tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36032938837189669862024-03-13T11:10:33.376-07:00Ryukyu LifeHave a look at photos of wildlife, festivals and travel sites here. Sharing tips for travelers with a twist of humor is part the life I enjoy in Okinawa, Japan.
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You may contact:http://www.ryukyulife.com/ for licensing.RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2809125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-57110279427570218232023-12-26T03:29:00.000-08:002023-12-26T03:29:36.877-08:00DEC 2023 Full Moon Over Okinawa<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmGkGfXadniLWoRR9nM0K4562ik86bTV0XfgEzqKp3xwZmx7XOOl-rhiONaVZtp6E7RJm3X_sULtzCbaFg-h_G-WI7op7iUy5KTVivMa8E34rwsfobxpHPo-XsoaNrXOAA-AS428sRDfCJHC82u27Wyb6CWzcM2_koZlJ3ik5fiEefbL5njOG2rzi3Sa3/s1080/IMGP2155WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmGkGfXadniLWoRR9nM0K4562ik86bTV0XfgEzqKp3xwZmx7XOOl-rhiONaVZtp6E7RJm3X_sULtzCbaFg-h_G-WI7op7iUy5KTVivMa8E34rwsfobxpHPo-XsoaNrXOAA-AS428sRDfCJHC82u27Wyb6CWzcM2_koZlJ3ik5fiEefbL5njOG2rzi3Sa3/w640-h480/IMGP2155WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Maybe Weather Will Be Better Tomorrow</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cool and cloudy outside tonight this was the clearest shot I could get.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No promises but, tomorrow a better image might be obtained.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoy the Holidays!</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-10678986674245588632023-11-28T17:32:00.000-08:002023-11-28T17:32:33.850-08:00November's Full Moon Took Some Patience<h3 style="text-align: center;">A Few Hours Ahead of Time</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"> The tripod and gimbal were hauled upstairs and positioned on the roof.</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Due to some recent surgery, no heavy weight-lifting is allowed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So, I put the 560 MM lens in a backpack and pretended it wasn't heavy.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCeaIbiEiZpL6sJ4Po8PB_PiA0tn4G4nlq6zZynjXdgj2Jgq1kHiD9DRPdVwDZVBw_-VethByJgT4jYgoSBayyclLluldJVXIEtIU2kMNzuwatVA-WfWgeOgiFcN1-fZrCnnemV-fHnyGh57lK6SJ4nEq5n7zYDBzcWlvN3td33ktXC_WLVe4vy02HfDF/s1080/IMGP1900WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1080" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCeaIbiEiZpL6sJ4Po8PB_PiA0tn4G4nlq6zZynjXdgj2Jgq1kHiD9DRPdVwDZVBw_-VethByJgT4jYgoSBayyclLluldJVXIEtIU2kMNzuwatVA-WfWgeOgiFcN1-fZrCnnemV-fHnyGh57lK6SJ4nEq5n7zYDBzcWlvN3td33ktXC_WLVe4vy02HfDF/w640-h520/IMGP1900WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Clouds Have A Way Of Ruining Photos</b></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Every month I attempt some Full Moon Photography but, the weather doesn't always cooperate.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviBPyy7FuUVnDeHS9ZtdOj-d47SoF1Y5WWaA38oYhqkYYwsHAQCcipJOrsgCGEnKLofrtxscSGSaCZttqcl5HK-By-GL9umW-w7Ke5zEu74qcGIMetThgCV-iuTatdCy39qsZa1rGaInzqQJwfczMIIvt9TyE3YKCCVWJa9G1XFUsOHb0984st11YiV22/s1080/IMG_2959WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviBPyy7FuUVnDeHS9ZtdOj-d47SoF1Y5WWaA38oYhqkYYwsHAQCcipJOrsgCGEnKLofrtxscSGSaCZttqcl5HK-By-GL9umW-w7Ke5zEu74qcGIMetThgCV-iuTatdCy39qsZa1rGaInzqQJwfczMIIvt9TyE3YKCCVWJa9G1XFUsOHb0984st11YiV22/w640-h480/IMG_2959WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A quote stolen from Forbes via screenshot came to mind so, I hung around and waited.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUwh2aDqAFA5DDTMuyxqOWR0WcfKiENvvNsd7VEVPod8lI8zZ1K7VdjbZLZHxXgXlNLeiNwnuKG8QxxcZ5aLO_Aq1GBf7Ken70Epw2C-mzRQui9qEY9lPujwoTccfAyKgLA21wHKq-3vvz59IAgcnlvZ2zcrmxDbrw_rm3BgRhIcK4N-_Dv74x-7t1Lt6/s1080/IMGP1903WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUwh2aDqAFA5DDTMuyxqOWR0WcfKiENvvNsd7VEVPod8lI8zZ1K7VdjbZLZHxXgXlNLeiNwnuKG8QxxcZ5aLO_Aq1GBf7Ken70Epw2C-mzRQui9qEY9lPujwoTccfAyKgLA21wHKq-3vvz59IAgcnlvZ2zcrmxDbrw_rm3BgRhIcK4N-_Dv74x-7t1Lt6/w640-h480/IMGP1903WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The time between the first and second moon photo: One minute!</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-76891317297630936542023-10-28T17:59:00.001-07:002023-10-28T17:59:11.981-07:00OCT 2023 Full Moon<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Shining Over Okinawa</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G6_hLnQIfIEupTAy-HCPCc3_K2pv3JYiKinXA8YMPnQXPgWHK-nlg07peLzpeNwXcUBhI02q2ZPvvD6gTXOWvcAiesKIHlVE0MdAEh_CmhD1L1pqtWyx0fXCbhH1hsgOO-GgfF1HIAhsVUai9Cy_9uf3sGYHulu-on0Qv-jwmSd9A8Jtoi9MD7y70-OQ/s1080/_IMG8828WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G6_hLnQIfIEupTAy-HCPCc3_K2pv3JYiKinXA8YMPnQXPgWHK-nlg07peLzpeNwXcUBhI02q2ZPvvD6gTXOWvcAiesKIHlVE0MdAEh_CmhD1L1pqtWyx0fXCbhH1hsgOO-GgfF1HIAhsVUai9Cy_9uf3sGYHulu-on0Qv-jwmSd9A8Jtoi9MD7y70-OQ/w640-h424/_IMG8828WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>This was shortly after 6 PM and the moon was only 99.6% full. That's close enough for me!</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-78270138145663927802023-09-30T21:18:00.004-07:002023-09-30T21:18:45.525-07:00A Favorite Photo From The Harvest Moon Festival<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Moon Covered by Rain Clouds</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's been 4 years since the Kangetsusai (Moon Viewing Festival) was held in Kin Town.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Rain wouldn't stop the show from going on!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_Pi1Y3SDhXwC4v317FhFMHnWbnOxXmiQZMvrF4vhi8Jzdw8ZNT0yQmmbmGGcCYolMaqLV-pwlMPgJnTeympvBAFQeho_8sORppeI45EgDSq3WYCSv9GQhLV2xK1aIiY2N-8XyjS3bjQe5OlW2g-9HS29dx_z2-0OHjS-PDR-mu4AD7gDVU2c8C3d_xg1/s1080/IMG-2214%20WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_Pi1Y3SDhXwC4v317FhFMHnWbnOxXmiQZMvrF4vhi8Jzdw8ZNT0yQmmbmGGcCYolMaqLV-pwlMPgJnTeympvBAFQeho_8sORppeI45EgDSq3WYCSv9GQhLV2xK1aIiY2N-8XyjS3bjQe5OlW2g-9HS29dx_z2-0OHjS-PDR-mu4AD7gDVU2c8C3d_xg1/w640-h480/IMG-2214%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-42290893496223192092023-09-07T12:05:00.003-07:002023-09-07T12:05:22.167-07:00AUG 2023 Full Moon Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;">Called A Blue Moon</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Better late than not at all, here's how it appeared from the roof of my house. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some Wi-Fi problems (typhoon-related) kept me from posting earlier.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUti0hpXQCJm-u0yyMQi1fdljMhb-2xoIdslBu4aiH-se6bP-mQkn_rc3PrCXtk0-zpCxnqJXqS46kDb0TyiC_ayNtkxk7Xak4R0ZZQmb_-FI6q_o9o3Odiwwoh91mzKCCBj2qRLybZljjuaKaf5wUzvBBVMD3-ApKaQW_RmbnJPCFXr9BZhjHk6Arcw6/s1080/_IMG7828WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUti0hpXQCJm-u0yyMQi1fdljMhb-2xoIdslBu4aiH-se6bP-mQkn_rc3PrCXtk0-zpCxnqJXqS46kDb0TyiC_ayNtkxk7Xak4R0ZZQmb_-FI6q_o9o3Odiwwoh91mzKCCBj2qRLybZljjuaKaf5wUzvBBVMD3-ApKaQW_RmbnJPCFXr9BZhjHk6Arcw6/w640-h428/_IMG7828WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Does it look like a Blue Moon to you?</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-72425697695095989552023-07-04T03:24:00.001-07:002023-07-04T03:24:11.359-07:00JUL 2023 Full Moon Over Okinawwa<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkf4DL5YhKlKbYPrABTEJIf3M7jhkccAkWrp-WboOmnx9c6FJoUZPJpR2PfmVCKeNA20WUjXkRPPquuQQwKOqqgJr-7BKkzEBccKZ0ofuPdKqJc6shv0Ljm9uFYaP3n_VtbDUS-9RKoqIKul5JT7lB8msl8GwHQOSyOkg9gWbehKFCizPtzAIohQEqg64/s1080/IMGP1387WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkf4DL5YhKlKbYPrABTEJIf3M7jhkccAkWrp-WboOmnx9c6FJoUZPJpR2PfmVCKeNA20WUjXkRPPquuQQwKOqqgJr-7BKkzEBccKZ0ofuPdKqJc6shv0Ljm9uFYaP3n_VtbDUS-9RKoqIKul5JT7lB8msl8GwHQOSyOkg9gWbehKFCizPtzAIohQEqg64/w640-h480/IMGP1387WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h3 style="text-align: center;">It Was Tricky</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Climbing the stairs to my rooftop an hour before sunset gives me time to prepare.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The tripod is set up, the lens gets cleaned and some basic adjustments are made.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>While I was setting things up it started to rain. It was just a sprinkle and wouldn't last long.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The rain eventually quit but, threatening black clouds kept appearing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The moon could be seen from my location shortly before 8PM. But, it was windy.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Clouds would roll in and out, making it impossible to capture a clear shot of the moon.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Out of three dozen shots, only three full moon images will remain in my files.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This was my favorite one.