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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 waited for the next…

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 no eagle but a…

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 Ocean. The cherry trees…

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 one of her friendly…