Summer 2011 Trip to HMB

Here is a slide show of the photos taken on a fun trip to Half Moon Bay with my "surrogate siblings" abroad.

The three birds you see are pelicans, graceful gliders!

Sandhill Cranes

Yesterday my dream to see the cranes in California came true as my friend and I joined a bird watching trip sponsored by the Sacramento Audubon Society. How beautiful and unforgettable their flight and voices were!

"It's getting dark. Time to go to bed."


One group after another took to the sky from an expansive field by Staten Island Road and headed south.


Landed in their roosting field in the Isenberg Crane Reserve.


OMG, I've got to go back!

"Doctors Without Borders" for Japan Disaster Relief

If you think about making a donation, please consider the non-profit organization "Doctors without Border." It's a French, International organization whose doctors have helped people in dire situations all over the world.

The following link (copy and paste) explains their mission and operation. It also provides a link to a secure site for donations:

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=5096&cat=field-news


Or CLICK HERE.

Thank you so much on behalf of the Japanese people.

Fleeting Dream

波寄せて
桜ごときに
散る命

Nami yose te
sakura gotoki ni
chiru inochi

The wave drawn in
scattered like the cherry blossoms
numerous lives

March Adventure in Newark

My little sister and brother in America went to Newark Buffet, bought a pot of cyclamen, and had a "hat" fashion show at a hardware store on a March day with a crisp blue sky.

Cuteness Beyond Imagination

Warning: Please don't scream as I almost did.



Domo arigato!

Red-Crowned Cranes Dance

Someone found this great YouTube video of the birds dancing--probably the best I have seen--with the cherry blossom song "Sakura" in the background.

This must be about the time that the birds are dancing in Kushiro.



Arigato!