Inspiration For Longevity

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! I think this was my third trip to the fabulous Lake Kawaguchiko area. What an area it is! I hope you enjoy these pictures! I had the fortune of doing this trip with my good friend Stuart. He speaks excellent Japanese, so I had a wonderful companion as well as an interpreter. It does not get any better than that! This photography process is new to me. When I photographed in the US, I had so little time that I wanted to go to new and different locations each time I did a photo trip. As a result, I rarely photographed a given location more than once. The advantage of going back to a site multiple times is that the photographer learns more about the location and develops different ideas of how to approach the photo shoot. Boy oh boy, did that ever apply to this trip!   I so enjoyed having a new perspective on the lake and the local photo hot spots. In addition, I was up and out the door between 4:30 and 5:30 in the morning, so I was...

          Please see below for the Japanese translation!  I would like to dedicate this recording of "Where Do I Begin" (Theme from Love Story) to my friend Nari. You have inspired me to return to playing the piano and recording. I made this recording on my Yamaha P-515. Thank you!  These are more pictures from the Music Forest Museum in Kawaguchiko. What a treasure it is! It seemingly has endless delights around every corner!  I am going to make this short as I am working hard to finish the school year on a strong note. 13 days to go, but who is counting? All the best, Bob Reed   日本語訳は以下をご覧ください！ 「Where Do I Begin」（ラブストーリーのテーマ）のこの録音を、友人のナリに捧げたいと思います。 あなたの刺激のおかげで、ピアノを弾き、レコーディングを再開することができました。 この録音はヤマハP-515で行いました。 ありがとうございます！ 河口湖のオルゴールの森美術館で撮った写真です。 本当に素晴らしい場所です！ 隅々まで無限の魅力が詰まっているようです！ 新学期を良い形で終えられるよう、頑張っているので、今回は短くまとめます。 あと13日ですが、誰が数えているでしょうか？ ご多幸を祈ります。 ボブ・リード   Nihongo-yaku wa ika o goran kudasai! `Where Do I Begin'(rabusutōrī n...

 I am now going to put my recorded songs into a table so you can find those songs more easily. Please  go to the "Music" page and you will see the table at the beginning of the document. I have also put the  current list below. Please check back frequently as I am currently working on recording "Where Do I  Begin" from Love Story, and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," the classic hit written by Burt  Bacharach.  BOB’S RECORDED MUSIC Song Instrument Post Date Seattle Yamaha P-515 10/20/23 Perhaps Love Yamaha P-515 10/25/23 Try To Remember Yamaha P-515 10/27/23 Play Me Yamaha P-515 11/3/23 All I Ask of You Yamaha P-515 11/5/23 Moon River Yamaha P-515 11/24/23 A Time For Us Yamaha P-515 11/25/23...

     Please see the Japanese translation below! These are more photos from our recent trip to Kawaguchiko. Most of the pictures were taken at the Music Forest Museum, while the others were taken at the Fuji Premium Resort, where we stayed for two nights.  Thanks in large part to the introduction from my sister Sue, I recently finished an incredible memoir, "How To Say Babylon," by Safiya Sinclair. I found it to be a touching and penetrating story of her upbringing, her struggles with a domineering father, and her discovery of writing and poetry. In fact, this book inspired me to write my first serious poem. I hope you enjoy it!   The Life Well Lived   Is this not what life is about? Ups and downs that betray us all.   The pain from the loneliness, The sorrow from being ignored.   The solitary life alone with some despair, The friend appears to offer support.   The sheer beauty of the words and phrases, ...