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2016-05-27 15:35
2016-05-25 21:25
Passage to 太宰府天満宮
For the story about how I ended up in this place, click here.
Sadly, I can’t find the retired history professor’s car… Read More
2016-05-22 17:08
Ellie in Paris (2008)
Eight years ago this month this blog began. I started it a year before we were going to live in Japan, to work out the kinks before Japan. That first summer we lived in… Read More
2016-05-19 17:36
Washington Water Power (Spokane)
Washington Water Power is now Avista, but it’s nice that they left this sign alone Read More
2016-05-18 18:49
Today’s photo is a reverse angle on a prior photo I posted from the Temple of the Golden Pavilion Read More
2016-05-16 21:35
…and I’ll be boarding a plane for Denmark. Today’s photo comes from my first summer in Denmark, 2008 Read More
2016-05-15 17:43
池上梅園 Read More
2016-05-14 15:59
Daytona Beach, Florida
@DaytonaHilton
My random, desktop image of the day–from December of 2014 Read More
2016-05-14 03:24
Volbeat @ Medford Armory (2014)
@VOLBEAT
A little over two years ago, Volbeat played in Medford. This summer I’m planning on seeing them again in Sweden.
Last week a former student of… Read More
2016-05-12 20:11
Luis Valbuena @ Coors Field (2014)
The 25-8 Cubs did something yesterday that hadn’t been done since 1929. They lost two games. But that wasn’t the exciting part. It was the firs… Read More
2016-05-10 17:57
京都の狸 Read More
2016-05-09 01:37
Yosemite National Park
A little over three years ago this happened Read More
2016-05-06 15:22
居酒屋おたやん甲府中央酒場 (Kofu, Japan) Read More
2016-05-05 07:01
鯉幟 on こどもの日 (May 5)
Carp streamers (鯉幟) have been flying in Japan for a couple weeks in preparation for today, kodomo no hi. Ch… Read More
2016-05-02 17:22
Fukuoka alley near Suikyo Shrine
While wandering around Fukuoka one morning I came upon this street. I planned to visit in the evening when it was hopping, but a rain storm sent me elsewhere… Read More
2016-05-01 21:58
高山 Read More
2016-04-27 15:55
Yayoi Kusama‘s “Red Colored Pumpkin” in Roppongi (Tokyo, Japan)
One of the more fascinating people to ever live, Yayoi Kusama’s pieces are easy to recognize. If I&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-04-26 14:59
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The two things I loved the most in 1984, finally coming together 32 years later in 2016 Read More
2016-04-25 19:58
Goldfish scooping in Inuyama
金魚すくい Read More
2016-04-21 16:15
Guanajuato’s Don Quixote
There is a Don Quixote Museum in Guanajuato, but this statue comes from the other side of town Read More
2016-04-20 19:14
Asahi beer girl (アサヒビールガール)
It’s been almost five years since the last time I posted a photo of a Japanese beer girl, tho… Read More
2016-04-18 14:54
I still need to process another dozen or more photos from Saturday’s rodeo. You can see some more of them here Read More
2016-04-17 17:54
Tray Chambliss III on Lilly Loose Lips moved into 5th place with this ride
@RedBluffRoundUp
I went to my first rodeo yesterday. Now I have over 400 photos to process. Here is the first Read More
2016-04-15 18:39
2016-04-10 20:36
Butterflies @ Ishikawa Fureai Insect Museum (石川県ふれあい昆虫館)
@BirthofSake
I watched a beautiful film (The Birth of Sake) set… Read More
2016-04-08 21:52
My random, desktop image of the day reminds me that six years and two months ago I had an incredible day in snowy Nikko Read More
2016-04-06 19:53
Iwaso dinner course (Miyajima, Japan)
I posted photos of dessert and another course before Read More
2016-04-05 16:55
@TuttleBooks
Tokyo on Foot is not what I expected. And that’s not a bad thing. I was expecting something like Foot Loose in Tokyo or A Flower Lover’s Guide to Tokyo in which th… Read More
2016-04-03 19:17
Yasuhiro Ogawa (小川 泰弘) of the Yakult Swallows (Hiroshima, Japan 2013)
MLB begins today. NPB has been going for a couple weeks.
