June 21, 2012
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The crows have lost their breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot. Unfortunately, crows are noisy and the fruit tree was messy. They still gather. Can you see why? Corn fields. They’ve done a lot damage. Let’s see if this … Continue reading
June 20, 2012
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Crows gathered here again. About 40. Fluffing and drying their feathers at 5:30 A.M. And… gathering and eating their breakfast from this tree. Soaring and watching me.
January 25, 2012
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I usually don’t take photos of people. “People aren’t scenery,” Big Sister told me when I started this blog. Papa, teachers and parents were worried about privacy and safety. And he reminded me, “You are easily found.” But I … Continue reading
December 2, 2009
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Persimmon tree across the taro field.
June 9, 2009
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There are a lot of raspberries this year! This plant has been coming up in our garden every year for ten years. They don’t all ripen at the same time. Even those on the same stem!
June 22, 2008
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> June is the season for biwa or loquat. This picture was taken a couple of days ago when it was sunny. It rained all day today.
April 14, 2008
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Great Aunt (Baba’s sister) from Nagasaki sent us four kinds of oranges. Baba wasn’t sure of the names of the oranges so I’m not posting all of them. The biggest one is called natsumikan. The one on top that … Continue reading
October 31, 2007
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There was a time when we couldn’t buy orange pumpkins here. So, we used persimmons to make jack-o-lanterns. Persimmons are smaller and softer and easier to carve. Here’s how we do it. I (the mom) cut off the top. … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
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> Every summer, a stand is built on this corner. Asian pear apples or nashi are sold here. Click to enlarge.
July 21, 2007
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> I have heard nashi called Japanese pear-apples in the United States. You’ve probably seen the plastic web blanket that they sometimes come in to protect them from bruising. But look at the presentation of this one. This nashi came … Continue reading