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Beach combing......search for antique glass floats
... collecting champion, I made my way to "Blue & Yellow Beach" - so named because it entry road it marked by a little blue and yellow flag. I had some success finding sea glass, but no sign of any glass floats. The tide was in so I could only access about a mile of the beach. Next it was on to "Orange Flag Beach" or "Shipwreck Beach". Here I was able to walk for miles and found ...
Back to Oirase for some real fall color
... with the oil paints & canvas.
The best all colors I've seen in Japan were in Hirosaki on my last trip. The red maple trees in the city park there were phenomenal!
......now it's officially that in between season where it is too cold for summer activities, but not cold enough for winter activities. ......guess i's time to clean house now :o)
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Fall Colors.......sort of
... the signs of fall in Japan - farmers harvesting rice and in many cases manually arranging the stalks to dry. Northern Japan is still a very rural agricultural area where many farmers still do much of their work by hand. It is amazing seeing a half-dozen people, often women, out working in a field planting or harvesting something by hand.
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Paddle, Paddle, Paddle the Kayak.....
In keeping with the theme of Columbus Day,.....sort of :o) I went on a kayaking excursion with our Outdoor Recreation team to Lake Towada. What a GREAT time! The absolutely PERFECT day - sunny, cool and calm water with very, very little wind.
We ended up kayaking about ...
Mountain Adventure
... but had to follow the feel of the ground (well packed and clear path that is about 12" wide). I normally use trekking poles and today I was VERY happy I had them to help push back the vegetation and for balance when the invisible ground in front of me was not as flat and clear as I was expecting. ....plus they are great for the descent later :o) I ...