Ogawa, pictured above, is one of J… Read More
2016-03-31 16:19
@acdc @ACDCFans #AngusYoung Read More
2016-03-30 14:59
2016-03-29 10:41
Cherry blossoms over the Kandagawa (Tokyo, Japan)
Six years ago today this happened Read More
2016-03-29 01:51
Future Beaver Ellie
@BeaverVIP @Ryan_Barnes33 @oregonstateuniv
After campus visits to not fewer than 20 schools, my kids have ended up as a Duck and now a Beaver.
It turns out you really sho… Read More
2016-03-27 20:18
Easter brunch
I’m about to head out to Easter brunch at Lark’s in Ashland. Today’s photo is from a couple year’s ago at Jolene’s Read More
2016-03-25 16:54
@CraterLakeNPS @southernoregon @Interior #piclogy @TravelOregon
I have been to Crater Lake many times in winter, but yesterday’s visit featured the most snow I have seen there Read More
2016-03-24 16:58
Bridges over the Yodogawa (淀川)
Today’s photo is my random, desktop image of the day. I started looking at it in more detail and came to a strange discovery.
The three br… Read More
2016-03-22 16:27
金沢城 Read More
2016-03-22 02:33
Bert “Campy” Campaneris Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame plaque in SFO
Today’s photo comes from a trip that had me passing though the San Francisco Airport in 2014. Campy was a… Read More
2016-03-20 14:19
Mike Gallego is no longer with the A’s
Two weeks until opening day. Hopefully the A’s do better this year. Last year they fired Gallego in August, the third base coach at the tim… Read More
2016-03-19 17:36
Kotoshogiku on final day of January 2010 tournament
One of these days I’ll get back to Japan and shoot some sumo now that I actually know how to photograph indoor sports.
More than six… Read More
2016-03-18 16:58
Kyoto recycling
I found this junk pile just outside the entrance to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji). The discarded sign is for various film and print processing options. Appare… Read More
2016-03-17 08:21
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Read More
2016-03-16 16:13
@COPENHELL
Can’t wait to walk down my street in Copenhagen and into the front row of Copenhell to shoot Abbath again. Oh, and Black Sabbath, King Diamond, Amon Amarth, Dark Funeral… Read More
2016-03-15 19:20
Over the past 10 years or so I’ve changed TV service providers every two to three years due to price. They (Charter, DirecTV, Dish) usually give you a good deal the first year, an OK… Read More
2016-03-14 17:09
@Joes_Crab_Shack Read More
2016-03-13 05:42
Osaka Castle Read More
2016-03-12 05:38
Ricoh group at Shingen Ko Matsuri (信玄公祭り) 2010 Read More
2016-03-10 14:18
광주시
It’s been three years since I spent most of a summer abroad. Last time it was South Korea, where today’s photo comes from. This summer I’m returnin… Read More
2016-03-09 15:17
I began reading Eco Living Japan: Sustainable Ideas for Living Green by Deanna MacDonald last night. First impressions are good. The book is beautiful. More than half of it is full-color, h… Read More
2016-03-08 21:14
Swallows’ fans crack out their umbrellas when it’s time to send the opposing pitcher to the showers
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has their opening day in just over two week… Read More
2016-03-05 05:26
Tonkotsu White Bowl @ Ramen Parlor (San Mateo, California)
About six months ago I enjoyed a fantastic bowl of ramen at Ramen Parlor when I was in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today I went the… Read More
2016-03-03 06:14
OK, this is kind of weird for anyone not from Japan, but in Japan tattoos and the mafia are synonymous. The really weird part is that even if you are a foreigner with a tattoo, and obviousl… Read More
2016-03-01 00:16
Hakuba, Japan Read More
2016-02-28 19:32
6-photo photomerge of Osaka, Japan and the Yodo River
Today’s photo was taken just after a big storm. In fact, the observation deck in the Umeda Sky Building was closed due to lighting… Read More
2016-02-25 20:05
Black Sabbath @ Copenhell 2016 (June 25)
@OzzyOsbourne @BlackSabbath @COPENHELL
32 years ago (3/28/84 to be exact) I saw Ozzy Osbourne live for the first time. I was 15 years old. I was too… Read More
2016-02-25 18:02
Jeju (South Korea) stone artist Read More
2016-02-25 06:33
Could I live happily ever after on the banks of one of Norway’s amazing fjords? Yes I could Read More
2016-02-24 15:46
Kamakura jizo Read More
2016-02-22 05:12
This coaster no longer exists, but it did six years ago when I took this photo. This was actually the last time I went to an amusement park with my kids (not counting our walk through of Co… Read More
2016-02-19 18:46
2016-02-17 17:58
Universidad de Guanajuato Read More
2016-02-15 18:16
Miyajima’s Itsukushima Shrine with Senjokaku’s pagoda in the background Read More
2016-02-11 01:27
Inuyama from inside the castle
Something of a reverse angle of today’s photo can be found here.
