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Birds, Birds, Birds!
Chickadee Stretch Sorry for all these birds, but it was a miraculous day at Valley Forge. Even though it was terribly cold, the birds were out in full force. American Kestrel Bluejay and Nut Bluejay and Nut Chickadee Flicker in the Snow …
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The Salmon Are Jumping
Well, we made it to Kodiak Island, Alaska yesterday after way too many flights. Today we saw the salmon jumping, but no bears as yet. Tomorrow we hopefully will take off for Katmai National Park if the weather is not too bad. Stay tuned.
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Indigo Bunting
I’ve heard the little beautiful Indigo Bunting in Valley Forge for weeks this summer, but always they are too elusive to catch. But today, while taking pictures of an inch worm, I looked up and there he was looking at me. I quickly took my macro lens and small tripod back to the car…
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Lots of Rain – But No Typhoon
Well, there was lots of calm before the storm. We woke up early, had breakfast and then took the little ferry from our hotel to the main land. We slogged through the rain and got on the train and made it back to Tokyo in five hours without seeing hide nor hair of the…
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The Glories of Travel
Well, here is the latest. I am writing from the lobby computer in our little hot Spring Hotel located on the tip of the Kii Peninsula near Osaka. We stayed in a wonderful hotel in Kyoto, except in our haste to get to the next train I left my lap top in our guest…
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We Made it to Tokyo
We got to Tokyo on Sunday afternoon safe and sound and all in good spirits. Yumiko (right) and her friend Sonia Zohrabian are here with Ken at the kitchen table. They spent the day yesterday walking the city, singing in a little Karaoke place, and then dinner in a Chinese restaurant. It is hotter…
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