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Shin Zen Bi
Well I’m back from the Ballet Parent Teacher Conference. I got there just in time at 3:30. There was a long line of Japanese women winding their way upstairs to the second floor. I got in line with everybody else and finally got to my seat. There were easily 2oo…
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Parent Teacher Meeting in Japanese and a Few Flowers
It’s Sunday afternoon. Yumiko is back at ballet practice and then she has a play practice at school. I am supposed to go to a parent teacher meeting at her ballet school at 3:30. I am going to go, but it could be a little difficult as I speak no…
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Color
I’m starting a new photo class today. The next four weeks are all about color. I think I’m going to love it. It was raining hard again this morning when Yumiko and I took off for her school. But again we bundled up and put on our raincoats and got…
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An Erratum
Today Ken and I had a great lunch in a Chinese restaurant with his old school mate Norio Mihira and his wife Slyvia. Mr. Mihira was for many years the Japanese commercial service officer in the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. He met his wife Sylvia while in Indonesia. They…
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Monday Evening and the Little Bird
It’s Monday evening. Yumiko has just returned from ballet practice and she hit the sack early. She is in the midst of taking the “ERB” tests at school. She has a test every day this week. Ugh…. Ken just finished his exercising and is now working on his computer and…
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2-7-21 Ai Ai Building and The Itchy Ear
Finding places in Tokyo is no easy feat. Today, Yumiko needed to go to the ear doctor. She has had an itchy inner ear problem for a few days and we knew we had to get to the ear doctor or she would go crazy. (See Photo for the Itchy…
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Snow and Cherry Trees
It snowed today!! Ken says it never snows in Tokyo anymore, but it snowed today. Earlier this morning before the snow, I was in YoYogi Park and captured a few cherry trees that were in full bloom. I was glad to see the snow, but I will really be happy…
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Beautiful Izu Peninsula
It’s now Thursday afternoon and Ken and I are back from our three day adventure at a little Japanese Inn on the Izu Peninsula in the town of Atagawa. Yumiko had a five day ski trip with her 7th grade class this week and won’t be back until Friday, so…
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Weekend and Week Ahead
On Saturday we visited a “Cat Cafe” in downtown Tokyo. A Cat Cafe is a place where you go in, have a cup of coffee and pet the many cats who are wondering around the room. Not as much fun as you would think. I kind of felt sorry for…
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Tall, Skinny, Naked, Long Legged Running Tree
It rained all night last night and most of the day today. I learned that a great time to take photographs is in the rain. Everything is more vibrant and colorful. So, after breakfast, I put on my raincoat, tucked my camera in its bag, grabbed my tripod and umbrella…
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Green Parrots in Arisugawa Park
Had fun today with the start of a new week’s photo assignment. This week it’s all about composition. I started by taking photos of a duck in a pond at Arisugawa. While I was photographing the duck standing up and flapping his wings, I noticed two large green parrots flying…
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Bushy Eyebrows, Oily Hair and Rotating Trees
Today Ken and I went back to the father and son dentist team to have a second day of cleaning. I am so hoping that the custom in Japan is to have a two day cleaning appointment. The first day is for the bottom teeth and the second for the…
