What a great story behind the tattoo.

Have a fantastic weekend and mine is up too.

This is a great one for the photohunt!! I like how its a little story about you as well.

What a great story and a great picture to go with it!

Thanks so much for sharing and for being great at taking a picture from the view you were in! =)

I have a tat too, but, it's somewhere I can't take a pic and share it! LOL!

Have a wonderful weekend! Love the tat!

how cool! definitely a lasting memory and dream. mines up. =)

Cute Tatoo! Love the story behind it! Makes it so much more meaningful! Very interesting, thanks! :)

For you it's a dream, but I am thinking about the tatoo, didn't that hurt ?

I have a tattoo on my whole back

I also got it from a life dream and fulfilling it.

mine is up

Very cool. :) Great story - thanks for sharing.

Have a good weekend. :)

This is the absolute best story for this week's theme! I am thinking of getting a tattoo...something personal, just for me. Inspiring photo...hmmm...I am going to ponder what tattoo will have a significant meaning to me. Cool pic this week!!
Mine's up too.

Now that is a great souvenir.

Happy Saturday!

That's beautiful. I'm going to brave it one day and get a tattoo hehe

Mandy x

So, that another type of Paradise pic than mine ;-)

Must be awesome memories...

Having a tatoo is my son's dream! I have never really wanted one! I do find the process very fascinating! Yours has a story and that is what makes them so interesting! Great share!

Great tattoo, great pic and great post. Two of those books on your "up next" list I've read :watership down and My life by clinton. Both are great. Although W.D. uses weird made up language like Clockwork Orange.

I love the story behind this tattoo. What a perfect way to always carry around the memories of your time in Japan.

That is absolutely fascinating~the definitions for your tatoo. I have my first Photo Hunt picture posted.

Have a great weekend.

That's a cool tattoo! Great idea for the theme ;).

Very nice!

Love the tattoo and the story behind it!
Have a terrific Saturday, Janet!

Now that's a beautiful tattoo.....I haven't seen too many I like.

I love it......and a greatly sentimental !!!!!

I like it ! I love to hear the story behind why people get tattoo's. Mine are so boring!

Good shot and great idea. I knew you'd have a great photo for today and believe it or not...I played!!
♥Pam

cool pic and great story!

I love it! And you know my recent experience with ink! Getting a tattoo is a personal thing and should mean something special to you. This one obviously does.

Mine's up :)

I bet you never even thought how handy that would come in some day :) heh. Fun idea for the theme. My photo is up

Lovely tattoo. Japan must have been amazing. Your picture is just perfect for the theme.

I agree with the others, this is a great photo hunt image! I thought of getting a tattoo in college but I change my mind so often I was afraid to pick something, lol.

In reply to your question what is my tattoo?
It is a large Celtic Knot. In the centre rim is the Hebrew symbols for the tree of life-the 4 elements, water, fire, earth, and air.
The centre body is a large silver goblet with the Architype Tarot cards falling out of it.
The knot rises upwards in a Celtic pattern to form the tree of life. Trunk along my spine.

Very nice photo and story to go with it. Thanks for sharing!

This is funky as well as cool...I love tats...beautiful and a great way to remember a fond memory.

Nice.

Mine is up.
Cheers,
Carol

I sat for it in one session. 11hrs.
I had it done for a magazine article I was writing. It was about coming of age a 35. I don't think it is available on the internet any more. It was one of the pieces I wrote as Amy Rosenburg.
The tattoo artist suggested that I sit for one time. Aparently if you get them done with time apart it becomes painful. The area begins to heal and the new blood vessels and nerves are too close to the surface and they become activated really easily. The experience was not painful. It felt like someone was trying to saw me with a plastic take-out restaurant knife. Just weird scratching. This is because the vibration causes the nerves to numb over the day. The boney area of the spine was more difficult than the lower back.

that's a great story and beautiful ink...seems like the perfect way to carry the experience with you forever :)

I think, if I ever get brave enough to get a tatoo, I'm going to get it where I can SEE it. ;) ha ha.

Happy monday

Very original! Love the tattoo!

thats neat...i love that you put so much thought into it!! that makes it far mor e special than the LIZard i have on my back, lol.