As I write this now, it’s 5:30 am on Sunday in Bernal Heights… but I’m not in Bernal Heights. Instead, I’m sitting in a lounge at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, waiting for a flight that will take me back to… Bernal Heights.

I’ll explain more about what I was doing in Tokyo later — there’s a Bernal Heights connection! — but in the meantime, it was a treat to find these iPhone photos taken by Paul Wardein on Saturday.

What a nice reminder that as wonderful as my time here was, I’m lucky to have such a beautiful place to come home to.

PHOTOS: Paul Wardein