A clear blue sky spreads over Nishiki Town after the rain

It’s been raining a lot lately in Nishiki Town, Semboku City, but today was the first sunny day in a while.

Beyond the rice fields where the harvest has ended lie the rural hillsides, still tinged with autumn colors. A blue sky stretched out above the white clouds hanging over the mountains, and the orange hues of the sunlit slopes stood out clearly.

Perhaps because of the string of rainy days, even the familiar scenery looked brighter, which made me happy. I captured this precious sunny moment in November—as winter approaches—in a single photograph.