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-21457740602078840662023-03-07T13:03:00.001-08:002023-03-07T13:03:16.769-08:00March 2023 Full Moon Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;"> It's Been A While</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw3yOpx4TUfzYjMWXlZCMBgqmQXMzuy7J5hAFxVjrTlyja5W_NocB9zGNEKsSdhl-UkW_PuVIZrQgDXCkZpQ9bMHnA-8f0qhKSd4yvQzlWwip-WdWaQbbZmxu5tZkhr3enzd65fcBV3TiJ1MdN6iHQEgKZfGpaPXuKIqFZl7kyDbKTFQAG9ndTlYnHA/s1080/_IMG6076WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw3yOpx4TUfzYjMWXlZCMBgqmQXMzuy7J5hAFxVjrTlyja5W_NocB9zGNEKsSdhl-UkW_PuVIZrQgDXCkZpQ9bMHnA-8f0qhKSd4yvQzlWwip-WdWaQbbZmxu5tZkhr3enzd65fcBV3TiJ1MdN6iHQEgKZfGpaPXuKIqFZl7kyDbKTFQAG9ndTlYnHA/w640-h426/_IMG6076WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Finally a decent image of the Full Moon in Okinawa.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Amen</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-75213185879271834882023-02-26T21:51:00.005-08:002023-02-26T22:01:20.869-08:00Holy Mackerel! Lookit What I'm Doin' Now<h3 style="text-align: center;"> March Is Sneaking Up</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's almost the end of February and the blog hasn't been touched. It's time to update.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not much outdoor activity has been going on due to poor health and the weather.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The health is improving and the weather almost seemed like spring for a few days.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Then winter came once again.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFls-Mkje9GV9Aff3Hx7gEKDO0x3Qap2JbrPlzoNYpX_oKLdzi_2daChDekhoR0prNC7V6PP4dN3FIFmMDTNJ5WcnvorjsN9ib4hl2Lw0mHJbnW_ng0CL96OVhjiyrtHPVw3Q7bR3nhTBC9osQGQYeZth6i1tZqpty1Tq102vj1eI1R33JgGluhDZfYQ/s1080/IMG-8935%20WB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFls-Mkje9GV9Aff3Hx7gEKDO0x3Qap2JbrPlzoNYpX_oKLdzi_2daChDekhoR0prNC7V6PP4dN3FIFmMDTNJ5WcnvorjsN9ib4hl2Lw0mHJbnW_ng0CL96OVhjiyrtHPVw3Q7bR3nhTBC9osQGQYeZth6i1tZqpty1Tq102vj1eI1R33JgGluhDZfYQ/w640-h480/IMG-8935%20WB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>So Let's Get On A Health Kick</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pretty much hanging around the house and not exercising fattens folks up.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One day fumbling around on Google I discovered the benefits of canned fish.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yeah, I consume a couple of cans of tuna each week but, here's something new.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A can of Saba Misoni is Mackerel simmered in Miso.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What the heck is Miso? It's a paste made by fermenting soybeans in Japan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Between mackerel and miso, there are all sorts of health benefits.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Like lowering blood pressure and cholesterol while boosting the body's immune system.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Supposedly, canned <a href="https://www.verywellfit.com/mackerel-nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits-5074868" target="_blank">mackerel</a> is more powerful than tuna.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>During warm weather, I BBQ mackerel and think it tastes better than canned fish.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The canned stuff is like the first time you tasted beer. An acquired taste is required.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Part II Nothing to See Here</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There won't be any images or videos posted, just use some imagination.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Since early September, I've had to take things easy. No lifting and no long walks.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A broken disk in the back makes life kind of miserable. Things are slowly improving.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For the first few months, a back brace had to be worn, all day long.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No long walks and no heavy lifting were the doctor's orders.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Weekly rehabilitation visits and all sorts of therapy took place.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They even microwaved my bones!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now that the broken disk has healed, muscles and nerves need some fine-tuning.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The painkillers I was taking (opiates) are no longer required. Amen.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Slowly getting back into an exercise routine, I still have to take it easy.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The left hip seems to malfunction frequently. Sometimes, it locks up.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Range of motion stretches and massage, along with heat therapy seems to help.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>The Funny Part</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sometimes it's difficult for a therapist to determine what a patient needs to do.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Last Friday the guy says, "Mike walk on your fingers."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That seemed odd but, I bent over and started to kick my feet in the air, to do a handstand.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"No, your foot fingers." He's Japanese. He meant to step with my toes down before my heels.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If he would have said, "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%B6%B3%E6%8C%87" target="_blank">Ashi no yubi</a>," I would have understood. Now he knows, "toes."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Can you imagine what an old bearded guy looks like walking on his tip toes?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Well, I like to walk early in the morning. Before sunup, there are not a lot of people around.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thinking I'd look like a fool, I only walked on the toes of the left foot.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That way, I'd only look like I was half crazy. Don't you think?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whenever I spotted a car coming or someone walking their dog, I walked normally.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tiptoes on both feet. Can you picture a ballerina in yellow flip-flops?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Anyhow, this therapy might be working. Let's wait and see.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-86963873932948128222023-01-29T22:43:00.001-08:002023-01-29T22:43:37.062-08:00End of January Special Things<h3 style="text-align: center;"> A Few Photos Plus A Video</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cherry Blossoms with Different Background Colors</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVpDcawvRTrucymxJp3LpB67ltB8ZxCEKe72AarK6DIUcyld-iJ-vInC_AI_GKuu4lsRQ1EUO3jnOgejkUGcuRROugEbVTSA1XwxeX4YqW_rl1b74-WX1dTltPg3YHZjpvF2qKqnnncWRE8Du56CK1ZqlElMg4A1eIhBfW34w3wcxIb6PECtQig4w4Q/s1080/_IMG5609%20WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVpDcawvRTrucymxJp3LpB67ltB8ZxCEKe72AarK6DIUcyld-iJ-vInC_AI_GKuu4lsRQ1EUO3jnOgejkUGcuRROugEbVTSA1XwxeX4YqW_rl1b74-WX1dTltPg3YHZjpvF2qKqnnncWRE8Du56CK1ZqlElMg4A1eIhBfW34w3wcxIb6PECtQig4w4Q/w640-h428/_IMG5609%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sometimes you'll see blue skies in the Winter.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQutvZ2rJsxN_v3A59_LfowUNsjL0ii6PA14HSVtqq__GFr4XZVWe33dSZW6Oh6eRvwLx41HY102x8uNsH8HB_wDQeITKYONztR-vrT2BP9HarXeIPTh3SW3LLxxskLOmECHmNjsx6eCjhVakum0sCrQojeDdy0pmncVuxpCDha1t4Hh0WmagHLeZloQ/s1080/_IMG5601WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQutvZ2rJsxN_v3A59_LfowUNsjL0ii6PA14HSVtqq__GFr4XZVWe33dSZW6Oh6eRvwLx41HY102x8uNsH8HB_wDQeITKYONztR-vrT2BP9HarXeIPTh3SW3LLxxskLOmECHmNjsx6eCjhVakum0sCrQojeDdy0pmncVuxpCDha1t4Hh0WmagHLeZloQ/w640-h480/_IMG5601WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Occasionally dark backgrounds highlight the scene.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2arMzffE9XWeoUcdLu4qs0QBUNDLYlM97JkgOMEhtodESnVgGR_baWNUqNjhAi2LasYgixz6u8VRGAVyXpxY-jwCXA7Fus96Bc-qvk7L40u1igG-oqUDon64HXihYv4oUaT-ncvkjC0NS-l1wRuqrdMiorc3P5aQ7uCi2J4Q-wjOc_YZml_jCzJqgSA/s1080/_IMG5595%20WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2arMzffE9XWeoUcdLu4qs0QBUNDLYlM97JkgOMEhtodESnVgGR_baWNUqNjhAi2LasYgixz6u8VRGAVyXpxY-jwCXA7Fus96Bc-qvk7L40u1igG-oqUDon64HXihYv4oUaT-ncvkjC0NS-l1wRuqrdMiorc3P5aQ7uCi2J4Q-wjOc_YZml_jCzJqgSA/w640-h480/_IMG5595%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A white building always helps that pink flower pop!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, nothing beats surprising a Special Someone on their 77th birthday:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hE_uDuuhyxc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-58718471250357393212022-12-20T19:23:00.001-08:002022-12-20T19:26:39.072-08:00DIY All Natural Fruit Fly Killer<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Just A Drop of Dish Soap</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There has been way too much rain this month for my usual Full Moon photography.