Wow, came across this print today while looking for some family photos.
Moi, at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo circa 1985 or 1986, shooting a Yabusame demonstration (Japanese archery from horseback.)
If I recall, that would be a Nikon F2 and a Nikkormat FT2 draped around my neck.
I still have both of those 35mm cameras though I haven’t used either in decades, since digital took over.
Coming home from a overnight camping trip to Alice Lake near Squamish and Pemberton, I got some shots from the Tantalus Lookout on the Sea to Sky highway in BC.
We visited Terra Nova Park in Richmond, BC, for the first time today.
A beautiful place but some awkward history.
Water is life.
The other day when we were camping at Nairn Falls Provincial Park just south of Pemberton, BC, we drove up the Pemberton Meadows Road to the bridge across the Lillooet River.
There was a wee puddle just across the bridge, and in the 34C heat several species of butterflies and moths were sharing it.
We drove up to Birkenhead Lake while we were camping at Nairn Falls. An Osprey had caught a fish and a Bald Eagle was chasing it. Also spotted a Downy Woodpecker in a cavity nest.
We camped for two nights at Nairn Falls Provincial Park near Pemberton, BC, and walked One Mile Lake a couple of times. I was happy to see the Osprey again, and this time share the experience with my wife.
Even the birds appeared to be feeling the 34C heat. . .
We went to Deas Island Regional Park today, another gem in the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks system. It was our first time there though we’ve visited many Metro parks for decades. Lots of wildlife, too!
When you’re driving through the Massey Tunnel, you’re passing underneath this island.
Some interesting history here. . . John Deas was a “free black tinsmith” who established a cannery in 1873 that for a short time was the “leading producer on the Fraser River.”
Yumi hanging on to Big Bertha while I adjusted a shoelace.
Barn Swallow
Bald Eagle
Rufous Hummingbird
Juvenile Robin
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Yellowjacket
Sand Wasps
Great Horned Owl
It was in a swampy area and we couldn’t get around for a better shot.
A quick stop at Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky on my way home from an overnight camping trip.
Our TV habits have changed over the last year.
For years we were heavily into all the NCISes, Hawaii Five 0s, etc. Haven’t watched any of those for a year or more.
Don’t miss them.
We’ve been watching a lot more nature shows over the last year. Many on TV Japan. Mind-blowing videography and research featuring weeks, months, and years spent observing species of wildlife.
We watch happy/goofy Japanese shows on multi-generational families. Not dramas, real families.
A washi papermaker who is the 13th generation at his craft. . . A potter who is in the seventh generation of trying over and over and over to replicate a long-lost style of pottery.
We watch slow-paced series on travel in Japan that focus on regional and local arts, and crafts, and food. Travel by train, travel by bicycle. . . And always amazing food, lovingly grown, cooked, and presented. . .
We watch “Somewhere Street,” a Japanese show in which a crew visits famous cities around the world and documents major historic and tourist attractions, food, music, nightlife. . .
It’s people. It’s nature. It’s life.
I had some errands to run today, and I have to admit that I took the long route. A very long route. Sigh.
Sorry!
Yes, I know, driving is not environmentally sound. I’ve always loved to drive, and did numerous multi-thousand kilometer trips in my teens and early 20s.
When I lived in Saskatchewan I drove to Toronto and Montreal several times to visit family. Also drove to BC to visit family many times.
Back in the mid-80s I got a degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, and did a year of writing at the University of Victoria. Both those adventures entailed long-distance driving – – in opposite directions from Saskatchewan.
And to be honest, I’d like to do a few more road trips as I approach my silver years.
Yukon trip. . . Cross-Canada trip. . .
We have a hybrid vehicle, but there’s still environmental impact. We have friends who have an electric car that they power with solar panels to a great extent. That would be great, but not in our budget now.
Ever since the “stay home” recommendations came into force in BC we’ve stayed within about a 45-minute radius of home, and limit stops and interactions.
Looking forward to more extended road trips if and when restrictions ease. . .