Index of Posts and Subjects

  1. 6/8/23: Welcome and the beautiful Warbler
  2. 6/8/23: Introduction and Painted Desert
  3. 6/8/23: Mirror-less cameras and the roses
  4. 6/9/23: Special Education Reflections and the flower
  5. 6/9/23: Yosemite "Tunnel View"
  6. 6/9/23: Rocky Mountain and Chasm Lake
  7. 6/9/23: Wimbledon and High School Tennis
  8. 6/10/23: Cycling
  9. 6/10/23: Environment and Lake Louise
  10. 6/11/23: Allergies and the Hummingbird
  11. 6/11/23: Outgoing vs Quiet and the Portland Japanese Garden
  12. 6/11/23: Gratitude and the Japanese Hawk
  13. 6/11/23: Keeping one's cool and the Oregon Sand Dunes
  14. 6/12/23: Inspiration from the next generation and Arizona Slot Canyon
  15. 6/12/23: Tokyo weather and the Grand Canyon
  16. 6/12/23: Canadian Rockies and Retirement and Commitments
  17. 6/12/23: Change and the Oregon Coast
  18. 6/14/23: Northern Pintail and Shame/Fear/Vulnerability
  19. 6/16/23: Zahra Biabani and the Canadian Rockies
  20. 6/16/23: Japanese Cranes and the Treadmill and Dementia Prevention
  21. 6/16/23: A Coastal Bird and Patience
  22. 6/17/23: Eco-Generation and Recycling and the American Kestrel
  23. 6/17/23: 80,000 Hours and World's Most Pressing Problems; Slot Canyon
  24. 6/18/23: Running and Living in the Past; bird that is blurred
  25. 6/18/23: Longevity and Living to Be 100; Alaska water shot
  26. 6/19/23: The Joy of Jack and the Wimbledon picture
  27. 6/20/23: All In The Family; Lake Chelan
  28. 6/21/23: A Tribute to Willamalane and the Bufflehead
  29. 6/21/23: Carbon Footprint and Rocky Mountain National Park
  30. 6/21/23: A Downside of Japan and a Common Merganser
  31. 6/22/23: Best Environmentally Friendly Car for Japan and the Slot Canyons
  32. 6/22/23: Mt Rainier and the Bird Warden
  33. 6/23/23: The Cost of Being Busy and the Oregon Coast
  34. 6/23/23: Suck It Up and Learn and Mt. Rainier
  35. 6/25/23: Our New House in Tokyo
  36. 6/25/23: Fond Memories and Tough Goodbyes
  37. 6/26/23: The Challenges of Defensiveness
  38. 6/26/23: Family Chemistry and the Stehekin Waterfall
  39. 6/27/23: A Tribute To Lane County and the Hummingbird
  40. 6/28/23: Good News and Bad News and an Unknown Bird
  41. 7/1/23: Welcome to Japan!
  42. 7/2/23: Feast For The Eyes and Japanese Temples
  43. 7/3/23: Another Day, Another Temple!
  44. 7/3/23: What Car To Buy?
  45. 7/4/23:  Finding My Bearings at the Racecourse
  46. 7/5/23: The Amazing iPhone 14 Pro and a Pigeon and the Park
  47. 7/6/23: A New Friend and Temple Pictures
  48. 7/6/23: Toyota Breaks Customer Service Record and a Temple Picture!
  49. 7/7/23: First Run to the Tama River and temple/cemetery shots
  50. 7/8/23: A Flower Fiesta and Flower Shots
  51. 7/8/23: The Epitome for Teachers and Jindaiji Shots
  52. 7/9/23: The Bike Price Shocker and Temple Shots
  53. 7/9/23: Life Again and Again and More Temple Shots
  54. 7/10/23: A House, Some Temples, Tennis, and a lot of Heat!
  55. 7/11/23: Who Needs Strength and Electricity?
  56. 7/12/23: Cycling, Temples, and the Blazing Sun!
  57. 7/12/23: Strength Training the Japanese Way!
  58. 7/13/23: A Japan Record 55 pictures!
  59. 7/13/23: Nogawa Cycling and TakaHatafudo Round 2!
  60. 7/13/23: Down and Out and Takahatafudo Round 3!
  61. 7/14/23: Sengenyama and Tamacho and The Rules of Thirds!
  62. 7/16/23: Cycling with the Planes and Loving the Caligraphy!
  63. 7/16/23: Dealing with Close-Minded People
  64. 7/17/23: Gorgeous Temples and Too Many Things!
  65. 7/18/23: Possibilities vs. Limitations
  66. 7/19/23: Life Reflections
  67. 7/24/23: Bullet Trains, Nasu, and Death
  68. 7/30/23: The Pros, The Decisions, The Choices, Achieving Balance
  69. 7/31/23: One Thing Led To Another!
  70. 8/2/23: Back To Work???!!!
  71. 8/3/23: Persistence Pays!
  72. 8/4/23: Special Education Reflections
  73. 8/6/23: Tribute To June!
  74. 8/6/23: Teaching and Improvement
  75. 8/7/23: Teaching Practices
  76. 8/13/23: The Royal Experience!
  77. 8/14/23: All The Sweat Pays Off!
  78. 8/15/23: Exercise Intensity Levels
  79. 8/16/23: A Balanced Approach to Teaching
  80. 8/17/23: The Challenge of Motivation!
  81. 8/20/23: Back To Work!
  82. 8/27/23: The Challenges of Life
  83. 8/28/23: Subscribe For The Latest News!
  84. 8/30/23: The Ups and Downs of Volunteering!
  85. 9/3/23: The Rainbow Bridge and a Good Deal of Good Fortune!
  86. 9/6/23: I Love My Work!
  87. 9/10/23: Hair, Bikes, and Exercise!
  88. 9/14/23: Feet and Inspiration!
  89. 9/26/23: Good Fortune, Good Exercise, Good Service!
  90. 10/1/23: Tremendous Tennis!
  91. 10/8/23: Fall Is on the Way!
  92. 10/20/23: Let The Tunes Begin!
  93. 10/21/23: A Tribute to Our Seattle Folks!
  94. 10/25/23: To the Colorado Heckelmanns!
  95. 10/28/23: Here's to the Blooms!
  96. 11/3/23: Thank you Setsuko!
  97. 11/5/23: Here's To Longevity! 
  98. 11/14/23: It is Lucy Thomas Time!
  99. 11/24/23: Thanks To All Of You!
  100. 11/25/23: The Amazing ShiftCam ProGrip!
  101. 12/3/23: Let The Race Begin!
  102. 12/16/23: A Celebration of Humanity and Life!
  103. 1/2/24: A Trip of Many Firsts!
  104. 1/3/24: New Year's Greeting!
  105. 1/15/24: Climate Change Support
  106. 1/29/24: Smoothies, The Castle, and CCL!
  107. 2/8/24: Climate Change Conversations
  108. 2/24/24: Bring Home Setsuko!
  109. 3/18/24: Birds, Birds, and More Birds!
  110. 3/25/24: Nine Months in Japan!
  111. 4/27/24: Bring on the Guitar and Let's Sing!
  112. 4/30/24: A New Job!
  113. 5/17/24: The Latest on Bob and Longevity!
  114. 6/13/24: Life In The Fast Lanes!

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