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It did make some short appearances but, avoided my fooling around with the camera.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spending plenty of time indoors I noticed fruit flies hanging around the kitchen.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDRwBbuSXBaLgF2-6X37JZxmP4n0ztGAkUVjfQzOHyehfn5WCXSDXrkvv0UB3wBc0A3uk0THeldCyOZyQGrWtd351Ub6wtWzJCBB48LwSZVknoP9GJIY7kOZwTriCGJ7N2x30vqOG1v4VidShRPVMxDTAiPAs6yCGKMKSBuS6yHdjdCBaT-d21hcJlA/s1440/IMG-7839%20WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDRwBbuSXBaLgF2-6X37JZxmP4n0ztGAkUVjfQzOHyehfn5WCXSDXrkvv0UB3wBc0A3uk0THeldCyOZyQGrWtd351Ub6wtWzJCBB48LwSZVknoP9GJIY7kOZwTriCGJ7N2x30vqOG1v4VidShRPVMxDTAiPAs6yCGKMKSBuS6yHdjdCBaT-d21hcJlA/w480-h640/IMG-7839%20WG.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In Japan, this is what Apple Cider Vinegar in a bottle looks like.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's been a while since I searched the internet for a natural way to eliminate these bugs.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So, you might want to Google it yourself for recipes.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8ClNDz-skXqDC1bTtMh2UAhfvTkA3yONQJBLvk89yQGc1yg5QTeOt9UmrtCqpR8YoORSVT8eodVg-1FTOJoBhu5RZj6MbG2D1uqdFlezkhYmGPsNJrKsUBUChFxsjmy99xa35DpgVuYEEZ8mX-kupE0123EUcEB0-S1D6F3tZTHYVbgTbkTCwv7t6A/s1080/IMG-7843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8ClNDz-skXqDC1bTtMh2UAhfvTkA3yONQJBLvk89yQGc1yg5QTeOt9UmrtCqpR8YoORSVT8eodVg-1FTOJoBhu5RZj6MbG2D1uqdFlezkhYmGPsNJrKsUBUChFxsjmy99xa35DpgVuYEEZ8mX-kupE0123EUcEB0-S1D6F3tZTHYVbgTbkTCwv7t6A/w640-h640/IMG-7843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here's how it all started. Just put one drop of dish soap in a container.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If you like feeling silly, sing a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4qauTiCY4" target="_blank">Mary Poppins</a> song, the pesty insects might like it, too!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>The Bottle of Vinegar May Last a Whole Year!</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sometimes I'll put a splash of vinegar on my salad but, not even a teaspoon full.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For the month of December, I'm posting a photo of how many fruit flies have drowned.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25QNFOI51YKzBJhw-3OoNb-qTmAb-BVKU7jMTEvfntYkv8u83T8raxPYXWLaRZeYSFE2G1aO9J2vF9ejxL6bDq8QRYPzS4lHWngTe09DGC3uEyiLLjNs3kyl71DoXJ6b_WXpkoPpdu2y0bVPDFatqNEec5sAq7DZRU2V5R100T9dK0GvPS-WsLPSXmw/s1080/IMG-7586%20WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25QNFOI51YKzBJhw-3OoNb-qTmAb-BVKU7jMTEvfntYkv8u83T8raxPYXWLaRZeYSFE2G1aO9J2vF9ejxL6bDq8QRYPzS4lHWngTe09DGC3uEyiLLjNs3kyl71DoXJ6b_WXpkoPpdu2y0bVPDFatqNEec5sAq7DZRU2V5R100T9dK0GvPS-WsLPSXmw/w640-h640/IMG-7586%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Not bad, considering I spilled the thing once after the first week, trying to count the bugs.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There aren't any more fruit flies buzzing around my apples, bananas, and pears.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some folks would probably suggest keeping fruits in the refrigerator.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, that would put way too much restriction on how many beers could fit in there!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here's a <a href="https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/home-lifestyle/a32305635/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/" target="_blank">Pioneer Woman's Recipe</a>, I found for you to try.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have Safe and Happy Holidays!</b></div>
RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-46312243981600717102022-11-08T15:54:00.005-08:002022-11-08T15:54:45.260-08:00Horrible Blood Moon November 2022<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Wind and Clouds with Camera Shake</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Normally I wouldn't post terrible photography like this or, even process the images.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, I got thinking. "Why not show the world how it really gets sometimes?"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2yODQEFWfea5_T8dUePcfOUjRBN_DHPE7-re8_9bCQGDOa70TeOnBpQRi7FBnTDLolFPjYsIgtOL7hpWsSsxn_iZEui0z3uAuqpfKNMgK9WUVaenY0Kynaiu9f7-UmD9JpyGnu18J58YGklu9ybTVfz8wd7jROx2kJjxk02fTULDwSL3vLzhWBPItg/s1080/_IMG3940WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2yODQEFWfea5_T8dUePcfOUjRBN_DHPE7-re8_9bCQGDOa70TeOnBpQRi7FBnTDLolFPjYsIgtOL7hpWsSsxn_iZEui0z3uAuqpfKNMgK9WUVaenY0Kynaiu9f7-UmD9JpyGnu18J58YGklu9ybTVfz8wd7jROx2kJjxk02fTULDwSL3vLzhWBPItg/w640-h428/_IMG3940WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The clouds blocked out the moon many times and the wind was blowing, shaking my camera.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This is how the moon looks sometimes after 10 too many beers.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>About a dozen times I tried (unsuccessfully) to get a nice sharp image.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>It Never Happened</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The photo I would have liked to publish never got taken.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, I was out there and got to witness the Full Blood Moon of November 2022.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4opu0neygvWogov2zXi3TWAdbWwMFiRnHeQDd4JNzZWg1YcCEb7raIJ2KOKwshiNkYFNmVzOqmxNDmy1v4k2RgNQUDJ6RJKcmpsQ7HkMMdw7jlHn3kTRlsBTQ6grrEjnU5VTUsh4yEgZ3x_rsCNuexkIgVnIS4nTocmvM5hve0o3O5ocBI5zc0ZQbkg/s1080/_IMG3933WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4opu0neygvWogov2zXi3TWAdbWwMFiRnHeQDd4JNzZWg1YcCEb7raIJ2KOKwshiNkYFNmVzOqmxNDmy1v4k2RgNQUDJ6RJKcmpsQ7HkMMdw7jlHn3kTRlsBTQ6grrEjnU5VTUsh4yEgZ3x_rsCNuexkIgVnIS4nTocmvM5hve0o3O5ocBI5zc0ZQbkg/w640-h428/_IMG3933WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some photo editing was done to attempt to clear the blurred image.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, shaky hands don't do the best job of patching things up.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If you all don't mind now, I'll go back to bed.</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-4395494096643211892022-10-30T00:23:00.002-07:002022-10-30T00:29:32.155-07:00Ghost of Nanachi-baka<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Located in Makishi, Naha, Okinawa</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not far from Miebashi Station on Yui Rail is a hill we'll call Nanachi-baka.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Best translated as Seven Tombs for the family burial sites which stood there.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Surrounded by the concrete of Naha, it's on private property but the woods are visible.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVrSuf0UGb2jvTRi3CsrMuyp3t2S-uSs58NKzX-WJNGJ2Jmh9twIHHiT4iIHxL8GtlSIsERqXn5pb5gJYEvCTrWyFTQVbAzLu8PEbV1b3H9n2Nzk8D3I_zva_aSMkYZLeSZ2nxXHWtX6cSgfTP7xoZJQI3Q690muMXiamfq3A9TndOsYx7N_QN-SHSw/s1080/Naha%20Screenshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVrSuf0UGb2jvTRi3CsrMuyp3t2S-uSs58NKzX-WJNGJ2Jmh9twIHHiT4iIHxL8GtlSIsERqXn5pb5gJYEvCTrWyFTQVbAzLu8PEbV1b3H9n2Nzk8D3I_zva_aSMkYZLeSZ2nxXHWtX6cSgfTP7xoZJQI3Q690muMXiamfq3A9TndOsYx7N_QN-SHSw/w640-h360/Naha%20Screenshot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thanks to Google Earth Pro you can see the terrain. There's a bit of greenery in the image.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whenever you spot a grove of trees on a hill in the city, assume it's some sort of sacred place.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If it weren't special, developer bulldozers would have claimed the land.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkrYaCOzUUX_hXvI-ifZAjOK37JHEfGiCO40R-71MgGzZpgwsjaGeAZMBXgExBUZFdJF7KWLmGS6Jc-CeDtJVW8q--Z-n9jvHfGTya3qjk007cGsT143L2awzzhJP1tA6nbAFCOWnJGVCIiteN4d9vFiCiPg01TeJi-QEVUyKXuStCC_OW2FQm6fjEA/s1080/Ghost%20StoryWG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1080" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkrYaCOzUUX_hXvI-ifZAjOK37JHEfGiCO40R-71MgGzZpgwsjaGeAZMBXgExBUZFdJF7KWLmGS6Jc-CeDtJVW8q--Z-n9jvHfGTya3qjk007cGsT143L2awzzhJP1tA6nbAFCOWnJGVCIiteN4d9vFiCiPg01TeJi-QEVUyKXuStCC_OW2FQm6fjEA/w640-h414/Ghost%20StoryWG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Another scene borrowed from a Google Earth screenshot at ground level.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Miebashi Station is on the left side of the image frame.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Show Us the Ghost!</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Alright, alright first let me do some explaining.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After three days of unsuccessfully trying to reach Banksy here's what I decided.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Draw the pictures myself or attempt to sketch them with a pencil and paper.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Should a real artist show up, these sketches will be replaced. I promise.