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Red Crowned Cranes, Foxes, Whooper Swans and More!!
We have one more day before we return home, but what a “Winter in Japan” it has been. We could not have had a better group of fellow photographers and our leaders Denise Ippolito and Paul McKenzie were beyond the beyond. Here are a few more of my favorites from the last few days.…
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Snow Monkeys!!
Yumiko and I are here in Japan for a photographic adventure. Our first stop after visiting family and friends in Tokyo is here in Yudanaka where the snow monkeys live. We were lucky that just before we got here it snowed, however today it is 65 degrees outside. Ugh… In fact it is so…
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Miracle Visit to Japan
It’s Thursday afternoon, June 2. I’m here in the family room with Ken and we are both finally getting over a very heavy case of jet lag. We got home on May 31 from an incredible trip to Tokyo. Many friends and family thought we were totally crazy for even attempting a trip like…
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A Few More Snow Monkeys
Winter Jacket Oh Does That Feel Good! Just a Little Shy The Masseuse Grammy Watching the Kids in the Tub Kiss for Mom
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We’re HOME!!
We made it home safe and sound last night about 10:00 p.m. Tilly, our cat greeted us at the door. Ken bet me she would be upset and wouldn’t speak to us for days, but he was wrong. She jumped onto my lap as we got into bed and purred like a long lost…
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Mt. Asama – Volcano that Erupted Last Week
Last Thursday Ken and I got up early and took the bullet train to Sakudaira near Nagano in Central Japan. When we walked out of the train station, right there in front of us was Mt. Asama, the same volcanic mountain that erupted last week spewing volcanic ash and molten rock high into…
