Category Archives: Photography

Assimilated by the iNaturalist Borg

I posted this a few days ago, thinking it was some sort of wasp. I also put it on FB.

Raspberry Crown Borer Moth

Several folks responded that it was a moth that imitates wasps or hornets. A friend suggested I post it to iNaturalist.

The consensus is:
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth

Pennisetia marginata

Also got a comment that this is the first time one has been reported on iNaturalist for the Surrey, BC, area.

I know I am going to learn a lot by having joined up! I’ve posted nearly 100 photos with observations already, just by going back through my blog for three or four months.

I have been assimilated by the Borg 🙂.

Casio Calculator Bites the Dust After 31 Years

An old friend gave up the ghost today. . .

I bought this solar-powered Casio calculator at the weird ‘n wonderful Olympic store in Koenji, Tokyo, 31 years ago. Olympic is just a few blocks from one of the apartments I lived in during my Japan years.

Olympic is one of those places where you can get dry goods, clothes, luggage, sports equipment, bicycles, electronics, etc., spread over four or five jumbled floors.

We dropped into Olympic on our last Japan trip a few years ago.

casio calculator dies after 31 years