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9Gw4E4kpgnlJ2vEAWnNZUBfLIPxw1IpBjRX7OgDPWk9kO1c7Ix1rOMBU5txF-59EbdXFEBUP3zMepme7OSd6zYWHyNkBFN9kjnF7Iu1XGFYrBLL4j76nT61RaLKR4pJoHmwVmUHbZJEXvn1KZOYjIITT4_512haRI-ZNGqWVXn9a02hIpQJMQCl2uw/s1080/IMG-7103%20WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9Gw4E4kpgnlJ2vEAWnNZUBfLIPxw1IpBjRX7OgDPWk9kO1c7Ix1rOMBU5txF-59EbdXFEBUP3zMepme7OSd6zYWHyNkBFN9kjnF7Iu1XGFYrBLL4j76nT61RaLKR4pJoHmwVmUHbZJEXvn1KZOYjIITT4_512haRI-ZNGqWVXn9a02hIpQJMQCl2uw/w640-h480/IMG-7103%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nearby this grove of trees a young woman would purchase candy around closing time.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>She hands the cashier Japanese yen to pay for the sweets. Then off she goes.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The problem is, the next morning the shopkeeper noticed the money had changed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The yen note had turned into uchikabi (symbolic paper notes) given to dead spirits.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Kind of Mysterious</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>These little mom-and-pop stores are in competition with some big chains.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So, to stay in business, you have to keep an eye on the profits.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next time that gal comes into the store late at night she's going to be followed home.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh0IsLtnSpoJh1n5C3S73lYVG0ryTcLpZZxoQl4Nw_7t7g2etgCWx_yX-f0svLMRbiUH2bi-PCTdKHvnUM9xm6fXwNxLjxElc_RnsL7UoxULnWVqMuaJ8fmvs_8-rbMI6PKoagGlW7IK73vxd-CqSAihibsUo9DGmMO6kK1atDMoTKqcTqnzq2-WHRA/s1080/IMG-7106WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh0IsLtnSpoJh1n5C3S73lYVG0ryTcLpZZxoQl4Nw_7t7g2etgCWx_yX-f0svLMRbiUH2bi-PCTdKHvnUM9xm6fXwNxLjxElc_RnsL7UoxULnWVqMuaJ8fmvs_8-rbMI6PKoagGlW7IK73vxd-CqSAihibsUo9DGmMO6kK1atDMoTKqcTqnzq2-WHRA/w640-h480/IMG-7106WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sure enough, another night the woman comes by and gets more candy, paying with yen.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The store owner follows from a distance. It's dark outside.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The girl with the candy goes into the woods of Nanachi-baka and disappears. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At one of the tombs, a baby could be heard crying. The storekeeper looked inside.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The woman who bought the sweets was dead. Candy wrappers were near the baby.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Local villagers made sure the mother got a proper burial and raised the child.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The ghost was never seen again.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Happy Halloween!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>PROMISE</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This is the last time I will try doing sketches!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-1978206252623082832022-10-09T17:20:00.002-07:002022-10-09T17:20:44.784-07:00October 2022 Full Moon Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;"> The Rabbit Showed Up Again</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A few months out of this year the monthly full moon was hidden by clouds and rain.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Last night we got to see the lunar event and the <a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2020/01/rabbit-in-moon-can-drive-you-crazy.html" target="_blank">rabbit was sitting upright</a>, as well!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-vPVsoRZaxcY7kiT6ifdQwq-8AIeO9LYpLyGH6UgAOlm85vUt_lULQmLk9XGnRQWdDdoHPuwbWehfdKK-i86G-QbbnVg4QVktabxDpaNh9WjUIf39jy-scXdpG7KWZOH3G8ZnTvAK_Mf3H7UlC0JDCIJgkNTW80uEeazw31-ZQOup_iMYYhiAaaHTg/s1080/IMGP1056WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-vPVsoRZaxcY7kiT6ifdQwq-8AIeO9LYpLyGH6UgAOlm85vUt_lULQmLk9XGnRQWdDdoHPuwbWehfdKK-i86G-QbbnVg4QVktabxDpaNh9WjUIf39jy-scXdpG7KWZOH3G8ZnTvAK_Mf3H7UlC0JDCIJgkNTW80uEeazw31-ZQOup_iMYYhiAaaHTg/w640-h480/IMGP1056WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Just in case there wouldn't be any lunar events visible that night, I had a plan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNdYEcWUPC9m-bhig1-iW7MrbToguLgT4eCtTFTG8YigZ6tiHCnPp1X70Hy_9ov7gQ8xNvrdHvhwpAOMhcVHx8JzhEtXy9RVjv85d3D1pd4sTp-2m-xrn85uwF6z2JjZUb-uDmH8rlOhO_fS5mp_T2UxYYeyZ7KfGb5YEArBYPX0UN41M9pUCf1AR0w/s1080/_IMG3909%20WI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNdYEcWUPC9m-bhig1-iW7MrbToguLgT4eCtTFTG8YigZ6tiHCnPp1X70Hy_9ov7gQ8xNvrdHvhwpAOMhcVHx8JzhEtXy9RVjv85d3D1pd4sTp-2m-xrn85uwF6z2JjZUb-uDmH8rlOhO_fS5mp_T2UxYYeyZ7KfGb5YEArBYPX0UN41M9pUCf1AR0w/w640-h640/_IMG3909%20WI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Early the morning before the full moon, I could try to catch the moon setting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq4dZRv9h17PDF7K6lKmmcZJSno0mV9f8LhzlA3UQOFnzTtymPZCQhH_oE1fGPgX4rCz50H0BC3MksEfiGawTTwzMt21VA5EBQXLq6S0Zc9HizZalepSb47cAwEoEGYhLBGnelMrcX7v5t_lIVl_agZqTLe1b9jHBn9g0ySASXz309nG4CXQuqJCRUw/s1080/IMG3913%20WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq4dZRv9h17PDF7K6lKmmcZJSno0mV9f8LhzlA3UQOFnzTtymPZCQhH_oE1fGPgX4rCz50H0BC3MksEfiGawTTwzMt21VA5EBQXLq6S0Zc9HizZalepSb47cAwEoEGYhLBGnelMrcX7v5t_lIVl_agZqTLe1b9jHBn9g0ySASXz309nG4CXQuqJCRUw/w640-h428/IMG3913%20WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And, just in case I don't get around to posting again this month, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-31469177884221203472022-08-14T00:47:00.001-07:002022-08-14T00:47:37.109-07:00August Full Moon Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Last Night of Obon</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For those unfamiliar with local customs, Okinawa, Japan has a three-day holiday called <a href="https://visitokinawajapan.com/discover/traditional-culture/okinawa-traditional-calendar/" target="_blank">Obon</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It is believed that the spirits of the deceased visit their family during this time.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The light of the full moon guides them back to the heavens.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGhp2UIfUAULbvBDNssCOTGD2CTcqUJkXDq-ikHvTJ4Zco0zVOV7hOtAYO7xM94tMCGcOgC3cDHy66h23ab4jAOlGHLyBof9iUaK2453encYUnD5gqVs-sMnknL_7P8bE5nD3ncg_og0UFaGPnqfnPayr-i7YnhqYGQl7zpjNRTc-aUoEyv6Qq9p24w/s1080/_IMG3418WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGhp2UIfUAULbvBDNssCOTGD2CTcqUJkXDq-ikHvTJ4Zco0zVOV7hOtAYO7xM94tMCGcOgC3cDHy66h23ab4jAOlGHLyBof9iUaK2453encYUnD5gqVs-sMnknL_7P8bE5nD3ncg_og0UFaGPnqfnPayr-i7YnhqYGQl7zpjNRTc-aUoEyv6Qq9p24w/w640-h480/_IMG3418WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> The weather had us worried because clouds and rain periodically ruined the view.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At 10 minutes past 8 PM the shutter was snapped on the scene.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-23542740950810293242022-07-14T01:47:00.003-07:002022-07-14T01:47:44.740-07:00July 2022 Full Moon Over Okinawa, Japan<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <b>It Peeked Through Clouds at 7:47 PM</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp03Ehq8k72zk69X3pImE76fTzBnIc5V8gPYYVhb7N3RkA9fijhvfrtej13b4mERXf18VbGhaxkkO4pDksatz5JoP0aszLqduvX5myP6FmAPN7mbGjg3LbUUxiUli0bFsqzDDVvFYEHSv5-jjsboHwrXwzCCiFPixHxHUhyXu3_LGpuFSSi4rnH0p6LA/s1080/_IMG1804WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp03Ehq8k72zk69X3pImE76fTzBnIc5V8gPYYVhb7N3RkA9fijhvfrtej13b4mERXf18VbGhaxkkO4pDksatz5JoP0aszLqduvX5myP6FmAPN7mbGjg3LbUUxiUli0bFsqzDDVvFYEHSv5-jjsboHwrXwzCCiFPixHxHUhyXu3_LGpuFSSi4rnH0p6LA/w640-h480/_IMG1804WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For the past few months, Full Moon Photography was practically impossible.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Last night, just a few minutes were spent on the roof, capturing this shot.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2020/01/rabbit-in-moon-can-drive-you-crazy.html" target="_blank">Can you see the Rabbit?</a></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-59486975799563975392022-05-30T16:56:00.003-07:002022-05-30T16:56:34.613-07:00Rainy Season in Okinawa Ain't All Bad<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7HSCSGVKL7zTFeMYW-jffcqhRkIrd1MGR_wgPn6ewewSDrirW4uz5QL4dTkJ9aSCjwZjc3oJvucdGWRlnUONMeEm8_B0ECsnrsQqIjuDXZOqVbBOaGmLfHXWAHvLJrxDKAfpgLd6NEBZiTbII0pi4AzISWOANoCvDBG-xJjD6JRuogA1sRDE0U9-zg/s1080/IMGP0795WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7HSCSGVKL7zTFeMYW-jffcqhRkIrd1MGR_wgPn6ewewSDrirW4uz5QL4dTkJ9aSCjwZjc3oJvucdGWRlnUONMeEm8_B0ECsnrsQqIjuDXZOqVbBOaGmLfHXWAHvLJrxDKAfpgLd6NEBZiTbII0pi4AzISWOANoCvDBG-xJjD6JRuogA1sRDE0U9-zg/w640-h424/IMGP0795WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Stay Home and Complain if, You Like</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The full moon was hidden from us this month and that was a little disappointing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We can't let the rainstorms ruin our whole month. So here's what we've been doing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Call it Back Roads Waterfall Photography.