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Noisy Little Thrush in Aoyama Cemetery
I found this wonderful little bird and many of his cousins in Aoyama Cemetery in late December. Click for a better view.
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Stray Cats in Aoyama Cemetery
We came back to Tokyo yesterday and I couldn’t help myself. I had to go back to the Aoyama Cemetery near our apartment where I spent many early morning hours a few years ago. I wanted to see if the stray cats were still there. And to my total delight, there they were. All…
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Swarming Bees
I was walking through the Aoyama Cemetery this morning looking for good bugs, when I saw in the distance a whole bunch of something swarming around a tree trunk. As I got closer I saw it was a large swarm of honeybees. I got up close even though they were swarming all around me…
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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 Japanese and the teachers…