In the distance, on the right, you can see the top of a giant ferris wheel. This is par… Read More
2016-02-09 22:27
2016-02-06 16:21
@oregonstateuniv
Last weekend’s trip to visit Whitman College and Oregon State University featured “between storms” conditions nearly the whole time. As a big fan of craz… Read More
2016-02-05 20:09
view from Coors Field
Only 58 days until 2016 MLB opening day… Read More
2016-02-04 18:13
Should you ever stumble upon the above sign, be sure to look around as you will find yourself in one of the most spectacular natural scenes in the world.
昇仙峡
Strangely… Read More
2016-02-03 08:58
Setsubun (節分) in Nikko, Japan Read More
2016-02-02 20:06
I had hours to kill in Walla Walla last Friday. I was thinking about going to Palouse Falls, but it rained all morning, and I didn’t want to drive over 3 hours round trip with a chanc… Read More
2016-02-02 02:28
東京の自由の女神像
The French Statue of Liberty came to Odaiba in Tokyo from April 1998 to May 1999 in commemoration of “The Frenc… Read More
2016-02-01 00:17
We spent Saturday night, on our way from Walla Walla back to Ashland, in The Dalles. We woke up to a glorious view of the Columbia River. The mountains on either side of the gorge were dust… Read More
2016-01-29 23:05
@whitmancollege
Ellie is still figuring out where she will be in the fall. Today she is checking out Whitman. Ryan is already a Duck. Maybe today’s photo represents my kids’ fut… Read More
2016-01-28 18:33
2016-01-28 00:09
My random, desktop image of the day is this one. This coastline is somewhere between Los Angeles and San Francisco. This was one of those frustrating, backtracking flights. I started out in… Read More
2016-01-25 18:02
石庭 – 東長寺 Read More
2016-01-23 16:00
Ornate roof over ornate roof at Daishoin (Miyajima, Japan) Read More
2016-01-22 16:23
Shirakawago on a foggy morning Read More
2016-01-20 23:15
Kukai (AKA Kobo Daishi) doesn’t have a grave since he didn’t die. He entered samadhi (sanmai or 三昧) instead. I’m pretty sure this statue in Okunoin is of Kuk… Read More
2016-01-19 22:06
2006-06-07 11:16
15 days ago (Christmas morning) this was my view Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In the distance you can see the Pebble Beach Golf Links Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of the best free views of Tokyo is just a few minutes from the Ebisu Station on the Yamanote Line. For best results, go between storms or just after a typhoon Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
Today’s photo doesn’t show the garden I looked out on very well. For a better view of it, click here Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I don’t think a date for this year’s International Show has been officially announced, but I’m guessing it will be May 1, 2014 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I thought my DX days were done after going to the D600 and then D750. However, Nikon’s new D500 makes me think I may now need a new body. Advantages over D750: Expeed 5 102 more focus… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Welcome to the 40s, Mr. Moe Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
What show was this old Tokyoite smiling about? This one Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Derek Jeter turns 40 this season. He recently announced that 2014 will be his final season Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This was our view in Sayulita during our winter holiday. We were there for a week, and this view never got old Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
No Guanajuato trips for me in the foreseeable future. However, I will be heading back to Copenhagen, Denmark this summer Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
Hatsumode (初詣) is the first shrine visit of the New Year in Japan. Today’s photo comes from January of 2010 when it was the Year of the Tiger. 2016 is the Year of the Mon… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I happened upon the excellent video (below), and it reminded me of my experience at Devil’s Church (just south of Yachats) this past Thanksgiving. The Devil’s Churn appears begin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Six years ago today, this happened Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
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