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>It's Therapeutic</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We're not talking about some famous falls like <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/foHY77m9TwvQoAwc6" target="_blank">Niagara in the USA.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not even visiting the famous waterfalls in Okinawa.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>During the rainy season, some waterfalls, just pop-up out of nowhere.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They may not be bubbling, babbling, and spitting out water in the jungles all year long.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In the hills of<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Jq1LxqLbs6NDD42QA" target="_blank"> Kunigami</a>, there are falls you will hear before you can see them.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not as famous as all those tourist attractions waterfalls sound good to me.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here, you can enjoy the exhilarating, breathtaking, calming, splashing outdoors nature.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Call it whatever you like, it's soothing to me and, an important part of Okinawa's rainy season.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-54520431579046033922022-04-16T20:31:00.005-07:002022-04-16T20:31:55.356-07:00The April 2022 Full Moon Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;"> It Wasn't Easy</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Living on an island the weather can be tricky. Knowing this, I make plans for moon shots.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Like, climbing onto the roof of my house hours ahead of moonrise.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The camera and tripod are pointed East in the general direction of the anticipated full moon.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The moon was supposed to rise shortly after 5:30 but, I knew it may take an hour to be visible.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There were thick clouds on the horizon. It would be nice to catch moonrise over the ocean.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, I knew it would be a waste of time, walking down to sea level. My roof would be better.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb0UYDQGtfWVaGzTsSvkTbETe1jK-YDajd2I2w2BB1DaM8QBE1s8wkL0jftmbhzSoEywcDgW617AScb3yVl5F_OEKUPh26CEcmBs7Znk5xanGjiN6_cqHWm6-y4UJ1wWjsxOa6MVBU869dXhsycAczLy9kHeC4W5c8JzhUUAjTXp-NyUSTChiok6q3Q/s1080/_IMG1401WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb0UYDQGtfWVaGzTsSvkTbETe1jK-YDajd2I2w2BB1DaM8QBE1s8wkL0jftmbhzSoEywcDgW617AScb3yVl5F_OEKUPh26CEcmBs7Znk5xanGjiN6_cqHWm6-y4UJ1wWjsxOa6MVBU869dXhsycAczLy9kHeC4W5c8JzhUUAjTXp-NyUSTChiok6q3Q/w640-h424/_IMG1401WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Standing on the roof, I kept looking off to the east for some gold-colored light in the sky.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It seemed as if the moon would never make an appearance. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Eat lots of coffee candies, talk to the dog, zip up the jacket, stare off into the sky.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It must have been in the low 60's Farenheight. When it's windy that's freezing in Okinawa.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At 7:34 PM for a few seconds, the moon shined through the clouds.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A quick snap of the camera shutter and it was gone again. Miserable night!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Everything was tightened securely and, I covered the camera lens.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Downstairs, I told the wife the camera could stay on the roof overnight. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There wouldn't be any decent full moon photos today. GROAN</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>About an Hour Later</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Downstairs I played some Solitaire on the computer and checked email and SNS sites.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>YAWN, when it's dark outside the sleep monster crawls up on my shoulders.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>First, I went to the kitchen and looked outside to see if any moon had shown up.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8FlHS3BbFRSMBiHHIIlfPGg7oIln85iR6K2nocgq_8us2ZJrUa9zZ67T033expIWC549AjfeK8x0dxlJkKTG7bSe-UjfoDg6LxqQRA_H3j3Ws0n_zy8Uw6dc3uRXxHrrJjPeyDN2zpwxrXE4lSWqGrEs4fpm2GPNvzvYIgo51vwRsAgaLbfOmPRhdw/s1080/_IMG1406WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8FlHS3BbFRSMBiHHIIlfPGg7oIln85iR6K2nocgq_8us2ZJrUa9zZ67T033expIWC549AjfeK8x0dxlJkKTG7bSe-UjfoDg6LxqQRA_H3j3Ws0n_zy8Uw6dc3uRXxHrrJjPeyDN2zpwxrXE4lSWqGrEs4fpm2GPNvzvYIgo51vwRsAgaLbfOmPRhdw/w640-h480/_IMG1406WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hallelujah!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There it was, a big bright moon with hardly any clouds around it!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Quickly, I prepared one photo for posting on Instagram and Facebook then hurried off to bed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One good photo of the moon with the<a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2020/01/rabbit-in-moon-can-drive-you-crazy.html" target="_blank"> Rabbit facing upwards</a> was all I needed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Y'all know, I don't believe in the Easter Bunny. But, just in case.....</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-59676404108761943122022-04-02T21:01:00.004-07:002022-04-02T21:04:22.254-07:00Praying Mantis - It Won't Eat People<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2015/07/a-praying-mantis-kamakiri-in-japan.html" target="_blank">Praying Mantis: Kamakiri (カマキリ) in Japan</a></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We've seen these characters before. This one was found in my garden.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The photo was sent off to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109905401" target="_blank">iNaturalist</a>, to get a positive identification.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSehrErvxKNYno3JajUWo7buuPqqavcpK8McZmK1ixhdgsvE75NxZThR_xJbpSDTPYBQNb6zZ-aI2HJcVHDGdQW6LNap7cwKlh6KW9pwAFGsE8tNtceaKG39XZC8uDtw_XyWkpHfAeI2rAREthkHZ91l6U6-CjpHuA2wkiiBUjklC1SXnnRcAkG8y9zg/s1080/IMG-1505WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSehrErvxKNYno3JajUWo7buuPqqavcpK8McZmK1ixhdgsvE75NxZThR_xJbpSDTPYBQNb6zZ-aI2HJcVHDGdQW6LNap7cwKlh6KW9pwAFGsE8tNtceaKG39XZC8uDtw_XyWkpHfAeI2rAREthkHZ91l6U6-CjpHuA2wkiiBUjklC1SXnnRcAkG8y9zg/w640-h480/IMG-1505WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Over there I learned the Scientific Name: Hierodula patellifera.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Common Name would be Giant Asian Mantis.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The experts let me know, that my subject was a female of the species.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>There's Good News for Gardeners</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>These Praying Mantis females can lay hundreds of eggs, increasing the population.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Mantis will devour all kinds of bugs, visiting your plants.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They eat pests like mosquitoes, flies, stinkbugs, maybe even lizards, snakes, and mice.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Along With the Good, I Must Share the Bad News, Too</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Before you start running around, shopping for Praying Mantis to place in the garden, wait.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>These characters will eat beneficial bugs. And, they've been known to eat little birds.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sometimes, while they're mating, they eat their mate, too. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>More Information You Might Want to Know</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Praying Mantis can rotate its head 180 degrees and look at you over its shoulder.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After taking about 75 photos with my iPhone, I asked my wife if, she would hold it for me.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>She said, "Ew, no" and almost crawled away from the kitchen, on the ceiling.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Then, I Googled it some more and learned that Mantis bugs won't bite people.