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Mt. Ibuki through the window of a train station.

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Japan, Shiga, walking  0 Comments

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021

Archives: Mt. Ibuki

I was on my way to Osaka this day and purposely chose to avoid using the shinkansen.

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A lone house in a wintery mountain landscape. Central Hokkaido, Japan.

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Hokkaido, Japan  1 Comment

December 8, 2020February 16, 2021

The Bitter Cold of Hokkaido

The bitter cold of Hokkaido is serious business. It makes you feel alive, reminds you that it’s the environment, not you, that’s in control.

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Adventure, autumn, cycling 

November 21, 2020December 24, 2020

Cycling: Suwa’s Ginko Tree

Ginko trees (inchō・銀杏), along with momiji (紅葉) and persimmon (kaki・柿 – not to be confused with the other kaki meaning oyster) make for a staple of the Japanese autumn.

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Adventure, Japan, Kyoto, Travel Photography  4 Comments

November 11, 2020February 16, 2021

Photography: Almost Alone in Kyoto

If you are in Japan within reasonable distance of Kyōto and have time, go there, and go now.

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photography  2 Comments

September 29, 2020December 24, 2020

Photography: New Camera, Old Lens = Less Friction

Photo above: testing the limits of the Lumix S5 (not very scientifically). Years ago I read Marie Kondo’s book on

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Adoption, Japan, Life  0 Comments

July 12, 2020December 2, 2020

Life & Photography: Prints From the Past for a New Life

I need to make boxes and boxes of prints like we did before digital came along and banished everything to zeros and ones. Remember flicking through real family albums for more than a zillionth of a second?

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