Let's go there

as our weekly routine, sweetie.

Around 15:50, the days are noticeably shorter.

Common wild duck, but white one was uncommon?

KINKURO_HAJIRO, Tufted Duck.

Female MOZU(Bull-headed Shrike) was twittering noisily.

YAMAGARA, Varied Tit, was busy for picking something up.

That was a nut of MOKKOKU(Ternstroemia gymnanthera).　

Shijuugara, Great Tit, always looks nice with his tie.

The end of precious time, see you next week.

MEDETAI

We had JICHINSAI,the Shinto ceremony of purifying a building site, today.

It was so nice with beautiful weather. Hope safe and peaceful life there.

These foods as the offering should be taken home and eaten for good luck.

Especially TAI, sea bream, is most famous one of lucky foods.

I steamed it wrapped with much salt. So-oooooo tasty!

Here comes autumn!

OZIKO came into bearing eventually. It is the harvest season just now.

They changed interior decoration to the Halloween's one. It reminded me of the life in US.

About myself, busy for piano practice everyday. Rome was not built in a day, but lots of fun!

Topics of today

The foundation work of our new house building got started.

YAMAGARA, Varied Tit

Her Cycling around the KADOIKE pond.

Big acorn of KUNUGI, a kind of oak.






Her favorite bike.

They were busy for feeding.






KOSAGI; Little Egret

KADOIKE pond had water shortage because of bank construction.







MOZU; Bull-headed Shrike

Time to go home.

The harvest moon. We enjoyed the moonlight(OTSUKIMI) tonight.

This new plate shows

the border between neighbor's land and mine.(My cell phone's camera's quality wasn't good... )

It was today that I got proprietary rights of land legally. My feeling was a kind of mixed one, excited and a little nervous...

Her Last Sports Meeting

@ her kindergarten was taken place today.

Time flies...

We took 2nd place by tug of war.

Wonderful job, love you sweetie!

Silver Week in KIKUGAWA

We came to my parents' home last night.

My dad took us OGASAYAMA mountain today. On the way there, we happened to meet KOJUKEI(Chinese Bamboo Partridge)'s family! I had to take a pic against the sun, but I had no time to tune the exposure time...

It was only back shot of chick though, so-ooooo cute!

Our purpose to go up the pavement was

these Wild AKEBI fruits!

On the way home, there was a colony of cluster-amaryllis here and there. It told me of coming autumn a lot.

White one was new to me.

When we were back to my parents' home, next event was waiting for her in the back garden.

Now she knows the real 'digging sweet potatoes'.

It was a little bit busy but fantastic one fall day.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

I see a grey heron looking at me.

@ KISEGAWA river.

First mushrooming of this year

Today, as starting day of Silver Week( 5 consecutive holidays), my mushrooming mentor curryman asked me to hunt mushrooms.

When we got to around the forth station of Mt. Fuji. The air temperature was below 10C(50F).

NARATAKE mushroom was today's major hatch.

As general report, it was not good situation for mushrooms because of dry weather. But for me,

cool weather, mossy plant, blue sky, beautiful distant view, pretty flowers, color of autumn, warble of birds, wild mushrooms and good friends, everything there was so nice!

Looking forward to next trip.

For Salmon Fishing,

I got these materials last week, when I visited KAWASAKI city on business.

One of sales clerks in SANSUI pro shop were so kind and told me a lot of things for Salmon Fly Fishing.

Give me a time for thinking of it only...

@ KADOIKE park

Yesterday we visited there mainly for her bike and running practice.

She had a little difficulty in her running form, but kept practicing positively.

Just before leaving, she found many duck's feathers and picked them for me as fly materials. Thanks, a lot!

It was good recreation for us both, except mosquitoes' bites...

Got it!

This envelope brought me a luck to try Japanese Salmon fishing this year.

My wife who received it this afternoon, sent e-mail to my cell phone during my working time. I was so glad to read it, needless to say.

Need to check and maintain my heavy weighted fly fishing tackle for Salmon. Can't wait it!!

Our weekend was

still busy for our new home planing... But it is getting better little by little.

OZIKO came into blossom eventually!

She got this MIYAMA stag beetle unexpectedly. Hopefully we would like to catch it by ourselves next time.