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Resources for More Information</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/praying-mantid-facts-1968525" target="_blank">10 Praying Mantis Facts</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/praying-mantis-mating-cannibalism-birds-bite-facts-news" target="_blank">National Geographic</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://extension.umd.edu/resource/praying-mantid-mantis" target="_blank"><b>University of Maryland Extension</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-86377063845055061442022-03-19T02:42:00.001-07:002022-03-19T02:42:14.085-07:00The Full Moon Finally Showed Its Face<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Last Night's Lunacy</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Capturing my first Full Moon images for the year 2022 was a bit of a challenge.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Knowing the moon would be at 100% on Friday night, I prepared early.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Standing on the roof of my house, the tripod and camera were ready an hour before moonrise.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was cloudy and windy. Black clouds moved quickly across the sky.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkxU0vfEWOH4v-Lzz7k7ZGz9xdCFW0yEtekNBlt8vvPbIEcY8cK7IbHBwd4PUQDAMkcdSREP83V7FDTuZsGr9NkuppqnsHnzTzaUQO3tlhTAJYLbnvsG_4HDlwDg0eiKM2QJUdokHvu8c6XxE7aaf219Stgj2sNSZMvxsJz3j8EKL6cKH-px2G3wIbA/s1080/_IMG1010WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkxU0vfEWOH4v-Lzz7k7ZGz9xdCFW0yEtekNBlt8vvPbIEcY8cK7IbHBwd4PUQDAMkcdSREP83V7FDTuZsGr9NkuppqnsHnzTzaUQO3tlhTAJYLbnvsG_4HDlwDg0eiKM2QJUdokHvu8c6XxE7aaf219Stgj2sNSZMvxsJz3j8EKL6cKH-px2G3wIbA/w640-h480/_IMG1010WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Here's a Favorite Image</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Close to 100 times the shutter button was pushed and held for 3 shot series.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Normally, I would use the camera timer but, tonight there wouldn't be any use.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Clouds would blow across the moon's surface and block the light.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Half of the images taken were thrown away, I only saved some of the cloudy ones for you.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyagvAsYmD1SD0Q3SGuo6afIUJZtjmSgqEZZ_8-KfSE0E1s-iO6OQGARdU4a-d6-nJPKpd2bJfHAsfcX1cQ2OuDpo6U319vJRRKg_6tgJjALhbupe51gUz_br0fo0gOKaisDPDPpAGx5ZLWHFcAD_wquXxzUP8dhfFTHf0LSGqsIbBRR66yejoM_HOA/s1024/_IMG0953WG-ANIMATION.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyagvAsYmD1SD0Q3SGuo6afIUJZtjmSgqEZZ_8-KfSE0E1s-iO6OQGARdU4a-d6-nJPKpd2bJfHAsfcX1cQ2OuDpo6U319vJRRKg_6tgJjALhbupe51gUz_br0fo0gOKaisDPDPpAGx5ZLWHFcAD_wquXxzUP8dhfFTHf0LSGqsIbBRR66yejoM_HOA/w640-h480/_IMG0953WG-ANIMATION.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Google Photos Helped Create This Animation</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There are three days each month, where full moon photography may be worthwhile.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So far, this year the weather and my physical condition, haven't been cooperative.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Last night was a blessing and, I'll leave moon-chasing to someone else for tonight.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Let's hope this end-of-winter-moon brings us a warm spring.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And an improved world situation, as well!</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-70562597358883477192021-12-24T22:57:00.005-08:002021-12-24T22:57:48.613-08:00Okinawa - Months of the Year Memories in Photos<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Who Needs a Calendar?</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Today, I randomly selected photos from each month of the year for publishing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next, I fooled around with different calendar-making tools found on the internet.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And, that's what convinced me, I DON'T WANNA MAKE ANY DAMN CALENDARS!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Someone else might enjoy making calendars from my photos so, here ya go.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiblrSh_quV58v5YM9W_9Kleonv_JLPmm42YawjUxNBiYgVutDfiR0l1IC0QLjLeCd677MW2PSygDDMdF53tAJ6rGyqwgWntNyQi_qx3oxqoQpQMvXJnGTvAPUnPO8u50bok3Ughq9HlfLKW8DHoGsymEwstKhHa8-i6lodHxA56paSFIZ_WeTuCVXs4w=s930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="930" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiblrSh_quV58v5YM9W_9Kleonv_JLPmm42YawjUxNBiYgVutDfiR0l1IC0QLjLeCd677MW2PSygDDMdF53tAJ6rGyqwgWntNyQi_qx3oxqoQpQMvXJnGTvAPUnPO8u50bok3Ughq9HlfLKW8DHoGsymEwstKhHa8-i6lodHxA56paSFIZ_WeTuCVXs4w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>JAN: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/4zU98NDTFoqNn33t9" target="_blank">Sea Glass Beach in Nago</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUyVD8Yrq9ztBuKPGJ0sZC_n64Fog5oE1W9Vp66ygxolNnnqNwIdlwYGs5Y4ajwNGmEMZeFlALadXbXPdlOEFmQwJabSZotTDwp6tLuxY5lG9IsMZvxsxF7PLMkT1XEZkaJF-R3SjDXQSoXg8F0K0WW4n4L6dtjO--N6uCT_ZeQK0MkpVMqhESTCDeLg=s930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="930" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUyVD8Yrq9ztBuKPGJ0sZC_n64Fog5oE1W9Vp66ygxolNnnqNwIdlwYGs5Y4ajwNGmEMZeFlALadXbXPdlOEFmQwJabSZotTDwp6tLuxY5lG9IsMZvxsxF7PLMkT1XEZkaJF-R3SjDXQSoXg8F0K0WW4n4L6dtjO--N6uCT_ZeQK0MkpVMqhESTCDeLg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>FEB: Trail in <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/XiqxZDEaJk7kXgP6A" target="_blank">Mountains of Ogimi</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW7xWQn0eIN6fmGofqCaxbWBfSvtE7c4LmHc-RbLQaKmph3zbN3PjInL8b1cKLI44c2uLA7H-kN9hksU5Hw1wbnk7riT9CfX6lkMn7YaTf58BbfaBL-qDyDdrQPNvhMTUfcKppNoZyaFyBIuMUpJ9wQoONqjHLuYr-MFnuWQTlbCrAiDU_ojZGy4-lwg=s930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="930" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW7xWQn0eIN6fmGofqCaxbWBfSvtE7c4LmHc-RbLQaKmph3zbN3PjInL8b1cKLI44c2uLA7H-kN9hksU5Hw1wbnk7riT9CfX6lkMn7YaTf58BbfaBL-qDyDdrQPNvhMTUfcKppNoZyaFyBIuMUpJ9wQoONqjHLuYr-MFnuWQTlbCrAiDU_ojZGy4-lwg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MAR: Grey Heron in <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/mvK5kDN5X4tcjTjD6" target="_blank">Kin Town</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBw8w37jK4ptDenxco5dnB_tPDwkWTboXnBsZjURTWW5kVzHoOzFsgClUHmyAxqm03LfUSmdAQwJGs3rv9Xdnr0Q02HKQlVYvCdvnUhfQxyAdn9K9PmR0S6ABTA5ym7TzB8XFIsT0-Ms5ZHH9yNUQyyuvZ4oaYtJ9jW7TQavmObVevWOfVdyzJb9_sQ=s930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="930" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBw8w37jK4ptDenxco5dnB_tPDwkWTboXnBsZjURTWW5kVzHoOzFsgClUHmyAxqm03LfUSmdAQwJGs3rv9Xdnr0Q02HKQlVYvCdvnUhfQxyAdn9K9PmR0S6ABTA5ym7TzB8XFIsT0-Ms5ZHH9yNUQyyuvZ4oaYtJ9jW7TQavmObVevWOfVdyzJb9_sQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>APR: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/QribXHBF6cGwKGoP8" target="_blank">Nanataki Falls in Ogimi</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsOBrUF9z-4nyrPlFcKTOw9ITTra0LiOVrp3fCMTJuYjivah9uPomLuoT5hj4UEjARVzRtIs1hpCD7JbwfbO9gHiMJqkoBhY_PZ6VxVBV-7oxAdPs7oTeTgsSnQwCyaeCpP2uGm7Undn8wR1UEkWI0dF-oungBPzZCiLuQasC42DidqmqPddkHG2-vJg=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsOBrUF9z-4nyrPlFcKTOw9ITTra0LiOVrp3fCMTJuYjivah9uPomLuoT5hj4UEjARVzRtIs1hpCD7JbwfbO9gHiMJqkoBhY_PZ6VxVBV-7oxAdPs7oTeTgsSnQwCyaeCpP2uGm7Undn8wR1UEkWI0dF-oungBPzZCiLuQasC42DidqmqPddkHG2-vJg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MAY: They Flew Together in <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/mvK5kDN5X4tcjTjD6" target="_blank">Kin Town</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Do not try to profit from someone else's photography.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Print and hang your calendar or, give them away for free to friends and relatives.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Curious About Locations?</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Links below each photo should give an idea of where these photos were taken.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They'll give an idea of locations on Google Maps.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a safe and healthy Holiday Season. Hopefully, next year will be more enjoyable!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-41073828311655529732021-12-19T03:24:00.006-08:002021-12-19T03:30:03.811-08:00Last Full Moon of the Year 2021<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-26454094178832990092021-11-30T15:43:00.000-08:002021-11-30T15:43:00.985-08:00A November Worth Forgetting<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Good Riddance NOV 2021</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One of those months I missed out on half of and don't want to remember the other half.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGmLKaDKA_o/YaaktuikeZI/AAAAAAABeH4/vmMPZp_gXqQloe9WZClKsyjPC54w5pO4ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1135/IMG-1664WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGmLKaDKA_o/YaaktuikeZI/AAAAAAABeH4/vmMPZp_gXqQloe9WZClKsyjPC54w5pO4ACNcBGAsYHQ/w608-h640/IMG-1664WG.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the best parts was the change in weather. The heat and humidity of summer departed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It got so chilly outdoors I actually wore socks on a few of my morning walks.