Euro 2012 - Andreas Pirlo
7月
6日
What do you think?
What do you think?
Music You Might Like - Boz Scaggs
7月
1日
To be honest, I`m not a big fan of blues music. I didn`t listen to it much when I was growing up in Australia, where it`s less popular than in America. Also, I think it`s hard to get into (=become interested in) blues when you have a steady job, nice accommodation, and a wife who hasn`t left you for another man!
Wikipedia says Boz Scaggs used to be popular in Japan. Have you heard of him?
Sekigahara Camping
6月
13日
Fortunately this year I managed an overnight (= one night) camping trip in Sekigahara before the rains started.
I saw a couple of snakes, a couple of deer, and lots of big, black swallowtail butterflies. I`m afraid I didn`t take any photos of them, but please enjoy this picture of my campsite. Nice spot, isn`t it?
Cool Cars in Ichinomiya #15
5月
29日
I don`t know if it belongs to staff or a customer. If it`s staff, I can go & admire it sometimes on my lunch break. Maybe the owner will notice me & offer to take me for a drive in it!
Or maybe he`ll complain to the police.
Nice car!
Eclipse
5月
21日
I bought special glasses in order to watch it. It was pretty amazing, and quite thought-provoking. As I watched, I thought about the sun & moon...
the universe...
life...
God...
breakfast...
Did you watch it? Did you stand in the garden in your pajamas, hoping the neighbours wouldn`t see you?
The Graduate
5月
18日
A young Dustin Hoffman
Simon & Garfunkel
A red Alfa Spider
Scenes full of retro
Pathos & humour
A bitter-sweet ending
These are a few of my favourite things!
I bought a used copy of the book by Charles Webb in Australia & brought it to Japan with me, but when I started reading it, I discovered it was missing some pages. I was quite disappointed.
So I can`t recommend the book yet, but I can recommend the movie.
Okinawa Souvenirs
5月
14日
(clockwise from left)
- chillis in Awamori alcohol
- a pineapple
- candy
- a lunchbox cloth
- `Shisa` lion-dog figures
- black sesame & salt seasoning
The pineapple was a gift from the landlady [ooyasan] of the cabin where we stayed. She is the owner of a pineapple farm. We ate a lot of pineapple while we were there...
Ishigaki Island Beachcombing
5月
13日
Here are some of the things I picked up from the beach at Ishigaki Island. I found a lot of small cowrie shells, which I like. Unfortunately they`re quite sun-bleached (dry & white). Maybe one day I`ll try to polish them and make them shiny.
Do you like beachcombing? What do you like to pick up?
Challenge!
5月
10日
Can you guess what it was?
UPDATE: Answer is in comments
Ishigaki Island, Okinawa (more pics)
5月
9日
- hibisicus flower
- butterfly (sorry, I don`t know what kind)
- palm nuts
- silver-eye bird
- Ishigaki Island beer
*click on the picture to enlarge
yukio 
エメラルド 
bokushi 
birdy 
内倉憲一 
mokomoko 
田仲なお美 
PSPINC JP 
KUMA