Dramatic Lemur
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It’s Snowing Again in Takefu
I love the snow. Here, with the mountains, trains, rivers and all the wonderful Japan-y things everywhere, the snow magnifies the already supreme beauty. When I got home, this is the view I had out of my patio window:
I only had a moment to snap the shot, as the train was just stopping briefly in [...]
キイロちゃん亡くなった
Kiiro-chan died this morning. She got sick suddenly this weekend, and was eating little, having trouble balancing, and really low on energy. I spent every night this week up late with her, as she looked really bad, but she really kept hanging on as long as she could. She eventually started eating and drinking again, [...]
The Sea of Citrus, Udon and Cheese
If every one of us gets only one super power, I certainly drew one of the shorter sticks. Some people are blessed with amazing athletic ability, some people with brains or wit as sharp as a garrote, or smashing good looks… Me? I have a super sense of smell. It may sound cool, but I [...]
Kyoto (The Remainder of Winter Break)
I haven’t written in a while because this new year has been really busy. But I had to write this Kyoto post before it gets moldy. I was planning to only show a few photos to save myself some work, but as it turned out I took about 300, so “a few” was a lot [...]
Happy New Year!
This post is a little bit late, but I’ve got good reason — I’ve been busy celebrating New Year in very normal Japanese style, happy to say!
Last week I posted about my Christmas/Birthday celebration, which was very nice. I went to Fukui to see Yumi sing, and then had my Birthday/Christmas “home party” dinner at [...]