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Showing posts with label Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mountains. Show all posts
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Waterfall Therapy

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 Only 92 Steps Away From Parking Area There's only room for 2 or 3 vehicles to park and it's along a winding stretch of road. Folks ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Postcard: Zamami Island on the 1st of July 2017

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Camera: Pentax K1 Lens: Pentax 15-30 at 16 MM Exposure:  f/11   1/1250   ISO 400 Location:  Zamami-jima Okinawa Japan ...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Okinawan Folktale: Dividends of Kindness

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Peasant Mountaineer A youngster climbed hills daily, in search of timber to be used for charcoal. Since the passing of his...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Getting Lost in the Hills of Kunigami

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It's Getting to Be a Regular Routine      About once a month the good Doc and I, get on these winding, one lane roads. ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wordless Wednesday MAR 16 2016

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Why Are Crows Such Nasty Birds ?

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Answer Found in an Okinawan Folktale     Many years ago a hunter went up in the mountains of Miyako in search of food. ...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Motion GIF: Just Another Butterfly

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But It's a Dandy !     Another day was spent in the northern mountains of Okinawa. The mission was to find a special tree...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Staying High and Dry Waiting for Storms to Blow By

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View from Hills of Ogimi     There are a few little tropical storms brewing out over the ocean. Nothing to panic about but, th...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Cinnamon Tree -- Photos, Facts and History

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Think About It Next Time You Eat a Sticky Bun     Centered, in the photo above, is a cinnamon tree. The reddish colored...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Travel Photo: Find the Map It Okinawa Dude

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Thoroughly exhausted from today's travels with Map It Okinawa, here's a shot I took. Old guys shouldn't be climbing mou...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

In the Mountains of Okinawa They Have Shiikuwasa !

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Don't be alarmed.  There's nothing to worry about.  We're all safe.  Zooming in so you can see them a little better...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Photo of the Day from Sleepy Hollow Lake New York

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Here is a photo of the day that you don't see me doing very often. This was taken handheld with the Canon G12 at 6:26AM Apr 22, 2012 ...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Lunar Eclipse Photo You Want Isn't Always The One You Get

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Last night we were supposed to have one of those total eclipses of the moon. That'd be the second one in a year.  The photo above was t...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Butterfly in Blossom a Thursday Photo

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Even on a cloudy day with an 80% chance of rain predicted you can find something on the mountains of Kunigami Okinawa, Japan to take a ph...
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Friday, July 29, 2011

The Mountains and Ocean Are Calling Me (Photos)

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This weekend an event that happens only once every two years takes place in Ada, a coastal village in the northeast area of Okinawa, Japan...
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