Unusually, I recently had three San Francisco Symphony concerts on three successive Friday nights , May 16, May 23, and May 30. It's alw...

Spring garden lizards Each with a full, tapered tail Our cat died last fall

The last two weeks of my recent trip to Japan were spent mostly on Ōshima, in Ehime Prefecture, with family, but they also included side tri...

Not too long ago , Mr. Trump, in one of his rants, brought up the issue of the car market in Japan. He complained, as past presidents have d...

Here's a collage from last summer. This is Untitled Collage No. 302 (Santa Rosa). Completed August 14, 2024. Acrylic on paper, acrylic m...

I recently traveled to Japan and back.  I distracted myself from the inconveniences of flying economy class (almost eleven hours there and j...

Two days before leaving for an extended stay overseas (at the end of April), two pawpaw plants arrived in the mail – trees I had ordered al...

Back home after five weeks in Japan , it's taking some time to adjust. On my mind in particular is editing photos from the last two week...

Here's a collage from last year. This is Untitled Collage No. 301 (Santa Rosa) . August 5, 2024. Acrylic on paper, acrylic monotype, fo...

A short trip to Kurashiki. Kurashiki is a modern Japanese city. In many parts of it, you'd see few signs of its history as an important ...

Finally . The Japanese Bush Warbler, known locally as the Uguisu, is a secretive skulker, frequently heard and rarely seen. I have lived in ...

Our tour of Kyushu ended with a visit to Mt. Aso after a stop at Takachiho Shrine. We went to see the shrine but also to complete a mission...

After seeing the Buddhist statues at Usuki , we visited Takachiho Gorge, which is a popular tourist stop. You can rent a row boat to see the...

In the past few days , I've been traveling through Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands. Kind of a whirlwind tour. ...