View from the top of the city

I hate this time of year.

The sun is in the sky, it's warming up, and summer is on the way, so it should be a fun time. But basically it means that another group of the people who pass through my life and leave their mark will be off soon. June is just one big goodbye party.

Yeah yeah, I now have friends in exciting places all over the world, and other perfectly valid good perspectives, but you know, sometimes I just want to be sad that I'm not going to see them again for a long time.

Today's lunch party was at the home of a friend who lives on one of the upper floors of Hiroshima's tallest building. I'll miss her and her view and her Terracotta warrior, unless of course she just gives in and gives me it as she should.....