January 05, 2013

HTJ is in the process of moving. I will keep you posted!

Check here to see the new place:
www.hereandtherejapan.edublogs.org

November 14, 2012

Sakura Leaves in November


October 27, 2012

Halloween Report


Parties and parades are this weekend. Candy displays are small or non-existent in stores here. Anything Halloween is already sold out in our neighborhood grocery store.

Check out HTJ Halloween posts by clicking on the labels below.

Serious Sweepers Or Halloween Broom Parking?


July 01, 2012

Kenyan Roses in Japan

 A former student is importing roses from Kenya to Japan. They are gorgeous! Thick petals and stems and they smell like roses used to smell!



June 27, 2012

Some of What is Left Behind

Seems the farmer let the crows have it. The corn, that is.

June 22, 2012

Standing Again

 The typhoon on June 19th flattened the corn.
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 Almost uprooted it.

Two days after being knocked down, the corn is almost standing up straight again. (The crows didn't bother this corn field. Maybe they didn't want to pick on something beaten down to the ground.)

These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.

June 21, 2012

Crow Update

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 of damage.



Let's see if this works.

These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.

recent posts about the recent neighborhood crow situation:
Gathering Before the Storm

Gathering After the Storm