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Partial Lunar Eclipse</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This event with the moon was advertised as something last seen hundreds of years ago.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So moon gazers were alerted and told when and where to be positioned in <a href="https://www.vercalendario.info/en/moon/japan-19-november-2021.html" target="_blank">Japan for viewing</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>About a week prior, a wicked chest cold snuck up on me. I'd have to fix myself.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not that I don't trust Japan's doctors. I just hate going to hospitals and clinics.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Especially, since that Coronavirus thing came along, I don't wanna be around sick people.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>To avoid getting a PCR test (where they shove a stick up your nose) I stayed at home.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Chest colds usually go away in about a week. So, I drank lots of water and rested.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8fVRp8US9E/Yaaowl2zLHI/AAAAAAABeIA/47XuDm3WHlsIkm1nPpYa1exBHhHRZC6MgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/_IMG9987WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8fVRp8US9E/Yaaowl2zLHI/AAAAAAABeIA/47XuDm3WHlsIkm1nPpYa1exBHhHRZC6MgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/_IMG9987WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This cold didn't seem to be going away but, I wasn't interested in seeing any doctors.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So, I went and talked to the lady in the drug store. She recommended some cold medicine.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By this time it was the 19th of the month. The partial lunar eclipse would be tonight.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Google Translate would tell me all about this Japanese medicine.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It told me what the dosage was and mentioned it may cause drowsiness.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Don't operate any machinery. Uh-Oh my camera is like machinery. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With the big lens, tripod, and gimbal holding the camera, the contraption weighs about 15 KG.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So the first dose of medicine, I just took a little sip. Maybe, half of a normal dose.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instead of walking to some faraway location, I climbed up on the roof of my house.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HoYFd6gF1II/YaasCc4UuoI/AAAAAAABeII/_ghWmFkxQaAFdFZLnhU7eMf0SxRmTPO1gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/_IMG9933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HoYFd6gF1II/YaasCc4UuoI/AAAAAAABeII/_ghWmFkxQaAFdFZLnhU7eMf0SxRmTPO1gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/_IMG9933.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Probably an hour and a half before moonrise I was on the roof waiting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Once the camera is set up, I usually do some stretching and exercises. But not tonight.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>When you're coughing up globs of stuff the size of softballs, it's best to take it easy.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>When out on a moon shoot I never sit down. Tonight I sat down on the stairway, waiting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was cold and windy on that rooftop. It even looked like it might start raining.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A golden-colored sliver of moonshine appeared. Fast-moving clouds sometimes blocked the view.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At 6:39 PM this photo was taken. A few more shots were captured and, it was time to go home.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hkzRPlk6YXI/Yaau-wLWvZI/AAAAAAABeIQ/K4PX_QtRT88hdKV4fz89jk1mQc_UEXJDQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/_IMG9956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hkzRPlk6YXI/Yaau-wLWvZI/AAAAAAABeIQ/K4PX_QtRT88hdKV4fz89jk1mQc_UEXJDQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/_IMG9956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Almost an hour passed and the tripod was folded, when this scene appeared.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Quickly, I got set up again and captured the full moon, partially covered by clouds.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CssFssMDVv4/Yaav7Zxc58I/AAAAAAABeIY/T7jIn7tQtx4n-CsDP_FxYjkkyRsElMW6wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/_IMG9972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CssFssMDVv4/Yaav7Zxc58I/AAAAAAABeIY/T7jIn7tQtx4n-CsDP_FxYjkkyRsElMW6wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/_IMG9972.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The following morning at 5:37 my clearest photo of the NOV 2021 Full Moon was taken.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Note: As the moon sets the <a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2020/01/rabbit-in-moon-can-drive-you-crazy.html" target="_blank">rabbit turns upside down.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Back to Cold Medicine</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That stuff really works. The reason you shouldn't operate machinery:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>IT KNOCKS YOU OUT!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Depending on which translation service you use, you will get different interpretations.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Like, "It contains herbal ingredients" or "codeine" or "other prescription drugs."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some of the Japanese OTC Cold Medicines (when abused) cause serious problems.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Taking those three bottles (sips) over a period of two weeks cured me.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But, some folks who use drugs for thrills, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1749828/" target="_blank">end up differently.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Now We Have Omicron</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Another thing that came along during this miserable month was<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/netherlands-omicron-covid-origin/2021/11/30/edbc63e0-51e0-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.html" target="_blank"> Omicron</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The world hasn't quite yet decided IF WE SHOULD PANIC.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hopefully, we won't go through extended periods of coronavirus restrictions.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not sure about you but, I think this November was one worth forgetting!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-85483730381092379282021-10-21T04:03:00.001-07:002021-10-21T04:03:10.480-07:00OCT 2021 Full Moon Appeared Over Okinawa<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Breaking News</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It didn't peek through the clouds on schedule. The full moon was supposed to happen last night.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>However, the big orange ball appeared in the sky briefly, at 7:01 PM.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z91XmWbuQIY/YXFIOkn0SoI/AAAAAAABdwA/BiimVrtT1xUQRN5urxA1fRXE1Lkso_R9wCNcBGAsYHQ/s930/_IMG7982WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="930" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z91XmWbuQIY/YXFIOkn0SoI/AAAAAAABdwA/BiimVrtT1xUQRN5urxA1fRXE1Lkso_R9wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/_IMG7982WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Standing on the roof of my house, I got a quick shot before clouds covered it again. Amen.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-19534432956820730572021-10-21T01:09:00.002-07:002021-10-29T16:40:56.114-07:00This Ain't the Moon!<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Update on Volcano Eruptions</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Uncooperative weather has canceled my full moon photography for October.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FodkjUPNeA4akJ5y9" target="_blank">Mount Aso</a>, in Kyushu, Japan <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-mount-aso-erupts-alert-level-raised-2021-10-20/" target="_blank">blew its top</a> and sent us these floating rocks.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Another one (underseas) at the Ogasawara Islands (near <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/rCHsaEXrwpic5Nsg6" target="_blank">Iwo Jima</a>) sent plenty more!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Many of our beaches are covered with pumice stones.