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the sun sets on a long (birth)day

forever young

a long walk . . . to the front gate, live music, a waterfall and a delicious pre-birthday dinner

前川 お父さん。 no, this isn`t last year`s photo. this was today around noon. he was very happy to be out of his bed, and out of the house for the first time in 5 weeks since he returned from the hospital. he doesn't know or doesn't remember i am leaving tomorrow.


Tempo Feliz. 幸せ時間 　Happy Time. 　beautiful music from wonderful musicians. and did you hear me being interviewed on 81.6? i really wanted to say "thank you" to the Maekawa Family for once again letting me be a part of their Family this Ohanami 2010 but my "interview" didn`t last too long. maybe next time. thank you.


Minoo Taki (waterfall). finally, i made it to the falls for my second and last visit of this ohanami trip.



Tori-den. this is where Noriko took me for my birthday eve dinner. if we had come here tomorrow they would have given me a free dessert and sang "happy birthday" to me. maybe next year. for this cherry blossom visit, this will be my last dinner. gochisosama deshita. and honto ni arigatou gozaimashita. who will make my dinner with me on my birthday?

never enough time

it is now almost the day before my birthday. and i am very sleepy so you will have to guess what happened. and where i went with the clues in the photos. and why was there a connection to Iceland? and who is Taiga Jo? more tomorrow.

rainy friday (part 2)