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The Hachiko cats of Hiratsuka
My cats have decided they want to follow me when I walk up the hill to yoga. They stop partway and wait for me to come back after class, then we walk home together. It’s strange but sweet.
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Autumn magic
The chrysanthemums from last year are blooming. Lots of childhood memories tied to mums; our neighbors, the McFaddises, grew them for market. We took a walk this afternoon along the suisen walking path. It’s been pretty well ruined by the typhoons, but at the top of the hill is a field of wild asters and
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Halloween 2019
I am ridiculously proud of myself. At the end of August, I brought home a bag of Brach’s “Autumn Mix” from America and there are still candy corns left for Halloween. I have been rationing them out for two months. I feel like today I can indulge and eat all the rest as dessert after
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Real creepy
Halloween style in the countryside.
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Typhoon 21
Mr. Mogura drowned in our yard yesterday. His beautiful little feet will no longer dig rills under the moss. I am beyond tired of storms. As Typhoon #21 passed to the south of us, it dumped an entire month’s worth of rain. It flooded the downtown Kamogawa, as swollen tributaries joined together into one rushing
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Walk in the woods
Another typhoon is on its way here tomorrow, so we decided to get in some walking in today. I was keen to go up Futatsuyama and Tod wanted to walk on the lindo (林道) so we combined the two. Before we got to the woods, we passed by a highly damaged solar farm near the
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Cat suit
This little girl has slipped her head and front legs out of her post-surgery suit. She may be neutered, but her spirit isn’t neutralized. One lick at a time, she pushes it off. It takes two of us to remove it and put her back into it. Which we have done twice. Her stitches come
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Autumushroom
Came across this magestic guy on our Sunday walk. Lovely markings on top. Tod for scale. The stem was easily 30cm long.
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Over fifty married couple
Today, we escaped the power outage and drove an hour north to the nearest movie theater. We saw our first 4DX movie with motion and atmospheric effects. The film was a cute anime called Weathering with You in English. 天気の子 in Japanese. It was beautifully animated and the extra effects were fun. But best of
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Power’s back
96 hours later, we have electricity again. First things first: laundry, dehumidifying, and baking. A hot bath is planned for before bed.
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