Monthly Archives: August 2005

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to go out into the country and photograph the things I like to photograph. I knew that my time in Kumamoto was special, but I really miss being able to jump in the car, explore a windy country road, and without fail, stumble upon something interesting. … Continue reading »

…bulldozers are fun to jump off of, especially when executing the “victory cheer”.

I used to devote many lessons to making giant diaramas with my preschool and kintergarden students, having them create their own little worlds. We made scrolling landscapes of the country, the world, the city, a farm, the ocean, and other environments. By making their own little animals and things to fill their worlds with, the … Continue reading »

It’s me, pondering the mysteries of the universe.

What would you think if your older brother told you about his dream? I’m still shaking my head in disbelief…

The water in a reservoir on Awajishima, where Justin and I usually go fishing, dropped by about 20 feet. Giant clams lay with their guts exposed, frozen gasping in death. Among the detritus exposed on the mudflats was this bleached deer skull (more skull pics here). Fittingly, we caught no fish on this day.

Kicking back on a weekend.

This week I will be going through pictures that I have taken over the last two years and posting a few. These may be the last “real” pictures that I post until I get a new camera, because my well-used Casio has taken such abuse over the two years that I have owned it that … Continue reading »

For some reason, Rex has been running through my thoughts lately. I miss you, dude.

My “grand-successor”, Ted Grudin, is keeping a blog in Ubuyama. I think that Ubuyama may be the best documented of any rural area in Kyushu, thanks to the progressive posts from this blog, Jane’s, and Ted’s. Cool. Keep up the posting, Ted…