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Dr. Kobayakawa and the Turtle
It’s pouring rain outside. Yumiko is at ballet practice. Ken went with his friend Tamon to the 50th anniversary reunion of his middle school and I am here all by myself which does not happen often. What trouble can I get into? I thought I might try to describe a situation that happened to…
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Lunch with Joe
I had lunch with my friend Joe today. I met Joe back in October or November. She is a wonderful woman who feeds the stray cats and crows and other birds in Arisugawa Park. I was trying to photograph a few stray cats back then as she was feeding them and we struck up…
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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 and Yumiko and I…
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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 high in the tree…
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Arisugowa And Accupuncture
Today, after breakfast, I walked with Yumiko to school and then veered off into Arisugowa Park. Arisugowa is a beautiful park filled with streams and paths and steps and waterfalls and beautiful trees. I go there a lot. Today I met my friend Joe – a woman from Taiwan who feeds the stray…