We Are with You! This week-end, it was really hot! It’s nice to see some blue sky between rainy days. However, I have one big concern1 when we have summer-like weather like this (apart from my migraine2!). That is a lonely swan who lives in the Hirose River. [...]
Birds’ Life around Me It was getting warmer, but now we have cold and rainy days. Of course, it is not much fun for spring, but I have 2 reasons to appreciate1 this. One! Cherry blossom season will be pushed a bit later. Two! The swans in the Hirose River [...]
Our Thanksgiving Recently even in Japan we often hear the term1 Black Friday and many shops had Black Friday last week. Now we know that Black Friday means a big sale (which actually means the start of Xmas2 shopping). Do you know Black Friday starts right after Thanksgiving, which is [...]
Welcome Back to the Hirose River! On November 7, when I was riding a bike along the Hirose River, I did a double take1 at 2 big white lumps2 in the river. I thought no way — they can’t be swans, but yes! They were. Swans already arrived! Amazing! It’s [...]
The Babies Flew Away!! Since I wrote the stories of the bulbul raising kids, I think I should finish it. The babies grew up big and strong1 and they left the nest. It’s been a while since they left, but here I’ll tell you what happened. After they [...]
