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Nest Building
I came across this beautiful little dove building her nest in a tree. I watched her fly down and pick up a few branches and then fly back up to her nesting area. I thought I could get some really great pictures so I set up the camera and just…
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Courage
I was walking the trail of the John Heinz National Wildlife this morning and looked far into the distance and thought I saw a little black spec on the tower in the distance. I thought it may be an eagle, but when I looked through my long lens, that was…
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Cherry Blossoms, Yumiko and Shinjuku Gyoen (Click Photo for better view.)
Our last day in Tokyo and Yumiko and I strolled through a beautiful park called Shinjuku Gyoen. The cherry blossoms were in bloom and the Japanese people were out in full force with their cameras.
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Yumiko Enjoying Hot Spring and Cherry Blossoms
As a puritanical uptight American, I had trouble when I first met Ken learning to enjoy the tradition of hot spring bathing in Japan, but after Yumiko came I became a total convert. Our hotel here on the Izu Peninsula had wonderful hot springs that looked out over the Pacific…
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Dawn on the Pacific – Izu Peninsula Japan
I got up early to take pictures of the sun rising on the Pacific Ocean just a few steps down from our hotel on the Izu Peninsula. Lucky to catch fishermen going out in a boat and another fisherman fishing off the pier.
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Joe and Me
When we were living in Japan in 2007 I met a wonderful woman named Joe in Arisugawa Park. With her huge heart, she took care of every stray cat and crow in the park. We got together again for a little reunion in Arisugawa yesterday. Here we are along with…
