hurricane while in Boston

August:  Typhoon upon arrival back in Tokyo

Today:  Typhoon

The Japan Times - Typhoon Roke

My lovely view went from 'cloud' to...

Typhoon Roke

...white out from sheets of rain in seconds.

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

It was raining so hard I had to stand within the door by about 5 feet to get the shot without getting soaked.

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

It just kept getting worse so I hoped in the car to head home...

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Lots of  traffic tonight...it took forever to get home.

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

This was about the only damage I saw.  I saw a tweet that a tree landed on a Taxi in Shibuya.  I hope no one was hurt...

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke

I stopped at the store to get some essentials if needed...

Typhoon Roke

You can never be too careful...

Typhoon Roke

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