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LQM3jzmImcQ/YXES4LGIMUI/AAAAAAABdvY/f7CLZwss9HMwEWEsdAktHqehvxuiqAQnwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/IMGP9804WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LQM3jzmImcQ/YXES4LGIMUI/AAAAAAABdvY/f7CLZwss9HMwEWEsdAktHqehvxuiqAQnwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/IMGP9804WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The ocean tides delivered volcanic pumice stones to beaches throughout the Okinawa islands.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have you ever used a pumice stone to grind down callouses on your feet?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71YJvbLjhiQ/YXEUre1jTKI/AAAAAAABdvg/6sdaXALkBYo1tomln2oibFdUdFjPgSRdwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/IMGP9805WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71YJvbLjhiQ/YXEUre1jTKI/AAAAAAABdvg/6sdaXALkBYo1tomln2oibFdUdFjPgSRdwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMGP9805WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Well, I had to kick off the flip-flops and walk on the stuff, to see what it feels like.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This isn't some thirst trap; it's to give you a sense of scale. Ladies, GET BACK!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here's what a size 12 left foot looks like in pumice stones on the beach.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_T66Z7bdta4/YXEWzm4AkLI/AAAAAAABdvo/ZZoKpMnKVtkcMRq4KuNMT-WyRGalstmeACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/IMGP9891WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_T66Z7bdta4/YXEWzm4AkLI/AAAAAAABdvo/ZZoKpMnKVtkcMRq4KuNMT-WyRGalstmeACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/IMGP9891WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The lightweight stones didn't fall out of the sky, where they might hit us on the heads.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They were delivered here by the sea. Kyushu is over an hour's flight time from here.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What appears to be black sand in the lower part of this photo, is volcanic pumice.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We discovered this treasure at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/frozbs3PsQ4xbhcT9" target="_blank">Uza Beach</a> on the northern tip of Okinawa island.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A bag was filled with stones, to show the wife the floating rocks TV news was broadcasting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Gardening with Pumice</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Back at home, I did some research and learned about other uses for pumice stones.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We just might have to return to that beach and fill buckets with pumice stones.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Az4lMkrScjI/YXEbVhS4JeI/AAAAAAABdvw/tH1ciFzrAiE1j1xsDukc-tciS5h6mChNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/IMGP9808WG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Az4lMkrScjI/YXEbVhS4JeI/AAAAAAABdvw/tH1ciFzrAiE1j1xsDukc-tciS5h6mChNgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/IMGP9808WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Until last night, I never heard about using pumice stones in planters and gardens.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They call them <a href="https://www.groworganic.com/blogs/articles/how-to-use-soil-amendments-pumice" target="_blank">soil amendments</a> and, you can even throw the stuff into compost piles!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Decisions, decisions, buy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/pumice-stones-plants/s?k=pumice+stones+for+plants" target="_blank">garden pumice online</a> or, go to the beach and get some FREE?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Don't Panic</b></h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Friends, relatives, people around the globe don't worry about us in Okinawa, Japan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The volcanic eruption at Mount Aso is no big deal. We're all fine.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If you need some stuff to worry about, I'll show you volcanoes going off around the world.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0uDi6fuUT2w/YXEeuzMt5LI/AAAAAAABdv4/5qmL6DPO25kOtFun3tbn_AE9yZsUDObnwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1003/IMG-1043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1003" height="520" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0uDi6fuUT2w/YXEeuzMt5LI/AAAAAAABdv4/5qmL6DPO25kOtFun3tbn_AE9yZsUDObnwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h520/IMG-1043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The map shows volcanoes blowing their tops in RED!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Screenshot courtesy of Volcano Discovery. Visit them <a href="https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603293883718966986.post-88718133655480920132021-09-22T00:23:00.000-07:002021-09-22T00:23:12.426-07:00Coronavirus Couldn't Stop the Harvest Moon!<h3 style="text-align: center;"> 5 Quick Photos</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There's plenty to complain about these days, mostly politics and disease.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's not good, sitting around the house moaning and groaning. So, I get out and shoot the moon.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6XV2nb2vAQ/YUrRTgyV4UI/AAAAAAABdWY/TnJHYWl0sBoWZTsZw0r_OA4OVswuSklfQCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/_IMG5676WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6XV2nb2vAQ/YUrRTgyV4UI/AAAAAAABdWY/TnJHYWl0sBoWZTsZw0r_OA4OVswuSklfQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/_IMG5676WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>September 20 at 7 PM the moon was 97% full and bright golden in color.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-or88s8BXv1I/YUrSTs7yyaI/AAAAAAABdWg/zhyE1a9J9sYXrwYsUQA3iMNv5Uvj3fx3ACNcBGAsYHQ/s800/_IMG5682WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-or88s8BXv1I/YUrSTs7yyaI/AAAAAAABdWg/zhyE1a9J9sYXrwYsUQA3iMNv5Uvj3fx3ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/_IMG5682WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The next morning I arise at 3 AM to check on the setting moon.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Several coffees later, I'm headed out the door. That's the setting moon behind the house.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The photo was taken at 4:55 AM and I'm going down towards the beach.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6GZa5ZIRCQ/YUrTnba0-OI/AAAAAAABdWo/t09itQt4ARwOWgGhc4OZCUx6oVl-pKxIwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/IMGP6945WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6GZa5ZIRCQ/YUrTnba0-OI/AAAAAAABdWo/t09itQt4ARwOWgGhc4OZCUx6oVl-pKxIwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/IMGP6945WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's 5:57 AM on the 21st of September when this photo was composed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Standing on the seawall at Kin Port, I'm facing <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/hpSxjNrwZ1Nwm9w46" target="_blank">Ishikawa, Uruma, Okinawa</a>, Japan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTR4nBVmmNg/YUrVVpGFTDI/AAAAAAABdWw/TCgk9qLvNuoj0CgA_LBaFx93qJ3o1ujVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/_IMG5717WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="800" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTR4nBVmmNg/YUrVVpGFTDI/AAAAAAABdWw/TCgk9qLvNuoj0CgA_LBaFx93qJ3o1ujVwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/_IMG5717WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The evening of the 21st it seemed like the moon would never appear.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Clouds rolled in and blocked out any chance of star or moon gazing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Actually, I gave up and went to bed.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shortly before 11 PM, something told me to look out the back door.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The moon was peeking through the clouds, high in the sky above my house.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was 11:05 PM when this photograph was taken. Back to bed, the old guy went.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gecVLdWWUI/YUrXlffM5NI/AAAAAAABdW4/Zl5PtRHtEHw-aBlr68V66m_ZJxWqMrSpwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/_IMG5740WG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gecVLdWWUI/YUrXlffM5NI/AAAAAAABdW4/Zl5PtRHtEHw-aBlr68V66m_ZJxWqMrSpwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/_IMG5740WG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At 6:15 on September 22, 2021, another big, bright, golden moon could be seen.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Notice: The <a href="https://www.ryukyulife.com/2020/01/rabbit-in-moon-can-drive-you-crazy.html" target="_blank">rabbit in the moon</a>, turned upside down!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That's all I've got to complain about.</b></div>RyukyuMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.com0